finally updated:04 Sep 2004 20:04 UK time oJoS Statistics - Individual Statistics for '.' View all Jossers sorted by : Name | Comments | Words | First Comment | Final Comment Number of Comments: 1,014 Number of Words: 63,160 First Comment: 29 Oct 2001 Final Comment: 03 Sep 2004 Number of Topics Posted: 21 First Topic: 29 Oct 2001 Latest Topic: 27 Aug 2004 When Item Comment 03 Sep 2004   Yuk!!!   Give us the old forums back. :)   >>   02 Sep 2004   The Curious Incident....   >copulate with walruses. Uh, I ate a lemon once....   >>      laser printers   Okidata sells LED printers - same resolution as la....   >>      Which data type woul....   > May be, at a sub-conscious level, I am doing the....   >>      What exactly is a st....   Re the 3D stuff, stencils are implemented in the G....   >>         A stencil is a flat piece of metal or plastic, wit....   >>      "The Joel Spolsky's ....   lrig is obvoiusly mad because they sent in a resum....   >>   01 Sep 2004   Code for Windows cra....   > Normally game code is written and a *MUCH* lower....   >>         Your should hire decent Windows software engineers....   >>      "The Joel Spolsky's ....   'Great rationalization for excluding females.' ....   >>         'I'll praise Joel if and when he hires a female pr....   >>      Evaluation support e....   Truespace has, or had, a free older version of the....   >>   31 Aug 2004   why bother being a c....   > Lacking an original idea? Vote for Bush. I agree....   >>      My mind seems to hav....   Classical Greek poetry didn't rhyme, but it was rh....   >>         OMFG hand me a kleenex, I think I'm going to sploo....   >>      custom software deve....   Your problem is not really getting a watertight co....   >>   30 Aug 2004   Hacker need such a t....   Quit spamming the board you dinkwad.   >>      Americans need learn....   What do you call a person that can speak two langu....   >>      Bill Gates on "profe....   > The unwillingness or inability of programmers to....   >>         The unwillingness or inability of programmers to p....   >>   29 Aug 2004   Compulsory support r....   Look, if this was a lawyer's forum, you wouldn't s....   >>      The API is king   OOP suits any case when you need to serve varying ....   >>   28 Aug 2004   How Laundry destroye....   With old HDDs, it sometimes helps to grip the driv....   >>   27 Aug 2004   UML   >>   27 Aug 2004   UML   'I also like UML. It is a good way to model the re....   >>         'UML is one of the key object modelling formal met....   >>      Getting the value of....   The reason why many anonymouse people impersonated....   >>         For once I agree with muppet. :-P   >>   26 Aug 2004   Cracking The Three L....   Remember - there are no robots, all the slicing an....   >>      Ever worked with a r....   Two: One guy answered some tech questions well at ....   >>      Need info on Mideast....   OK, muppet, I'll take your stance and stop acting ....   >>      proving dates on ema....   Jeez, what kind of places do you folks work where ....   >>      shocking, misleading....   Microsoft expands mainframe pitch http://news.c....   >>   25 Aug 2004   Looking for some sof....   Aussie Chic, don't you understand about relational....   >>      shocking, misleading....   IBM touts Linux as a scalable enterprise solution ....   >>   24 Aug 2004   Removing a Cookie fr....   How did the cookie get on the command line in the ....   >>      Technology Review on....   What we're seeing is that companies hoping to run ....   >>      Am I too old to be a....   That's a good point. Massively multiplayer online ....   >>   23 Aug 2004   IDE problem .NET Web....   What about encapsulating each 'page' of the multip....   >>      Table inheritance: w....   > Is it better to make a separate table for each w....   >>      Anti-anti-virus   And what do you do if the plastic bubble is punctu....   >>      advertisement blocki....   ... and there's always AdMuncher that can kill eve....   >>      Install XP in 5 hour....   Along these lines, how do people feel about the XP....   >>   22 Aug 2004   Am I too old to be a....   Your age has nothing to do with it. These days the....   >>      How bad is goto, rea....   ... oops, there is a bug. :) There's a situation w....   >>   21 Aug 2004   comment.it service   Quite a good idea, but where to get that kind of s....   >>      new idea about how t....   I just hope MarkTaw does not do that again. Ever.   >>      How bad is goto, rea....   void TextBookExample_Transaction() { if(do_step....   >>      SOHO Firewall/Filter....   Sonicwall are great.   >>   20 Aug 2004   How bad is goto, rea....   Aw, poo. Either too much coffee or not enough. I'l....   >>         The only appropriate use of GOTO that I've seen is....   >>   19 Aug 2004   A Question on Memory....   I'm with mouse on this.  Never let a high per....   >>      GOOG off to the race....   hoser - yahoo valuation is 38 billion . http:/....   >>      How do you want to w....   Lucy please postpixkthx!!!11   >>   18 Aug 2004   SQL 2005 vs Oracle 1....   Really...imagine that Microsoft counters against t....   >>      Device driver develo....   http://discuss.fogcreek.com/joelonsoftware/default....   >>      read/have article "W....   > I'll tell you exactly why most software sucks: 9....   >>      Retainers   Yes, definitely charge a retainer. You're providin....   >>   17 Aug 2004   Strange: Queries are....   'You add an index on the gender. And you do the sa....   >>      Need America-born to....   > Reading pigeon English >> and the correct use o....   >>   16 Aug 2004   sick days   'I have almost never taken a sick day, from any jo....   >>      VC Bootstrapping   VCs usually form partnerships which must cash out ....   >>      Coworkers who won't ....   I think I'm going to write a muppet bot.   >>      Garbage Collection M....   I don't use garbage collection precisely because i....   >>   15 Aug 2004   Anthropomorphizing c....   I used to know one girl who gave pet names to ever....   >>      Doing free work - a ....   Less than three hours sounds like a charity job, n....   >>   14 Aug 2004   Anthropomorphizing c....   Warrior Princess.   >>      Doing free work - a ....   Neo, muppet has picked you as belonging to place t....   >>      Coldfusion programme....   No, her problem is that she thinks the programming....   >>         Another one too. Why do we think the programmer us....   >>         Bored's picked up another giveaway in the ad - the....   >>      Speaking of Code Mon....   >perminant neurochemestry Does it improve your ....   >>   13 Aug 2004   Coldfusion programme....   No Philo, it's not a reasonable job ad. There are ....   >>      Friend's Idea / My I....   Now that was a muppet moment we can all enjoy!   >>      The Olympics   I haven't been this excited about an Olympic Games....   >>         'Speaking as an Indian American ... India has to ....   >>      Favorite Screen Save....   Fireflower is nice.   >>      Issue related to fil....   > Visual style and presentation have everything to....   >>   12 Aug 2004   How good an employee....   name withheld, what did you think a "girl's footy ....   >>         > 'Morons' is a highly inflammatory term around he....   >>   11 Aug 2004      The accounting firm sounded like a bunch of stuck-....   >>      Opinionated people   muppet is basically an immature, insecure, angry, ....   >>         muppet is much more insightful than Pete and Kalan....   >>      The Python Paradox   eclectic, i didn't say muppet is a sociopath, i sa....   >>         muppet, what you are describing as ideal behaviour....   >>         > Dang, do say these sorts of things to your cowor....   >>      Get it in Writing   I think the poster who didn't get the job made a d....   >>   10 Aug 2004   What happened to my ....   Of course you have to ask her why she offered you ....   >>      mod rewrite rule   What's it mean?   >>   09 Aug 2004   Rude = No Hire?   The scorned employer would have categorised you as....   >>      Sacrificing parts of....   It's funny, in the pre-muppet era, you'd have to m....   >>      How to raise prices?   'But hey, that's just me.' Muppet, the arrogant....   >>   08 Aug 2004   How to link 3D Studi....   hint: don't tell people to hurry.   >>   06 Aug 2004   Why are pointers use....   Because control freaks from back in the 1980's....   >>      Software Patents   Which all goes to show that it's time we stopped l....   >>      Question about FogCr....   What's a Coupe d'Etat? A government sports car?   >>   05 Aug 2004   CNN: CS School Break....   > 'It sounds like an institution that has identifi....   >>   04 Aug 2004   A question for our n....   > Say it laughingly with possible backslapping and....   >>      Programming Difficul....   The big problem is that programming as an occupati....   >>   03 Aug 2004   lacking telecommutin....   muppet, seriously, go back to slashdot.   >>      Am I being greedy?   this is great info, I will dig deeper on this issu....   >>         office is brand new and decent.  Compensation....   >>         Wow excellent feedback.  Regarding 85k per em....   >>         MM = Million   >>         sory, first number should be 32MM, not 16 MM   >>         Ok here's some more info: current company: * p....   >>      a long, rambling, in....   Marx has never been tried. Muahahahaha. What, you ....   >>         I think muppet just lacks the writing ability to c....   >>      How joel advertise C....   > Joel still need to learn about Six Sigma, CMM an....   >>      Do you play computer....   Fun games which are guaranteed to not last more th....   >>   02 Aug 2004   Am I being greedy?   >>   02 Aug 2004   I am a great hacker   Donn Parker used 'hacker' in a negative context in....   >>      Am I being greedy?   Thanks Clay, I appreciate this. Unfortunately,....   >>         There is some guilt, I suppose. Some loyalty, yes.....   >>         How do I let my boss know I'm underpaid without 'p....   >>         thanks, survivor,  that is great feedback.   >>         Thanks muppet. I think you've made it clear what ....   >>         'why is changing jobs an emotional thing?' Sinc....   >>         >> why is changing jobs an emotional thing? For....   >>         Muppet, Thanks for your input. Changing jobs....   >>         I do have options, but I have only been at the cur....   >>      a long, rambling, in....   Hey muppet, what were your SAT scores? Please tel....   >>         In other words, stop throwing your toys out of the....   >>         Muppet, my guess is that if you were able to convi....   >>         > I'm saying that managers (in general) are not wo....   >>      best days of your li....   Flasher T: Payed is the past participle of pay ....   >>   01 Aug 2004   How do you know when....   There's an old saying: "You can't cheat an honest ....   >>      best days of your li....   People who are insanely good at English generally ....   >>   31 Jul 2004   BSxx on campus recru....   Let's not forget that companies, universities and ....   >>      IS PRIVATIZATION ans....   The key to privatisation is to avoid simply transf....   >>      Deep Cynicism   The name's Kazinczy, if you really want know.   >>         Very punny.   >>         Isn't it about time that you chaps pulled up your ....   >>      Can do anything with....   Peter, it's wankers like you who cause the problem....   >>   30 Jul 2004   Odd Codes of Conduct   'I would ask them what they mean by no alchohol si....   >>      Best Compression Pro....   Not everyone is on broadband! I am now, used to....   >>      Word Sucks   A troll guys! Just another one from under the brid....   >>   29 Jul 2004   How far can an MCSE ....   Do you have any work experience in SQL Server?   >>      great hackers   His article is a good illustration of the fact tha....   >>   28 Jul 2004   Multithreading and m....   Hmmm - why not maintain a data structure so that e....   >>      Shareware authors   Back in the day there was an author whose work nam....   >>      Polish me no Patents   If the high legal costs of fighting are a big part....   >>      In the Beginning was....   Looked through it. Sounded much like the stuff tha....   >>   27 Jul 2004   Running a Win2K PC i....   See what the NSA has to say about securing XP. ht....   >>   26 Jul 2004   Programmer's hours   Unless web surfing or games are your hobby you're ....   >>      Open Source = no rig....   What it gets down to is that software is probably ....   >>      Third, er, sixth, er....   If you consider that the later Dune books were not....   >>      Microsoft, spend you....   Having read the article again, I think these quali....   >>         Dvorak has been a twat for many years. He has also....   >>      Lookout owner speaks....   'Poker is played with logic' A... aha... ahahah....   >>   23 Jul 2004      Neat Chi, maybe the world inside your head will be....   >>      What are the most un....   >> What are the most underrated tech products? ....   >>      OT: unbiased coverag....   At this point it may be prudent to mention Hitler.   >>   22 Jul 2004   Quiet workplace: how important?   >>   22 Jul 2004   Quiet workplace: how....   have you tried it?  does it work?   >>         'Most people find environmental noise easy to over....   >>         I actually do rock the headphones but at 8AM it's ....   >>      mcsd   No, but clearly there is no value in my personal o....   >>         My wife asked me what I wanted her to do to my wan....   >>      OT: unbiased coverag....   So Stephen, should we trust your biases?   >>   21 Jul 2004   Is it just me, or is....   Re: The 'X' factor. I see no reason why a compa....   >>      Documentation for ty....   K. Start here http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de....   >>         http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=....   >>      The Plague of Minimu....   I once ran Windows NT 4 on a machine with 32 Meg. ....   >>      The World's Longest ....   German - language of sex. French - language of sed....   >>      Handwritten Document....   I don't believe the people who say printing is as ....   >>      OT: unbiased coverag....   Another example of bias: Reuters has run a number ....   >>         So according to Stephen Jones, a publication in wh....   >>      Education System: Ev....   This idea that pre-school should start at 7 becaus....   >>   20 Jul 2004   Purchasing a softwar....   And by the way: that book does cover marketing and....   >>         Oh. Ok. You said 'shop' so I thought you literally....   >>         Egghead used to operate retail software stores in ....   >>      Indentation   ''smart' editors and IDEs are for poor programmers....   >>      Reporting Engine for....   +1 for SQL Server Reporting Services. Awesome prod....   >>      Handwritten Document....   Ah yes, outdated technologies like spelling. Why b....   >>      Free program to wash....   >> the other has clean items in it Do kitchens....   >>         Kid v0.7 also helps.   >>      specify From: addres....   The multiple account solution also works fine with....   >>      OT: unbiased coverag....   +1 for the Intellectual Activist reference. Very h....   >>         K, on that score, I agree with you 100%. There ....   >>         Damn right Philo. I think it's hilarious that t....   >>      Open Source is good   Ori, It was a CD/DVD tool. The features were for a....   >>         Money and cash receipts do have an advantange. ....   >>      What exactly is Joel....   Mike's got a retirment plan? Pretty good reason to....   >>      How big is this boar....   Just to pick nits, Chris, do you count punctuation....   >>      Offshore economics   And do not forget, pretty soon you 33% of programm....   >>   19 Jul 2004   Built into the operating system...   >>   19 Jul 2004   OT: unbiased coverag....   +1 for what Michael said. Google News is your f....   >>      MORE IQ   Great ad hominem Tony! Yee haa! Stick it to 'em! Y....   >>      Hanlon's Razor   >> Even if that 'cleaverness' is how to use govern....   >>      Open Source is good   And good for you, Christopher. I have repeatedly e....   >>         5 cents to the dollar? Something? And if the compa....   >>         >> and if he hadn't fixed it, I would have been ab....   >>      Open Source project ....   http://www.bugzilla.org/ ?    >>      What exactly is Joel....   Steve Jones (UK), sometimes you come about a well ....   >>      How big is this boar....   Yeah, you're not nearly as polite.   >>      I am boring myself t....   Get yourself a woman.   >>      Built into the opera....   'They do it because people want it. Remember ho....   >>      Education System: Ev....   'One should teach a child to read, write and calcu....   >>         Interesting. Home schooling was accepted practice ....   >>         I've heard that America being big on home schoolin....   >>      Offshore economics   Actually that's a bit rich of the Indian guy to ta....   >>   18 Jul 2004      Dear other dot, I and probably others wouldn't pos....   >>         I insist. Irrespective of the educational quali....   >>         Many of you here have commented, complained and ra....   >>         Matt H, you're correct. A substantial part of the ....   >>      Sun throws in the to....   If Sun plays their cards right, they could so some....   >>      Gates gives 100$ Mil....   If justseeit is an American, the USA education sys....   >>   17 Jul 2004   Last Straw   Sadly, this doesn't sound much different from any ....   >>      PDA recommendations   On the other hand, it's easy to write on Palm usin....   >>         Get from under the bridge, Pete.   >>         'She's a 2 finger typist, a natural keyboard would....   >>      PHP Weirdness   Excuse me, but where is $WIDGET_PATH declared? I d....   >>      Notebook has crashed....   Boot it up from a diskette.   >>      Gates gives 100$ Mil....   Government aid != ALL aid. And the reason should b....   >>         On a purely cordial note, my most humble request t....   >>   16 Jul 2004   More IQ-ism   Each credible IQ test I've done has told me I'm in....   >>      JoS Nicknames   Give that bloke a break! He's just a nice chap who....   >>      Finding any books on....   >> Isnīt there like a kazaar for books? ROTFL! ....   >>      how do you do QA?   QA is 'Quota Appropriation'. Consultant to Mana....   >>      Gates gives 100$ Mil....   Some funny moments on this thread: 1. 'I got th....   >>         In South Africa at least (and almost definitely el....   >>         I disagree that allowing copied drugs would help t....   >>         Let's see: 1. Without the aid, no drugs for the....   >>      Better Windows Explo....   Let's not forget FAR: http://www.rarsoft.com/far_m....   >>   15 Jul 2004   Spying   Work for CGI anon?   >>   14 Jul 2004   What does "YES" mean....   >> It was later explained to me by a person who ha....   >>      The Coffee Test   Fine then, how about a high-pressure spray hose? A....   >>         Re: TP How about - left hand, a mug, water. Fol....   >>   13 Jul 2004   GMail Advertisements....   I use AdMuncher which snips the ads before they re....   >>   12 Jul 2004   Sealed classed...   `In the enterprise systems I've seen, 'soft inheri....   >>   10 Jul 2004   Video games dont cra....   Perhaps because they are coded so close to the har....   >>      Accepting of new ide....   'And there you go, a CLASSIC example of someone wh....   >>         I now understand the ridiculous perception-alterin....   >>         'you can depend on people who went to college to b....   >>      Myserious billboard   Re 'e': *the* equation. e^(i*Pi) + 1 = 0    >>   09 Jul 2004   Firefox extensions   "Plain text links" and "Linky" are very handy for ....   >>      Reading XML files wi....   What is 4NT and who dose he work for?   >>      Best mail client on ....   The Bat looks good. Small, easily manages lots of ....   >>   08 Jul 2004   English Code   >>   08 Jul 2004   English Code   'Who cares if non experts can't read your perl cod....   >>         Static import is the idea of your class sideways d....   >>         'I reckon that equates to 'whether the source cont....   >>         'Such is the pitfall of straw men arguments. The ....   >>         'And I assume that you know that operator overload....   >>         'Code readability isn't about operators, it's abou....   >>   07 Jul 2004   APL programming appr....   Every now and then take a look at what you're doin....   >>      RSS Feed   No. You are welcome.   >>   06 Jul 2004   Gadget Addiction   Just send me all your gadgets. There may be a shor....   >>      Job Titles   Beware of title inflation. I recently heard that C....   >>      Exception Handling -....   Speaking of this, lately I've been using FxCop to ....   >>   04 Jul 2004   RegisterRawInputDevi....   And your dwFlags include RIDEV_INPUTSINK?   >>      Paul Graham says we ....   FMEA? Excel? RPN? I use email and so should the....   >>   03 Jul 2004   Commoditisation   Barriers will absolutely not limit the trend to co....   >>         For argument's sake let's say that certification c....   >>         And what happens when the professional bodies impl....   >>         "Society" will not erect barriers around programmi....   >>         Michael: That's a great point. In the future, prog....   >>         Well said Dennis. I agree. Tom DeMarco (author ....   >>         Dennis: Excellent point regarding the cost of lice....   >>      An instance of a usa....   Maybe MS employees are caring and nurturing saints....   >>      Stretched too thin   Are you in Ireland?   >>   02 Jul 2004   Commoditisation   >>   02 Jul 2004   Strategic proj or gr....   > Spend $20 on Death March and spend the weekend r....   >>      Microsoft cuts price....   it's --> its   >>         I have moved the above question to it's own thread....   >>         Does anyone else believe that 'free as in beer' so....   >>      Adult ADHD   So he is a pill-popping American all right: off to....   >>      Is the internet "ant....   Over the Internet anyone can call anyone else a do....   >>         Is the internet antisocial? No. It is a-social. An....   >>   01 Jul 2004   pressure from employ....   This reaction from your manager confirms your deci....   >>      Gmail Tip   Ah! But Google is now in the hands of the money ch....   >>      What will the web be....   >>..1954 using their black bakelite phones with ro....   >>      If you like Joel on ....   The Old New Thing by Raymond Chen. http://weblogs....   >>      The Cost of Validati....   Tomato, Tamaato   >>         I've always chosed the 'one-right-way' over 'many-....   >>      Web Applications vs ....   Oh! Well. The URL of this thread into hugeurl i....   >>      What we want, what w....   Not only can I imagine it, I even have a name for ....   >>   30 Jun 2004   Electronic Whiteboar....   WIN-R --> conf --> Enter ; on WinXP SP1. Whiteboar....   >>      Your Opinion of Test....   That's a stupid lecturer and or school, anon. Give....   >>      What we want, what w....   I want something like this >>      man man   Ordinary people are not expected to do so at all. ....   >>      Advice for quitting ....   Polkadot, if you were so inexperienced as to misju....   >>      Visual Studio Expres....   Re: Access Databases Fear us, for we are legion....   >>   29 Jun 2004      >>The current 'pro' versions of these tools retail....   >>      Now I know where the....   How about _performant_? That one's really the prov....   >>   28 Jun 2004   $20 doesn't buy jack....   Stephen, what's your source for the following stat....   >>   27 Jun 2004   Pranks on people's c....   Best one a <cough> friend of mine </cough....   >>   26 Jun 2004   Blogs written by gee....   With all respects, how old are you? Left of 25?   >>      Ending the process u....   Try running Tasklist and Taskkill from a Command P....   >>      Uhh... What does ISV....   I was under the impression that an ISV is an indiv....   >>   25 Jun 2004   Here's a what if   How could you tell that the card details used in t....   >>      The Sales Volume Myt....   Speaking of Software and Volumes without caveats i....   >>      Anybody know anythin....   And I was thinking it was the _*A*_merican version....   >>   24 Jun 2004   Optimize this:   "He sez"?   >>      Wicker Furniture, ha....   WTF!   >>   23 Jun 2004   Why does Windows ser....   What happened to normal talk these days? Should th....   >>      I am nostalgic about....   COM stands for Crappy Object Model.  If you d....   >>      Another reply to "Ho....   Actually, he spelled Spolsky wrong.   >>         This guy is a frickin intellectual titmouse compar....   >>      More API wars (sorry....   So Joel just can't win. When he doesn't post anyt....   >>      "Sharepoint... Share....   'Um, cite please re: companies that 'don't want Sh....   >>   22 Jun 2004      Oh boy -- those people have it! I guess I can feel....   >>      Code Comlete 2nd Edi....   The first step is all software developers will be ....   >>      What is Joel up to ?   I'm telling my mommy you big bully Alex.   >>         Steve Jones is obsessed with Joel. A crazed fan, i....   >>      8 yr old game design....   I did not mean to be harsh. Sorry! 4 to 12 is t....   >>   21 Jun 2004      So did I. In the same language. And I am 27. Not r....   >>         Get him a bicycle for chrissakes! He's only 8!   >>   20 Jun 2004   VS.NET bugginess negates productivity gains?   >>   20 Jun 2004   HELP! Overcoming pro....   Well you really overcame that 'gotta go spam' proc....   >>      The ocean is already....   'No one said .NET was the beginning of a usable ri....   >>   18 Jun 2004      'The .NET Framework is spreading. Maybe only withi....   >>   17 Jun 2004   How much time you sp....   