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Micro-interactions with react-spring: Part 2

by Emma Bostian on January 23, 2020

In the last article, we examined the basics of micro-interactions: what they are, why they’re important, and how to build one. In this tutorial, we’ll build something I have struggled...

The Loop #2: Understanding Site Satisfaction, Summer 2019

by The Community Team on January 22, 2020

We’re excited to share research highlights about the work we’ve been doing to understand how satisfied people are with Stack Overflow. We’ve been working hard to explore what users like...

Scripting the Future of Stack Overflow

by Prashanth Chandrasekar on January 21, 2020

A note from our new CEO, Prashanth Chandrasekar, reflecting on his first 90 days and laying out his vision for 2020.

What is Rust and why is it so popular?

by Jake Goulding on January 20, 2020

Rust has been Stack Overflow's most loved language for four years in a row, indicating that many of those who have had the opportunity to use Rust have fallen in...

This week, #StackOverflowKnows syntactic sugar, overfit or nah, and the definition of norm

by Ryan Donovan on January 17, 2020

We’re in the throes of winter here at Stack Overflow headquarters but the Q&A sites are full of hot questions. This week, we’re wondering if syntactic sugar makes code sweeter,...

How to create micro-interactions with react-spring: Part 1

by Emma Bostian on January 16, 2020

In this series, we’ll examine how to take your application from ordinary to exceptional by implementing micro-interactions with react-spring so you won’t be stuck thinking “I really wish I knew...

We’re making it easier to try Stack Overflow for Teams

by Lori Colston on January 14, 2020

Today, we’re thrilled to announce that our Basic version of Teams no longer requires a personal or corporate credit card to get started. No more pestering your boss for their...

Podcast: A chat with our CEO about the future of our company and community

by Ben Popper on January 21, 2020

We speak with our new CEO, Prashanth Chandrasekar, about his first three months on the job.

Winter persists, but Winter Bash 2019 has drawn to a close!

by Cesar Manara on January 15, 2020

We had a ton of people participate in Winter Bash this year with 266,000 hats awarded throughout the network. Thank you, everyone! We couldn’t have done it without you.