Jeff Atwood
Encyclopedia
Jeff Atwood is a software developer
, book author, podcaster and writer of the popular blog Coding Horror. Together with Joel Spolsky
, he founded the question-and-answer website network Stack Exchange, which includes Stack Overflow
for programmers, Server Fault for system administrator
s, and Super User, for general computer-related questions, as well as many similar websites surrounding topics decided on by the community.
Atwood and Spolsky publish a weekly podcast
covering the progress on Stack Exchange and a wide range of software development
issues. Jeff Atwood was also a keynote presenter at the 2008 Canadian University Software Engineering Conference
.
Software developer
A software developer is a person concerned with facets of the software development process. Their work includes researching, designing, developing, and testing software. A software developer may take part in design, computer programming, or software project management...
, book author, podcaster and writer of the popular blog Coding Horror. Together with Joel Spolsky
Joel Spolsky
Avram Joel Spolsky is a software engineer and writer. He is the author of Joel on Software, a blog on software development. He was a Program Manager on the Microsoft Excel team between 1991 and 1994. He later founded Fog Creek Software in 2000 and launched the Joel on Software blog...
, he founded the question-and-answer website network Stack Exchange, which includes Stack Overflow
Stack overflow
In software, a stack overflow occurs when too much memory is used on the call stack. The call stack contains a limited amount of memory, often determined at the start of the program. The size of the call stack depends on many factors, including the programming language, machine architecture,...
for programmers, Server Fault for system administrator
System administrator
A system administrator, IT systems administrator, systems administrator, or sysadmin is a person employed to maintain and operate a computer system and/or network...
s, and Super User, for general computer-related questions, as well as many similar websites surrounding topics decided on by the community.
Atwood and Spolsky publish a weekly podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
covering the progress on Stack Exchange and a wide range of software development
Software development
Software development is the development of a software product...
issues. Jeff Atwood was also a keynote presenter at the 2008 Canadian University Software Engineering Conference
Canadian University Software Engineering Conference
The Canadian University Software Engineering Conference , or CUSEC, is a conference held yearly around mid-January since 2002. The conference promotes software engineering around a unique theme each year...
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Published work
- The ASP.NET 2.0 Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks, by Scott Allen, Jeff Atwood, Wyatt Barnett, Jon Galloway and Phil Haack. ISBN 098028581X ISBN 978-0980285819