There certainly was. "SO has probably added billions of dollars of value to the ...

		tshaddox on Dec 5, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Has StackOverflow saved billions of dollars in pro... There certainly was. "SO has probably added billions of dollars of value to the world in increased programmer productivity." https://twitter.com/ID_AA_Carmack/status/380018564792455168