Joel has an opinion on everything and a fairly strong one. Last week, joel joel on software spolsky wrote an article arguing that theres not much of a business case for developing mac software. Joels good software takes 10 years essay was linked on slashdot. Making all posts independent makes it easy to pick up the book every now and then, read one, and move on. After concluding a few successful software architecture design and implementation phases, i want to take a moment to write down some of the principles i have learned, and how they can simplify the architectural design process. Sunday, november 17, 2002 joels hiring guidelines work for his company. Things you should never do, part i joel on software. Aug 05, 2018 as the ceo and cofounder of stack overflow arguably the webs great geek questionandanswer site as well as the creator of trello, joel spolsky is uniquely positioned to watch the world of programming grow. But as the business matures, ive come to realize that blogging is holding me back. 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. Last year elaine shared one of her best recruiting stories the recruiter honeypot and now shes sharing the 7 guerrilla tactics that worked for recruiting software engineers.
Mar 23, 2000 the current version of this article is the guerrilla guide to interviewing, version 3. Pdf more joel on software download full pdf book download. A motley gang of anarchists, freelove advocates, and bananarights agitators have hijacked the love boat out of puerto vallarta and are threatening to sink it in seven days with all 616 passengers and 327 crew members unless their demands are met. 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. Joel spolsky on stack overflow, inclusion, and how he. I liked the article so much that i went to his home page and devoured all his. A million dollars in small unmarked bills, and a gpl implementation of watfiv, the esteemed waterloo fortran iv compiler. 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 by joel spolsky in doc, fb2, txt download ebook. Avram joel spolsky born 1965 is a software engineer and writer. Now hes revealed how his experiences in the computer industry have led to strong opinions about the realworld issues. Im joel spolsky, founder of fog creek software, a new york company that proves that you can treat programmers well and still be highly profitable. Eran segal presented conclusions from the research on the tedxruppin stage and made us question common dietary beliefs.
Theres a small number of blogs which i read religiously, and joel spolskys joel on software is right at the top of that list. List of software and tools joel has used here is a growing list of all the software and tools that joel has ever used on stream. He was a program manager on the microsoft excel team between 1991 and 1994. Hes also the name behind the joel on software blog, which consistently ranks top or top ten on software mustread lists. Joel spolsky born 1965 is a programmer, entrepreneur, and writer quotes. I dont always agree with joels opinions particularly on topics like ruby on rails or agile development, but he definitely has a strong perspective on hiring software engineers. In this chapter of the bronze bow, joel is captured by the romans. 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 by avram joel spolsky paperback, 362 pages, published 2004. Joel on software avram joel spolsky haftad 9781590593899. Joel spolskys classic essay the guerilla guide to interviewing and the. Smart and gets things done are not enough chefsteps medium.
Spolsky formerly worked for microsoft developing windows software his argument boils down to something like this. 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. His web site joel on software is popular with software developers around the world and has been translated into over 30 languages. Well, it has made me thinking that getting to work for billy boy is a bit tough. The guerrilla guide to interviewing very good guide to interviews, joel. Not surprising, given that his company only develops for windows, and that mr. This is a very old version of an article that has since been. Three years is an awfully long time in the internet world. On guerrillas and microsoft interviews i am not gonna ask a what will they ask me.
And if youre looking to apply to a similar job, hopefully with a better interview, check out these senior software engineer postings. He is the author of joel on software, a blog on software development, and the creator of the project management software trello. Aside from listening to the episode, if you want to learn how to do interviews the right way, go to joel on software and check out the guerilla guide to interviewing. Avoid spam and stay safe use a disposable email address. The guerrilla guide to interviewing fog creek software. At many companies programmers must do more than simply sit in. 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. Joel spolsky is a globally recognized expert on the software development process.
