Questions tagged [stack-overflow]
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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.
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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 ...