Stack Overflow is the leading place online where programmers from complete beginners to professionals go to ask questions and offer their advice. It is THE online community where developers learn and share programming knowledge.
The platform is privately held and has been founded by
Jeff Atwood and
Joel Spolsky. Built by software developers for software developers, the website is currently at 50th place globally when it comes to internet traffic and engagement (
reference Alexa). That place speaks itself of the importance and the scale of this online community.