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The World of StackOverflow
The document outlines the history and growth of a Q&A platform, including its philosophy, mechanics, and the role of community members. It discusses the development timeline from inception in 2008 to public launch and subsequent expansion into various topics and categories. Additionally, it highlights the challenges faced in moderating content, such as outdated problems and security concerns.
The World of StackOverflow
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- 2. Agenda • A bitof history • The birth • The philosophy • Mechanics (voting, editing, moderation, tags, reputation etc.) • Growth and network expansion • New sites (Area51) • Careers and Surveys • Architecture, StackAPI, StackApps and Data Tools • StackOverflow Enterprise • Q&A
- 3. So… who isthis guy?
- 4. So… who isthis guy? Radu Murzea (Backend PHP Developer) @radumurzea http://radumurzea.net/ https://www.slideshare.net/RaduMurzea https://github.com/SoboLAN
- 6. Problems • Many answers– try them all
- 7. Problems • Many answers– try them all • Rare problems – not indexed
- 8. Problems • Many answers– try them all • Rare problems – not indexed • Outdated
- 9. Problems • Many answers– try them all • Rare problems – not indexed • Outdated • Solutions with security holes
- 10. Problems • Many answers– try them all • Rare problems – not indexed • Outdated • Solutions with security holes FAIL
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- 12. Birth of Ian 2008 Concept Apr2008 Start Coding
- 13. Birth of Ian 2008 Concept Apr2008 Start Coding Aug 2008 Private Beta
- 14. Birth of Ian 2008 Concept Apr2008 Start Coding Aug 2008 Private Beta Sep 2008 Public
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- 16. Mechanics Voting and Reputation Editing /Wiki Democracy Tags Chat and Meta Asking and Answering Badges Documentation Moderation
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- 18. Level 1 –The Users
- 19. Level 2 –The Moderators
- 20. Level 3 –Community Managers
- 21. Sep 2008 Growth andnetwork expansion Apr 2009 Jul 2009
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- 32. Questions … andmaybe answers too