View the profiles of professionals named joel hall on linkedin. Jan 11, 2017 joel spolsky is a software engineer, writer and entrepreneur. Joel alberto medel bustamante retail sales executive. Joel on software is a collection of joels blog posts. Evidently writing about the fizzbuzz problem on a programming blog results in a nighirresistible urge to code up a solution. If the ui is wrong and the user feels like they cant control your software, they literally wont be happy and theyll blame it on your software. All programmers, all people who want to enhance their knowledge of programmers, and all who are trying to manage programmers will surely relate to joels musings.
I like the new look but think i may have spotted a incorrect link, or maybe not. Sep 11, 2006 11 sep 2006 has joel spolsky jumped the shark. My job, if you can believe this, was to stand on the left of mixer b, then catch the giant 180 kg lumps of dough as they flew out of the mixer in a big bathtubwithwheels, then roll the bathtub over to production line 6, and, using a winchlike device, heave the dough onto line 6. My personal top 5 in no order painless software schedules the law of leaky.
Joel spolskys user interface design for programmers is concise. And on diverse and occasionally related matters that will prove of interest to software developers, designers, and managers, and to those. Someone once said that the task of a writer is to make the famil. Joel holds a bachelors of science degree in computer science from yale university. Designing for people who have better things to do with their lives, part two software designer, uibook when the macintosh was new, bruce tog tognazzini wrote a column in apples developer magazine on ui. He weighs in on the triumph of javascript, the advent of webassembly, and the purchase of github by microsoft. Like joel, i bootstrapped a software company to similar size 25 employees. Making all posts independent makes it easy to pick up the book every now and then, read one, and move on. Find books like joel on software from the worlds largest community of readers. This is the class and file where winmain is located. So the company launched a few related sites, which did well too. When youre starting out as a technical blogger, youll inevitably stumble across joel on software.
And, until recently, he wrote an influential blog about software development, called joel on software. Aug 16, 2004 joel on software covers every conceivable aspect of software programmingfrom the best way to write code, to the best way to design an office in which to write code. Hes also the name behind the joel on software blog, which consistently ranks top or top ten on software mustread lists. Last week, joel joel on software spolsky wrote an article arguing that theres not much of a business case for developing mac software. Aug 16, 2004 joel on software is a collection of joels blog posts. Joel on software covers every conceivable aspect of software programmingfrom the best way to write code, to the best way to design an office in which to write code. Joel spolsky started his web log in march 2000 in order to offer his. In this talk full of humor, joel spolsky captivates and entertains the audience by talking about how how he built and grew stack overflow, and. Youre reading joel on software, stuffed with years and years of completely raving mad articles about software development, managing software teams. Not surprising, given that his company only develops for windows, and that mr. Spolsky formerly worked for microsoft developing windows software. This is a new selection of essays from the authors web site. The comments here, on digg, and on reddit nearly a thousand in total are filled with hastily coded solutions to fizzbuzz.
Youre reading joel on software, stuffed with years and years of completely raving mad articles about software development, managing software teams, designing user interfaces, running successful software companies, and rubber duckies. Joel has some odd ideas when it comes to software i think it has to do with the fact that he manages a software company and isnt an engineer himself. Joel spolskys blog put his software company on the map. Joel spolsky published a firstdraft reading list for a three year management training program. View joel days profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. And on diverse and occasionally related matters that will prove of interest to software developers, designers, and managers, and to those who, whether by good fortune or ill luck, work with them in some capacity spolsky, joel on. A decade ago, i started joel on software, a blog that put my company on the map. Theyve just hired anil dash to be the ceo of fogcreek and launched a new product. As far as measuring the quality of a programmer goes. He is the author of joel on software, a blog on software development, and the creator of the. Developers are nothing if not compulsive problem solvers. This book will bring you loads of ideas to improve your business, and will definitely change your views on many things related to technology, microsoft, development and software business. This book is a quick read, and its easy to read the whole thing without skimming over anything. I am passionate about people, i love scalability, great user experience, thoughtful security, and elegant design patterns.
His web site joel on software is popular with software developers around the world and has been translated into over 30 languages. But hes come to realize that blogging is holding him back. As someone who is deeply entrenched in ongoings of the ground floor on a daily basis, my goal is to increase comprehensive understanding of the strengths of the team in order to capitalize on their skills and strategically allocate tasks appropriately in order to maximize quality standards and delivery dates. Controlling your environment makes you happy joel on software. So, i just read the online chapter of your book of. The joel on software reader is a program to read the joel on software forums. Joel spolsky on how the developer role has changed. Joel spolsky is the cofounder of stack overflow, a question and answer community. When michael sachs, founder of the health care consulting firm sg2, wants to hold a. Synopsis since the release of the bestselling title joel on software in 2004, requests for a sequel have been relentless. Like its predecessor, more joel on software, by joel spolsky, is a collection of essays that had been published in the joel on software blog.
