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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.
Is ...
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Clarification on "one question per post" [closed]
I understand the whole "one question per post" in general terms. But I'd like the forum's view on a particular example:
I posted (on SO) a code snippet and asked for help optimising its ...
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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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Labs experiment launch: stackoverflow.ai
UPDATE - July 9, 2025
This week we’ve updated stackoverflow.ai with the following new functionality and fixes:
Related content suggestions are more relevant and dynamically
re-ranked during ...
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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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Sharing feedback from Stack Overflow community members I heard at Snowflake Summit 2025
Thanks for all your feedback since our AMA in March. I’ve enjoyed engaging with many of you and learning about what matters to you the most.
I often share with the company what I hear from users that ...
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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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Evolving comments: An experiment to encourage engagement and follow-up questions
Update May 6th, 2025
After reviewing the feedback on the comment changes, specifically regarding the plan to disable the "No longer needed" (NLN) flag during this experiment, we discussed ...
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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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Hypertext link URL editing seems broken or at least difficult to use in Rich Text editor mode
I was trying to correct a broken link in an old answer of mine on Stack Overflow, and really struggled until I realised that it was in Rich Text mode. (When did that happen? Not been very active on SO ...
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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 code-blocks get line-numbers? [duplicate]
I was peeking at a question that included two full scripts and an error message that referenced a particular line. I copy-pasted the code into VS Code to see the line numbers, but it would be ...
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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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Why I see Vote action on every questions/answers? [closed]
I have no idea why this happens; did I accidentally turn on a setting somewhere? It should display the total of up votes and down votes. Now I have to click on Vote to see ... the votes. Is there any ...
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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 ...