Jeff Atwood, co-founder of the widely used developer forum Stack Overflow, announced his pledge in a January 7 blog post.

Entrepreneur Jeff Atwood sees the staggering wealth inequality in the U.S. today as unfair, astonishing, and un-American.

Jeff Atwood, co-founder of Stack Overflow, pledges to donate half his wealth within five years, starting with $1 million to eight nonprofits. His goal is to combat rising wealth inequality in the U.S.

That is how tech entrepreneur Jeff Atwood sees the staggering wealth inequality in the U.S. today. In response, he and his family have pledged to give away half their wealth within five years ...

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