Improving the Stack Overflow search algorithm using Semantic Search and NLP

If you a person who has ever tried to write a piece of code, you are sure to come across Stack Overflow (it's that famous). For those who live under a rock, Stack Overflow provides one of the largest QA platforms for programmers. Users post questions/doubts and their fellow peers try to provide solutions in the most helpful manner possible. The better an answer, the higher the votes it gets, which also increase a user's reputation. Given its popularity, it's safe to say that there is a buttload of data on there.