
The home team welcomes its newest member, Stack Overflow’s brand-new technical advocate, Matt Kiernander! They chat about what tools are top-of-mind when they get work done and the best font for live-streaming code. The post There’s no coding Oscars. Write software that works (Ep. 413) appeared first on Stack Overflow Blog.
https://stackoverflow.blog/2022/02/08/theres-no-coding-oscars-write-code-that-works-ep-413/

Databases today are built for Big Data. But what happens when the metadata is bigger? The post Metadata, not data, is what drags your database down appeared first on Stack Overflow Blog.
https://stackoverflow.blog/2022/02/07/metadata-not-data-is-what-drags-your-database-down/

Welcome to ISSUE #111 of The Overflow! This newsletter is by developers, for developers, written and curated by the Stack Overflow team and Cassidy Williams. This week: why securing your code repos is a shared responsibility, finding the flow state, and the discovery of nuclear energy. From the blog Securing the data in your online code… The post The Overflow #111: Why securing code repos is a shared responsibility appeared first on Stack Overflow Blog.

Today's episode is a fascinating discussing with Mitchell Hashimoto, cofounder of HashiCorp, who recently returned to the role of independent contributor after stints as both CEO and CTO. We talk about his journey learning to write software, how he came up with the idea for Terraform, and why he prefers slinging code to executive roles. The post Moving from CEO back to IC: A chat with Mitchell Hashimoto on his love for code (Ep. 412) appeared first on Stack Overflow Blog.

When your team builds a culture of continuous learning, they build a space where they can step outside their comfort zone and innovate. The post Five ways to create a continuous learning culture within a psychologically safe environment appeared first on Stack Overflow Blog.

Infrastructure as code is growing in popularity, but to adopt it at scale, organizations need better ways to collaborate and automate it. The post A collaborative hub for infrastructure as code appeared first on Stack Overflow Blog.
https://stackoverflow.blog/2022/02/02/a-collaborative-hub-for-infrastructure-as-code/

Analyst David Gibson sat down with James Morgan and Michael “d00d” Parkins, co-leads of Progressive’s Open Source Office, to talk about how Progressive is building a culture of collaboration and keeping cross-functional teams connected. The post Webinar recap: Making the Invisible, Visible with Progressive Insurance appeared first on Stack Overflow Blog.

Ben, Ryan, Cassidy, and Ceora talk about Cryptoland, “the first physical crypto island,” which has drawn fyre (oops, fire) from people trying to figure out whether it’s a real project, a parody, or a scam. The post Next stop, Cryptoland? appeared first on Stack Overflow Blog.

Dynamic programming isn't about design patterns; it's a way of thinking that breaks down a problem into individual components. The post The complete beginners guide to dynamic programming appeared first on Stack Overflow Blog.
https://stackoverflow.blog/2022/01/31/the-complete-beginners-guide-to-dynamic-programming/

Welcome to ISSUE #110 of The Overflow! This newsletter is by developers, for developers, written and curated by the Stack Overflow team and Cassidy Williams. This week: making hard decisions about optimizing software quality attributes, exploring whether running a random search 60 times is as good as a fancy algorithm, and the wrong way to learn… The post The Overflow #110: The Log4j vulnerability by the numbers appeared first on Stack Overflow Blog.