The Best of Stack Overflow
10+ most popular Stack Overflow articles, as voted by our community.
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Stack Overflow on Cybersecurity
Continuous delivery, meet continuous security
Dynamic application security testing (DAST) can help catch security flaws in your code. And it can do it automatically in your build process.
AI applications open new security vulnerabilities
Your ML model and AI-as-a-service apps might open new attack surfaces. Here's how to mitigate them.
Stack Overflow on Golang
Einstein Analytics and Go
It’s rare that we get a chance to directly compare two technologies against each other for the same task. But sometimes the stars align, either because you start experiencing negative effects from…
Stack Overflow on Machine Learning
Getting your data in shape for machine learning
Machine learning uses data structures that don't always resemble the ones used in standard computing. You'll need to process your data first if you want efficient machine learning.
Do large language models know what they are talking about?
Large language models seem to possess the ability to reason intelligently, but does that mean they actually know things?
Stack Overflow on Programming
The less JavaScript, the better (Ep. 532)
Convert unused JavaScript into lightweight HTML...oh that feels so good.
Developer with ADHD? You’re not alone.
Is there a connection between programming and ADHD? And could it be that people with ADHD are particularly well-suited to programming careers?
Stack Overflow on Rustlang
What is Rust and why is it so popular?
Rust has been Stack Overflow's most loved language for four years in a row, indicating that many of those who have had the opportunity to use Rust have fallen in love with it. However, the roughly 97%…
Stack Overflow on Software Engineering
When to use gRPC vs GraphQL
We dig into two of the most popular API protocols to see where they work best.
Self-healing code is the future of software development
Developers love automating solutions to their problems, and with the rise of generative AI, this concept is likely to be applied to both the creation, maintenance, and the improvement of code at an…
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Sequencing your DNA with a USB dongle and open source code
It takes the most exquisite measurements you can imagine, recording the changes in current associated with different bits of DNA.
Asked and answered: the results for the 2022 Developer survey are here!
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Why the number input is the worst input
Think that web form has got your number? If you used input type="number", you may be surprised to find that it doesn't.
Stop aggregating away the signal in your data
By aggregating our data in an effort to simplify it, we lose the signal and the context we need to make sense of what we’re seeing.
A look under the hood: how branches work in Git
Git branches! They allow you to keep different versions of your code cleanly separated. Here's a look at how they work and why you should know about them.
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