Progress on the Block Protocol đź”—
Since the 1990s, the web has been a publishing place for human-readable documents. Documents published on the web are in HTML. HTML has a little bit o [...]
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Making the web better. With blocks! đź”—
You’ve probably seen web editors based on the idea of blocks. I’m typing this in WordPress, which has a little + button that brings up a long… Read mo [...]
Kinda a big announcement đź”—
The other day I was talking to a young developer working on a code base with tons of COM code, and I told him that even before… Read more "Kinda a big [...]
HASH: a free, online platform for modeling the world đź”—
Sometimes simulating complex systems is the best way to understand them. Read more "HASH: a free, online platform for modeling the world" [...]
So, how’s that retirement thing going, anyway? 🔗
For the last couple of months, Prashanth Chandrasekar has been getting settled in as the new CEO of Stack Overflow. I’m still going on some customer c [...]
Welcome, Prashanth! đź”—
Last March, I shared that we were starting to look for a new CEO for Stack Overflow. We were looking for that rare combination of someone who… Read mo [...]
The next CEO of Stack Overflow đź”—
We’re looking for a new CEO for Stack Overflow. I’m stepping out of the day-to-day and up to the role of Chairman of the Board. Read more "The next CE [...]
Announcing Stack Overflow for Teams đź”—
New product: Stack Overflow for Teams lets you direct questions to members of your own team, company, or organization. Read more "Announcing Stack Ove [...]
Strange and maddening rules đź”—
There's this popular idea among developers that when you face a problem with code, you should get out a rubber duck and explain, to the duck, exactly [...]
A Dusting of Gamification đź”—
I had to think for a minute to realize that Stack Overflow has “gamification" too. Not a ton. Maybe a dusting of gamification, most of it around reput [...]