Progress on the Block Protocol

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 of… Read more "Progress on the Block Protocol"

Posted on: 19 December 2022 | 7:01 am

Making the web better. With blocks!

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 more "Making the web better. With blocks!"

Posted on: 27 January 2022 | 11:14 am

Kinda a big announcement

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 announcement"

Posted on: 2 June 2021 | 11:36 am

HASH: a free, online platform for modeling the world

Sometimes simulating complex systems is the best way to understand them. Read more "HASH: a free, online platform for modeling the world"

Posted on: 18 June 2020 | 9:12 am

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 calls… Read more "So, how’s that retirement thing going, anyway?"

Posted on: 5 December 2019 | 4:51 pm

Welcome, Prashanth!

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 more "Welcome, Prashanth!"

Posted on: 24 September 2019 | 9:00 am

The next CEO of Stack Overflow

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 CEO of Stack Overflow"

Posted on: 28 March 2019 | 9:00 am

Announcing Stack Overflow for Teams

New product: Stack Overflow for Teams lets you direct questions to members of your own team, company, or organization. Read more "Announcing Stack Overflow for Teams"

Posted on: 3 May 2018 | 7:58 am

Strange and maddening rules

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 how your code was supposed to work. Read more "Strange and maddening rules"

Posted on: 23 April 2018 | 9:42 am

A Dusting of Gamification

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 reputation. Read more "A Dusting of Gamification"

Posted on: 13 April 2018 | 8:40 am