More Joel On Software
- 4h 46m
- Joel Spolsky
- Apress
- 2008
Since the release of the bestselling title Joel on Software in 2004, requests for a sequel have been relentless. So, we went back to the famed Joel on Software archives and pulled out a new batch of favorites, many of which have been downloaded over one million times. With Joel’s newest book, More Joel on Software, you’ll get an even better (not to mention updated) feast of Joel’s opinions and impressions on software development, software design, running a software business, and so much more.
This is a new selection of essays from the author’s web site.
Joel Spolsky started his weblog in March 2000 in order to offer his insights, based on years of experience, on how to improve the world of programming. This web log has become infamous among the programming world, and is linked to more than 600 other web sites and translated into 30+ languages! Spolsky’s extraordinary writing skills, technical knowledge, and caustic wit have made him a programming guru. With the success of Joel on Software, there has been a strong demand for additional gems and advice, and this book is the answer to those requests.
Containing a collection of all–new articles from the original, More Joel on Software has even more of an edge than the original, and the tips for running a business or managing people have far broader application than the software industry.
What you’ll learn
- The best approaches to managing and hiring extraordinary people
- Advice for those interested in the software industry as a career and for managers who want to get them
- Joel’s unique impressions of how to create products and design—good and bad
- An “in the trenches” look at how to start and run an effective software business (or any business for that matter)
- A true sense of what it takes to create a differentiated, unique, motivated organization
About the Author
Joel Spolsky is a globally recognized expert on the software development process. His web site Joel on Software (joelonsoftware.com) is popular with software developers around the world and has been translated into over 30 languages. As the founder of Fog Creek Software in New York City, he created FogBugz, a popular project management system for software teams. Joel has worked at Microsoft, where he designed VBA as a member of the Excel team, and at Juno Online Services, developing an Internet client used by millions. He has written two books: User Interface Design for Programmers (Apress, 2001) and Joel on Software (Apress, 2004). Joel holds a bachelor’s of science degree from Yale in computer science. Before college, he served in the Israeli Defense Forces as a paratrooper, and he was one of the founders of Kibbutz Hanaton.
In this Book
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My First Billg Review
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Finding Great Developers
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A Field Guide to Developers
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Three Management Methods (Introduction)
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The Command and Control Management Method
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The Econ 101 Management Method
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The Identity Management Method
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The Perils of Javaschools
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Talk at Yale
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Advice for Computer Science College Students
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Font Smoothing, Anti-Aliasing, and Subpixel Rendering
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A Game of Inches
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The Big Picture
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Choices = Headaches
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It's Not Just Usability
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Building Communities with Software
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Martian Headsets
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Why are the Microsoft Office File Formats so Complicated? (And Some Workarounds)
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Where There's Muck, There's Brass
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Evidence-Based Scheduling
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Strategy Letter VI
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Can Your Programming Language do this?
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Making Wrong Code Look Wrong
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Foreword to Eric Sink on the Business of Software
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Foreword to Micro-ISV—From Vision to Reality
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Hitting the High Notes
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Bionic Office
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Up the Tata without a Tutux
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Simplicity
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Rub a Dub Dub
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Top Twelve Tips for Running a Beta Test
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Seven Steps to Remarkable Customer Service
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Picking a Ship Date
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Camels and Rubber Duckies
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Five Whys
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Set Your Priorities
