Skip to contentView menuView sidebarJoel on SoftwareYour hostI’m Joel Spolsky, a software developer in New York City. More about me.SearchRead the archives in dead-tree format! Many of these articles have been collected into four books, available at your favorite bookstore. It’s an excellent way to read the site in the bath, or throw it at your boss.CareersReady to level up? Stack Overflow Jobs is the job site that puts the needs of developers first. Whether you want to take control of your search or let employers discover you, we’re on a mission to help every developer find a job they love.Looking to hire smart programmers who get things done? Stack Overflow Talent is a fully-customized sourcing solution that helps you understand, reach, and attract developers on the platform they trust most. Find the right candidates for your jobs. Learn more.For my day job, I'm the co-founder and CEO of Stack Overflow, the largest online community for programmers to learn, share their knowledge, and level up. Each month, more than 40 million professional and aspiring programmers visit Stack Overflow to ask and answer questions and find better jobs. Stack Overflow is also the flagship site of the Stack Exchange network, 160+ question and answer sites dedicated to all kinds of topics from cooking to gaming. According to Quantcast, Stack Overflow is the 30th largest web property in the United States and in the top 100 in the world.I also founded Fog Creek Software, one of the most influential small tech companies in the world. As an independent, privately-owned company, we’ve been making customers happy since the turn of the century. We share what we've learned about how to make great software, both by writing about our ideas and by creating products, like FogBugz, Trello and Gomix, that help others make great technology. As a result, Fog Creek's impact on the world of developers rivals companies a thousand times our size.Twitter! Twitter!My TweetsWhat’s new?March 28, 2019 by  Joel SpolskyThe next CEO of Stack OverflowWe’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”May 3, 2018May 3, 2018 by  Joel SpolskyAnnouncing Stack Overflow for TeamsNew 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”April 23, 2018April 23, 2018 by  Joel SpolskyStrange and maddening rulesThere’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”April 13, 2018April 13, 2018 by  Joel SpolskyA Dusting of GamificationI 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