With joel s newest book, more joel on software, youll 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. My personal top 5 in no order painless software schedules the law of leaky abstractions. The book is directed, as the title indicates, at a variety of different people, from pure coders to codeless managers, but mostly people who are somewhere in between. Joel on software by joel spolsky tuesday, april 18, 2000 user interface design for programmers. There are maybe 40 posts and the book is about 350 pages. Hes been blogging since the year 2000, when computers were handcarved of wood and the internet transmitted data via carrier pigeon. Jan 29, 2005 joel on software is a book about several things. On the whats going on here page there is a link the discussion group, but it goes to the citydesk discussion group, not the joel on software board. Restaurant doesnt like dogs around, so when he built the restaurant he put up that sign. This book by the wellknown software developer, entrepreneur and blogger joel spolsky is a comprehensive collection of the most interesting articles that have appeared on the joel on software website in the course of the last five years. Spolsky formerly worked for microsoft developing windows software his argument. Whats it like to be joel and whats it like to not suck at excel.
In particular, joels essay that details a method for prioritizing candidate features for a. Hes been blogging since the year 2000, when computers were handcarved of wood. The quality of these essays is more uneven than in the first book, but there are nonetheless some true gems. With joels newest book, more joel on software, youll get an even better not to mention updated feast of joels opinions and impressions on software development, software design, running a software business, and so much more. If the ui is wrong and the user feels like they cant control your software, they literally wont be happy and theyll. And on diverse and occasionally related matters that will prove of interest to software developers, designers, and managers, and to those who, whether by good fortune or ill luck, work with them in some capacity. Software designer, uibook when you go into a restaurant and you see a sign that says no dogs allowed, you might think that sign is purely proscriptive. Goodreads members who liked joel on software also liked. Joel is a spectacular pragmatist and software business owner with deep knowledge of microsoft technologies. When it comes to digesting the chocolate truffle that is the typical joel essay, print is still more pleasurable for many than a browser. User interface design credit hours and contact hours. Its a short book, after all a mere 4 pages for the main body of the book. Mar 01, 2010 joel spolskys blog put his software company on the map. The way big sw company does it is the way users expect it to work.
They almost all have at least some computer experience. Joel spolsky is a globally recognized expert on the software development process. My style of servant leadership how hard could it be. Just because big sw company does it, doesnt mean its right. He later founded fog creek software in 2000 and launched the joel on. Thats not a bad thing at all, mind quite the opposite. The three skills every software developer should learn by nick heath nick heath is a computer science student and was formerly a journalist at. Well, this is my first post here, i dont know the habits, i dont know if joel actually reads this forum or if this was discussed in the past. Avram joel spolsky born 1965 is a software engineer and writer. Each group that can be read with the joel on software reader is represented by an instance of this class. Joel spolsky is a software engineer, writer and entrepreneur. Hes also the name behind the joel on software blog, which consistently ranks.
When you design a trash can for the corner, you have to make choices between conflicting requirements. Recruiting the top 1 percent joel spolsky fog creek. He is the author of joel on software, a blog on software development, and the creator of the project management software trello. How to hire the best recruiting the top 1 percent theres a better way to find and hire the very best employees. Another usability question regarding joels advice uibook chapters.
He was a program manager on the microsoft excel team between 1991 and 1994. Oct 24, 2001 posts about uibook written by joel spolsky. Read more on the motivation why i wrote it in my blog. Hes also the cofounder of fog creek software, the bootstrapped new york citybased software company. Sep 21, 2002 on joel on software saturday, 21 september 2002. Before college, he served in the israeli defense forces as a paratrooper, and he was one of the founders of kibbutz hanaton.
Amazing what can be acheived by using just plain old html. As an independent, privatelyowned company, weve been making customers happy since the turn of the century. On the list are several of my favorites, like the mythical man month, the inmates are running the asylum, peopleware and crossing the chasm. Apr 18, 2000 joel on software by joel spolsky tuesday, april 18, 2000 user interface design for programmers. If the ui is smart and things work the way the user expected them to work, they will be cheerful as they manage to accomplish small goals. User interface design for programmers apress, 2001 and joel on software apress, 2004. What is the net worth of joel spolsky, founder of stack.
I also founded fog creek software, one of the most influential small tech companies in the world. Of course hed like the guy whos obsessed with shipping products and not with quality code after all, hes the beneficiary of shipping products, and he doesnt have to be the one tearing his. Stack overflow, the question and answer site for programmers, went from 0 to 6. Published in 2008, more joel on software brings together 36 more chapters taken directly from the website.
Joel has an opinion on everything and a fairly strong one. Joel spolskys user interface design for programmers is concise, educational. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover joels connections. Joel on software reader consists of the following classes and files. Dec 01, 2008 dont bother me, because im in the middle of my most important task as ceo hanging window blinds.
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