Joel Spolsky on the Culture of Stack Exchange

Google TechTalks · Talk · 56 min · 2012 · YouTube title: Founders@Google Presents: The Cultural Anthropology of Stack Exchange

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HN points to it to explain that Stack Overflow's strict moderation was deliberate design, not accident.

What it covers

Joel Spolsky's 2012 Google tech talk on the cultural anthropology of Stack Overflow and Stack Exchange. He explains how the software was designed to shape community norms and curation standards.