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Jeff Atwood: Stack Overflow and Coding Horror

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What's the Purpose of Stack Overflow?

Stick overflow is a social network that allows users to post questions and answers. It was started in 2012 as an experiment, but has since evolved into more of a community for discussion. The idea came from the realization that people should be talking about things they love rather than just facts or data. Stuck on topics like poker and lego because it's so social - you have to disallow those discussions.

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