Stack Overflow
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| File:StackOverflow.png Screenshot of Stack Overflow as of March 2009 | |
Type of site | Question & Answer |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | Stackoverflow.com LLC |
| Created by | Joel Spolsky and Jeff Atwood |
| URL | http://www.stackoverflow.com/ |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional; Uses OpenID |
Stack Overflow is a website featuring questions and answers on a wide range of topics in computer programming.[2][3][4]
The website features the ability for users to ask and answer questions, and, through membership and active participation, to vote questions and answers up or down and edit questions and answers in a wiki fashion. Users of Stack Overflow can earn reputation points and “badges”; for example, a person is awarded 10 reputation points for receiving an “up” vote on an answer given to a question, and can receive badges for their valued contributions.[5]
As of June 2009[update], Stack Overflow has about 72,000 registered users, and 207,000 questions. Based on tags assigned to the questions, the most common topics on the site are C#, .NET, Java, ASP.NET, C++, JavaScript, PHP, Python, SQL, and SQL Server.[6]
History
The website was created by Jeff Atwood and Joel Spolsky in 2008[7][8] as a more open alternative to earlier forums such as Experts Exchange. The name for the website was chosen in April 2008 in a democratic avenue through Atwood's popular blog amongst programmers, Coding Horror.[9] The design of the StackOverflow logo was also taken to a vote. On July 31, 2008, Jeff Atwood sent out invitations encouraging his subscribers to take part in the private beta of the new website, limiting its use to those willing to test out the new software. On September 15, 2008 it was announced the public beta version was in session and that the general public was now able to use it to seek assistance on programming related issues.
Technology
Stack Overflow is written in ASP.NET using the ASP.NET MVC (Model-View-Controller) framework.[10] Unregistered users have access to most of the site's functionality, while users that sign in using the OpenID service can gain access to the remaining functionality, i.e.: establishing a profile.
Sister Sites
In April of 2009, the owners of Stack Overflow began a private beta for Server Fault, a sister site. The site deals exclusively with questions and answers related to the field of system administration. The site is in open beta as of June 2009[update].
Super User, a sister site dedicated to questions from all computer users, rather than just programmers or system administrators, entered a "semi-private beta" in July 2009.[11]
References
- ^ "Statistics from Alexa". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
- ^ Alan Zeichick (2009-04-15). "Secrets of social site success". SD Times. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
- ^ "Spolsky's Software Q-and-A Site". Slashdot. 2008-09-16. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
- ^ Joel Spolsky (2009-04-24). "Google Tech Talks: Learning from StackOverflow.com". YouTube. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
- ^ Stack Overflow FAQ, “What is Reputation?” (last viewed: 2009-02-26)
- ^ Jeff Atwood (2008-04-16). "Introducing Stackoverflow.com". Coding Horror. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
- ^ Jeff Atwood (2008-09-16). "None of Us is as Dumb as All of Us". Coding Horror. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
- ^ Jeff Atwood (2008-04-06). "Help Name Our Website". Coding Horror. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- ^ Jeff Atwood (2008-09-21). "What Was Stack Overflow Built With?". Stack Overflow Blog. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
- ^ Stack Overflow Blog, "Super User Semi-Private Beta Begins" (last viewed: 2009-07-19)
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