Stack Overflow is a question and answer website for professional and enthusiast programmers. It is the flagship site of the Stack Exchange Network, created in 2008 by Jeff Atwood and Joel Spolsky. It features questions and answers on a wide range of topics in computer programming.

What exactly is stack overflow?

A stack overflow is an undesirable condition in which a particular computer program tries to use more memory space than the call stack has available. ... When a stack overflow occurs as a result of a program's excessive demand for memory space, that program (and sometimes the entire computer) may crash.

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.