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Use this tag for questions about the past of Stack Exchange. What was done back in the day, why it was done, and why we *don't* do it now.

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Where can I find out about Stack Overflow history?

The best place to start is the old episodes of the podcast. They trace the early history in some detail. The old articles on the blog will also have a lot of the information you're after. A lot of …
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Has SO's development time ever been discussed?

There's some discussion about it on the early episodes of the podcast. In episode 16 they answer the listener question: Why did the Stack Overflow schedule blow out?
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