Jeff Atwood

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Jeff Atwood (born 1970) is an American software developer, author, blogger, and entrepreneur. He co-founded the question-and-answer network Stack Exchange, which contains the Stack Overflow website for computer programming questions.[1] He is the owner and writer of the computer programming blog Coding Horror, focused on programming and human factors.[2] As of 2012, his most recent project was Discourse, an open source Internet discussion platform.[3]

In a 2007 blog post, Atwood proposed the following rule related to the rule of least power, calling it Atwood's law:[4] "Any application that can be written in JavaScript, will eventually be written in JavaScript".[5]

Career

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Joel Spolsky and Jeff Atwood at MIX 2009

Atwood started a programming blog, Coding Horror, in 2004. As a result, he met Joel Spolsky.[6] In 2008, together with Spolsky, Atwood founded Stack Overflow, a programming question-and-answer website.[7] The site was followed by Server Fault for system administrators and Super User for general computer-related questions, eventually becoming the Stack Exchange network which includes many Q&A websites about topics decided on by the community.[8]

From 2008 to 2014, Atwood and Spolsky published 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.[9]

In February 2012, Atwood left Stack Exchange so he could spend more time with his family.[10]

On February 5, 2013, Atwood announced his new company, Civilized Discourse Construction Kit, Inc. Its flagship product is an open source next-generation discussion platform called Discourse.[11] Atwood and others developed it out of their frustration with current bulletin board software that hadn't seemed to evolve since 1990.[12] On February 1, 2023, he stepped down as CEO and assumed the role of Executive Chairman.[13]

He also launched a mechanical keyboard called CODE in 2013.[14]

In 2021, Stack Overflow was sold to Prosus for $1.8 billion.[15][16]

Philanthropy

In January 2025, Atwood announced one million dollar gifts to eight non-profit organizations,[16][17] including The Trevor Project, an organization dedicated to suicide prevention and crisis intervention for LGBTQ+ youth.[18] In addition, Children’s Hunger Fund, First Generation Investors, Global Refuge, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, PEN America, Planned Parenthood, and Team Rubicon received donations from Atwood and his family.[16][17][18]

Atwood and his family have contributed to Alameda Post and the Alameda Food Bank.[16]

Atwood donated $1.5 million to 404 Media, a nonprofit news site.[16]

Personal

Atwood is a resident of Alameda, California.[16] He and his partner, Betsy Burton, have three kids.[16]

Books

  • The ASP.NET 2.0 Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks, by Scott Allen, Jeff Atwood, Wyatt Barnett, Jon Galloway and Phil Haack. Template:ISBN
  • Effective Programming: More Than Writing Code. Template:ISBN

References

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  15. ↑ Dummett, Ben (June 2, 2021).Stack Overflow Sold to Tech Giant Prosus for $1.8 Billion. Deal is Prosus’ biggest investment in online learning and comes weeks after it sold a chunk from its massive Tencent holding. Wall Street Journal.
  16. ↑ a b c d e f g Stiffman, Eden (January 16, 2025). A New Giving Pledge? Tech Mogul Promises Accelerated Donations. Inspired by MacKenzie Scott and critical of the Buffett-Gates pact, the co-founder of Stack Overflow and Discourse is giving away half his wealth in five years. The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
  17. ↑ a b Atwood, Jeff (January 7 2025). Stay Gold, America.
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External links

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