# Introducing Stackoverflow.com

**URL:** <https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/introducing-stackoverflow-com/339>\
**Category:** blog\
**Created:** [April 16, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/introducing-stackoverflow-com/339 "2008-04-16T00:00:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/user_avatar/discourse.codinghorror.com/codinghorror/32/36371_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/introducing-stackoverflow-com/339/1 "2008-04-16T00:00:00Z")

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A little over a month ago, I announced that I was [quitting my job](http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001074.html). But there was also something else I didn't fully announce.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original blog entry at: [http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2008/04/introducing-stackoverflow-com.html](http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2008/04/introducing-stackoverflow-com.html)

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**Author:** ![fudge](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v2/letter/f/f04885/32.png) [@fudge](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/fudge)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/introducing-stackoverflow-com/339/2 "2008-04-16T00:00:00Z")

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Maybe I ought to mention my number one peeve about ExEx hits in Google then. I might not be unique.

I detest following a link that ends up saying “Sorry Charlie, you have to register here in order to get what we told the web spiders we have to offer you about this!”

I always assume there’s a hidden catch too if I were to follow up, like another browser toolbar, some kind of spyware requirement, etc.

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**Author:** ![EHaskins](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v2/letter/e/9d8465/32.png) [@EHaskins](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/EHaskins)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/introducing-stackoverflow-com/339/3 "2008-04-16T00:00:00Z")

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What? No rss reed for the podcast!

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**Author:** ![Big\_Fan](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v2/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@Big\_Fan](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/Big_Fan)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/introducing-stackoverflow-com/339/4 "2008-04-16T00:00:00Z")

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WOW! That is great news. Congratulations!

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**Author:** ![jim\_maida](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v2/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@jim\_maida](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/jim_maida)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/introducing-stackoverflow-com/339/5 "2008-04-16T00:00:00Z")

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so [stackoverflow.com](http://stackoverflow.com) was the winning name?  
curiously only this weekend i doing tree balancing experiments and vc ended my execution without so much as a whisper as to what was wrong. after awhile i realized i was overflowing the stack with recursion. vc was quiet about it because i wasn’t doing a check of some kind i suppose but i would have thought the system would say something about it. i guess you took away its voice by coveting the name. curious coincidence… good name though for you site. good luck with it as well.

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**Author:** ![Bob\_Somers](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v2/letter/b/c2a13f/32.png) [@Bob\_Somers](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/Bob_Somers)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/introducing-stackoverflow-com/339/6 "2008-04-16T00:00:00Z")

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Awesome, really looking forward to this Jeff.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Edlin](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v2/letter/e/9de053/32.png) [@Edlin](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/Edlin)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/introducing-stackoverflow-com/339/7 "2008-04-16T00:00:00Z")

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I detest following a link that ends up saying “Sorry Charlie, you have  
to register here in order to get what we told the web spiders we have to  
offer you about this!”

Scroll down to the bottom of the page… the answers are there\*, no registration required.

- (Works On My Computer certified)

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**Author:** ![BradC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v2/letter/b/d26b3c/32.png) [@BradC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/BradC)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/introducing-stackoverflow-com/339/8 "2008-04-16T00:00:00Z")

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Fudge-

The joke about ExEx and the “you must register to view these answers” is that you DON’T have to–just scroll waaaaaaaaaay down the page past the scrambled answers and the big pile of adds, and the real answers are posted.

Congrats, Jeff! I’ll be taking a look!

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**Author:** ![Brad](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v2/letter/b/59ef9b/32.png) [@Brad](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/Brad)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/introducing-stackoverflow-com/339/9 "2008-04-16T00:00:00Z")

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Not to be negative, but one thing I disagree with you on is your use of bold type. Every time I read one of your posts, I can’t help but get the impression that your key points and conclusions are in bold because the reader is somehow not smart enough to grasp their importance otherwise. For some reason this frustrates me to no end. I would enjoy reading much more if it was used more sparingly. Anyway, just an opinion, so take it for what it’s worth.

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**Author:** ![Josh46](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v2/letter/j/db5fbb/32.png) [@Josh46](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/Josh46)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/introducing-stackoverflow-com/339/10 "2008-04-16T00:00:00Z")

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This is going to delve into a hearty discussion of EX-EX I’m sure heh I registered years ago before they had the crappy formula they have now. I still find it fairly useful.

However, great to see Jeff. I’d assumed this was what your new community was going to be about and I’m grateful. It should be a really excellent resource and I look forward to watching the startup unfold.

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**Author:** ![Marc\_Reside](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v2/letter/m/0ea827/32.png) [@Marc\_Reside](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/Marc_Reside)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/introducing-stackoverflow-com/339/11 "2008-04-16T00:00:00Z")

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I haven’t gotten through the podcast quite yet.

It will be interesting to see what comes of this site. I know I’ll be tuning in.

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**Author:** ![mikester](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v2/letter/m/4da419/32.png) [@mikester](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/mikester)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/introducing-stackoverflow-com/339/12 "2008-04-16T00:00:00Z")

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congrats Jeff and Joel. I hope the site will have the content that we all wish we had access too. Something a bit more thought engaging than tutorial du-juour ala code project or 4 guys from rolla.

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**Author:** ![JoshS](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v2/letter/j/e5b9ba/32.png) [@JoshS](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/JoshS)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/introducing-stackoverflow-com/339/13 "2008-04-16T00:00:00Z")

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Looks like you need someone to design the site!

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**Author:** ![itunesfan](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v2/letter/i/aeb1de/32.png) [@itunesfan](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/itunesfan)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/introducing-stackoverflow-com/339/14 "2008-04-16T00:00:00Z")

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I know you got a to do with creating a CMS, wiki, whatnot and getting thigns ready for launch.._BUT_…

RSS your podcast. Seriously. If I can’t put you into iTunes and by extension my ipod you might as well not exist. Its the only way I keep up with Hanselminutes and .NET Rocks!

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**Author:** ![zL1n0x](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v2/letter/z/278dde/32.png) [@zL1n0x](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/zL1n0x)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/introducing-stackoverflow-com/339/15 "2008-04-16T00:00:00Z")

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How dare you dis expert-sex-change! They have the best domain in the business ;)

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**Author:** ![Bob\_Somers](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v2/letter/b/c2a13f/32.png) [@Bob\_Somers](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/Bob_Somers)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/introducing-stackoverflow-com/339/16 "2008-04-16T00:00:00Z")

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Methinks too many people think what they’re seeing on [stackoverflow.com](http://stackoverflow.com) is the finished product…

_rolls eyes_

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**Author:** ![ChrisJ](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v2/letter/c/f475e1/32.png) [@ChrisJ](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/ChrisJ)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/introducing-stackoverflow-com/339/17 "2008-04-16T00:00:00Z")

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I too, think that an RSS feed for the podcast would be more than handy.

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**Author:** ![Steve](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v2/letter/s/f19dbf/32.png) [@Steve](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/Steve)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/introducing-stackoverflow-com/339/18 "2008-04-16T00:00:00Z")

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I’m looking forward to it Jeff!

And on a side note, I believe the ExEx trick is to view it with Google cache and scroll to the bottom for answers.

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**Author:** ![Posted](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v2/letter/p/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Posted](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/Posted)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/introducing-stackoverflow-com/339/19 "2008-04-16T00:00:00Z")

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Where is the RSS feed? The page mentioned a podcast.

:)

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**Author:** ![John\_Lawson](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v2/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@John\_Lawson](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/John_Lawson)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/introducing-stackoverflow-com/339/20 "2008-04-16T00:00:00Z")

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This should be fun. :)

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