Can you message a user on Stack Overflow?

Sure: you can invite a user to chat. Go to chat.

How do I contact a user on Stack Overflow?

There is no way to contact a user. Users who wish to be contacted may have information listed in their profile. If they don’t, you’re out of luck. If you would like to hire someone, consider placing an ad in the joelonsoftware/stackoverflow job market.

How do you chat on Stack Overflow?

There is a link to chat in the footer of every page. The link also appears in the Stack Exchange site switcher on the upper right corner of every page. Click one of those links, and then click the “create a new room” button at the bottom of the Rooms page.

How long does it take for someone to respond on Stack Overflow?

Although most questions on StackOverflow are answered in less than an hour, we observe that about 30% of the questions which are not answered within an hour have a response time of more than a day (see Figure 1).

Is Stack Exchange and Stack Overflow same?

Stack Exchange is a network of sites, of which Stack Overflow is one. They each use the same software but are generally geared towards certain topics… Stack Overflow being geared towards programming, and others being geared towards other particular topics.

How do I change my email on Stack Overflow?

Click your name in the upper right hand corner and then click User Settings. Click setting on the email line. This should be the second line of your account information. Change your email address and click save.

What is the name of the paid version of Stack Overflow for recruiters?

In February 2011, Stack Overflow released an associated job board called Careers 2.0, charging fees to recruiters for access, which later re-branded to Stack Overflow Careers. In March 2011, Stack Overflow raised US$12 million in additional venture funding, and the company renamed itself to Stack Exchange, Inc.

How many Stack Overflow users found their jobs directly on Stack Overflow in 2016?

In January, 46 million people visited Stack Overflow to get help or give help to a fellow developer. We estimate 16 million of those people are professional developers. Our estimate on professional developers comes from the things people read and do when they visit Stack Overflow.

How is content organized on Stack Overflow?

Content posted on Stack Overflow is organized by means of tags which makes it easy to browse.

Can I accept my own answer on stackoverflow?

You must wait 2 days from the time you originally asked your question before you can accept your own answer. This gives other users a chance to answer the question in good faith, and earn the accepted answer. No change in sort order. Normally, accepted answers are “docked” under the question.

How do I get my question answered on stackoverflow?

To get better answers, you may need to put additional effort into your question. Edit your question to provide status and progress updates. Document your own continued efforts to answer your question. This will naturally bump your question to the homepage and get more people interested in it.

Why is it called Stack Overflow?

Thus, naming the site Stack Overflow is a bit of programmer-oriented humor, indicating that this is where programmers can go when their stack has overflowed – or, in other words, when they’re out of ideas and need help. Share and enjoy.