It definitely helps to have that redundancy especially w the marathon interviews we give 34 hrs just w me and my collegue on top of the time spent w other managers and engineers who dont follow the guerilla guide. Joel is a spectacular pragmatist and software business owner with deep knowledge of microsoft technologies. Spolskys extraordinary writing skills, technical knowledge, and caustic wit have made him a programming guru. It was a link to some point or other, and once i landed on joel i read a lot of the previous articles according to my journal it was around june 16th, 2001. Hmm and how are you going to even find the superstars. Customers only pay for software if theyre delighted. Email us to start a conversation and we can explain our philosophy of software to you and start making great products together. Paul greive, founder of primal pastures, speaking at the take back your health conference. There are maybe 40 posts and the book is about 350 pages. The guerrilla guide to interviewing by joel was useful. Julius eastman and his music eastman studies in music volume 129 levine packer, renee, leach, mary jane on. Joel osteen ministries po box 886 buddina, qld 4575 australia.
November 16, 2006 joel spolsky recently posted an excellent series of articles about hiring software engineers. Joel on software is a collection of joels blog posts. So far weve processed 12,703,379,339 emails, keeping your real inbox safe and clean 59497 emails going in. A motley gang of anarchists, freelove advocates, and bananarights agitators have hijacked the love boat out of puerto vallarta and are. Use social media to mirror and strengthen your guerilla resume content by using the same proof section, grabber statement and career driver language from your guerilla resume in social media. The summary for the years 20002010 can be found on the joel on software summary index page. 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.
How will daniel and rosh free joel before hes taken away or killed. Spolsky himself wrote it up for internal use at microsoft, and it became the guerilla guide to interviewing on his website. Here is a growing list of all the software and tools that joel has ever used on stream. In this episode of true technologist, stack overflow ceo joel spolsky, who authors a software development blog and created the project. I certainly dont always agree with what he writes, but even when i dont he always makes me think, and i like being made to think. Julius eastman and his music eastman studies in music volume 129. Apr 21, 2017 paul greive, founder of primal pastures, speaking at the take back your health conference. Joel spolsky on how the developer role has changed. The guerilla guide to interviewing stack overflow blog. In 2000 i cofounded fog creek software, where we created lots of cool things like the fogbugz bug tracker, trello, and glitch.
During this time, netscape sat by, helplessly, as their market share plummeted. I certainly dont always agree with what he writes, but even when i. Oct 24, 2016 aside from listening to the episode, if you want to learn how to do interviews the right way, go to joel on software and check out the guerilla guide to interviewing. A decade ago, i started joel on software, a blog that put my company on the map. Jan 11, 2017 joel spolsky is a software engineer, writer and entrepreneur. But i have an interview with microsoft coming up and thought joels website would be useful. Joel on software by joel spolsky nook book ebook barnes. The guerrilla guide to interviewing joel on software.
This is a summary for the blog by joel spolsky, joel on software, volume 2000. Joel spolsky is a software engineer, writer and entrepreneur. Joel spolsky on stack overflow, inclusion, and how he broke it. Software doesnt need to be scary, and were dedicated to working in an open fashion. Elaine wherry is one of meebos cofounders and back in 2005 she was tasked with hiring a team of javascript engineers. As the ceo and cofounder of stack overflow arguably the webs great geek questionandanswer site as well as the creator of trello, joel spolsky is uniquely positioned to watch the world of programming grow. Im assuming that by superstar, joel is talking about the. Joel spolsky on hiring software engineers digitalhobbit. Guerilla software we started guerilla software to help people recover from disastrous software experiences. A motley gang of anarchists, freelove advocates, and bananarights agitators have hijacked the selection from joel on software.
This forum was set up and moderated by joel spolsky, probably back. The current version of this article is the guerrilla guide to interviewing, version 3. He later founded fog creek software in 2000 and launched the joel on. Oct 25, 2006 the guerrilla guide to interviewing version 3. Joel is or was also pretty big on understanding pointer math, which. Remember, just because microsoft can do something, doesnt mean you can.
Ive had a couple of my developer friends from small danish software companies do the joel test. He is the author of joel on software, a blog on software development, and the creator of the project. Guerilla guide to sysadmin interviewing is cmm a waste of time. Joel spolsky someone once said that the task of a writer is to make the familiar new and the new familiar. Sep 21, 2002 on joel on software saturday, 21 september 2002. 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. 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.
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