Questions tagged [stack-overflow]
USING THIS TAG IS NOT THE SAME THING AS ASKING ON STACK OVERFLOW. YOU ARE ON META STACK EXCHANGE, WHERE MOST PROGRAMMING QUESTIONS ARE OFF-TOPIC. Questions specific to stackoverflow.com should be asked on meta.stackoverflow.com; such questions will be closed here. This is for questions about the Stack Overflow site that still relate to the SE network as a whole. Questions about Stack Overflow (the company) should be tagged [company] instead.
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How to enable Typescript code snippets in Stack Overflow? [migrated]
So far I see Javascript as the default (and seemingly the only) language option when creating a new code snippet. Indeed, the run produces an error as the JS interpreter doesn't understand TS.
Is ...
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Why do people post comments that contribute nothing of value, and why are the comments allowed to remain? [closed]
I often see comments that criticize either the OP or another comment, and doesn't actually contribute anything to the post. Why are these comments posted?
Also why does Stack Overflow remove ...
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StackOverflow page layout corruption - but only when I'm logged-in as me
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This issue looks to be caused by some peculiarity with my StackExchange account, but it happens in both Firefox and Chrome; so something about my account breaks the site, but other (most?) ...
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Stackoverflow.com code snippet showing a series of "[object Object]"
In the last few days I cannot see any code snippet but I see a series of [object Object] instead. Is this a personal issue or a general?
This is a sample preview:
This is the link to the Q/A:
Can I ...
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Minor difference in the display of flag history between sites
On Stack Overflow, the text for flags in the flag history page has its first letter capitalized (for example, spam):
However, on other sites, the text is not capitalized:
What is the reason for the ...
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Not able to ask or answer the question [closed]
I'm getting "An error occurred submitting the answer/question" on StackOverflow and Meta StackOverflow. However, I'm able to comment.
In developer tool I noticed 429 Too Many Request error. ...
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Can't access Stack Overflow [closed]
I woke up this morning and I just found I can't access Stack Overflow, as of February 7, 2025 03:37 UTC.
More specificially, I can visit the front page (stackoverflow.com) normally, but any page other ...
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What is a pre vote?
As seen in
New Vote Types in latest data dump?,
some new vote types appeared (likely) exclusively in the Stack Overflow data dump. A couple users helped find out what each one meant. However, what ...
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Intermittent Stack Overflow website connectivity issues
I'm trying to browse stackoverflow.com through my company's internet, and often the website fails to open.
We reviewed the company's firewall but there are no rules to prevent from reaching the ...
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I can't post a question on Stack Overflow as it thinks it's spam [closed]
Here are some screenshots of the question I'm trying to post:
Why is Stack Overflow blocking it for being spam?
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Should this question be migrated to MSO? "Are questions about improving performance on topic on Stack Overflow?" [duplicate]
Are questions about improving performance on topic on Stack Overflow?
This question is specific to Stack Overflow and still relevant, since it's been linked from MSO here: What makes a "good&...
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Stack Overflow pages keep trying to load in the same script, consuming excessive memory on Safari macOS [closed]
I found that when I go to the Questions page on the Stack Overflow website and browse the pages continuously using the pagination in the bottom of the page, the consumed RAM by stackoverflow.com gets ...
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Email notifications not working about question edits and changes
I asked a question in Stack Overflow and my question was closed. I hoped that I would receive email notifications about changes and when the question was closed but I didn't receive email ...
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Why did all the comments under my answer disappear? [closed]
I have an answer to one of the questions (link) and many comments were there. Now every comment disappeared while the comments under the other responses are still there.
What might have happened? Is ...
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Why are Stack Exchange sites too complicated to understand? [closed]
There isn't any way I can get around in any of the Stack Exchange site. Do sites demand technical background and more professionalism?
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How can I effectively assist a novice programmer with a bounty question?
Asking on Meta Stack Exchange has to do with effectively assisting a user who has posted a bounty on a question.
Preface
I'm currently interacting with a user who seems to have copied a project from ...
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How to watch tags across more than one Stack Exchange site
How do users watch any given tag across multiple Stack Exchange sites?
For example, to watch [bash] or [awk] I watch the tag on Stack Overflow. However, it appears I must re-watch that same tag on, e....
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Can't log in to my Stack Overflow account [duplicate]
I created another Stack Overflow account for another community that was not related to my main account, but I mistakenly added a GitHub login method with the mail from my main account. After that, my ...
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How can I post an image as a link in the 'About me' section of the profile on Stack Overflow? [duplicate]
I am changing the About me section in my Stack Overflow profile. I want to post an image as a link in it, so that when the user clicks on it, it should be redirected to my link.
I’m looking for ...
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Did Prosus acquire just Stack Overflow or the whole Stack Exchange Network?
I'm asking you guys since I can't find relevant info. Google says that the parent company of Stack Exchange Network is Prosus. Wikipedia says that Prosus only owns Stack Overflow. This is confusing. ...
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Query for getting top users on a specific tag by country sorted by tag score (Stack Overflow)
I need a query for getting top users on a specific tag by country sorted by tag score on the Stack Overflow site.
For example.
Top users of JavaScript that live in the United States and sorted by ...
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If I pose a question and later learn the premise was wrong, is it best to edit the question or leave it?
If I ask a question about a data structure saying 'I currently have data structure X, how do I do Y with it?' and someone answers with 'You actually have data structure Z, this is how you do Y with it'...
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Links "Slack integrations" and "Microsoft Teams integrations" in user preferences giving error 404 [duplicate]
Links "Slack integrations" and "Microsoft Teams integrations" giving error 404 :-(
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I cannot log in to Stack Overflow
I have another Stack Overflow account linked to my Facebook account. I believed the first account I signed up was Stack Exchange.
When I tried to log in to Stack Overflow today, it said the account ...
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Header hiding top of page on Firefox [closed]
With the latest layout (rev 2022.3.30.41810), the top of the main content goes under the header:
As you can see, the page is scrolled all the way to the top.
The problem exists in Firefox 98.0.2 on ...
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