'Me, usually less than one hour' What's your po....   >>   16 Jun 2004   Good article, but...   Systems like XBOX and PS2 are reaching the breakev....   >>      Will Oracle be my br....   Les C, what have you switched to?   >>   15 Jun 2004   detecting a sinking ....   You guys rule.   >>   14 Jun 2004   detecting a sinking public corp?   >>   14 Jun 2004      Also you won't see the senior executives around mu....   >>      Ethics of running an....   Joel must have gone through some personal issue or....   >>   13 Jun 2004   What will they come ....   America the Good. Slayer of Evil. Maker of Life. C....   >>   12 Jun 2004   POLL : Do you enjoy ....   Yes.   >>      Has the role of ....   >> China? India? France? Canada? Iraq? Chin....   >>   11 Jun 2004   Questions for a Remo....   Dear Mr Yes If you think you can achieve good r....   >>      My custom JOS Reader....   Add a "blacklist" feature for posters and I might ....   >>      Replacing an EXE on ....   http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=228930    >>      Has the role of ....   Americans (of the U.S. of A) are the new kids on t....   >>      MD5 - How do I use t....   >> I have two jars - I would like to see if these ....   >>   10 Jun 2004   Javascript formatted....   "".replace(/lossed/lost/);   >>   09 Jun 2004   Value of resume data....   Data Packrat, such collections of resumes are wort....   >>         > I have subscribed to one of those resume distrib....   >>   08 Jun 2004   challenging SQL ques....   Have you tried an outer join?   >>      Software development....   Your job, would do, "as". Where do you work?   >>   07 Jun 2004   Catching undercover ....   LOL!   >>         LOL! I am giving you an opportunity to express you....   >>         A better and far more interesting assignmet would ....   >>      Whats the deal with ....   Rule of whose law? Running where?   >>      Kiwis and Kiwi Fruit....   'cause of the bird.   >>      Men are from foo, wo....   Uninstall Husband 1.0 or Wife 2.0. Format C:. ....   >>   06 Jun 2004   Software development....   Yes. Hence my last sentence. Enjoy your stay in Xe....   >>         Can't say unless you've been there, can you? Thoug....   >>         You should be moving to Bangalore.   >>      Google and IM   Oh! And this is not in the U. S. of A. That makes ....   >>         Yes. I'm scheduled to meet one of the editors of t....   >>         More than monopoly it is mindshare that is really ....   >>         > I don't see Google forcing anyone to do anything....   >>         That is my point. If monopoly is the term used wit....   >>         Monopoly - 1. Exclusive control by one grou....   >>      Have you heard of th....   I'm just making a very feeble attempt  to get....   >>      smart people   "The worst kind of a second hander is the man afte....   >>   05 Jun 2004   Piracy can be good?   Apparently piracy is one of Microsoft's most effec....   >>      Google and IM   Josh, nothing to do with being evil. Nor anything ....   >>         Craig, how many search engines do you use for that....   >>         ...and so on and so forth. Any reason why we sh....   >>      Slacker Coworker   Philo, never a truer word was spoken. A better ....   >>      Have you heard of th....   Nah! An straight drive past long off maybe. PHB ar....   >>         What is Dilbert and why should one reference it? I....   >>      The thing I hate mos....   NTFS is journalled   >>         Why not have a journalled filesystem and just flic....   >>      smart people   MarkTAW, I agree with most of what you say, but th....   >>         To all 'normal' people who are not 'smart' and 'ar....   >>         >I see otherwise smart people make really dumb dec....   >>   04 Jun 2004   Slacker Coworker   Can you get your co-worker to give us his side of ....   >>      Have you heard of th....   Hell! I thought Stephen would also be in kind!   >>      what do you do when ....   1. Mark the times of the beginning and the end of ....   >>         They eat them for dinner and call it tasty, becaus....   >>         YOU DAMN IT COMPLAINER!  THERE ARE PEOPLE WOR....   >>      Microsoft Granted Pa....   Seriously, should I be in the US of A, will I be a....   >>      Can I use a byte arr....   Get a copy of the API-Guide from AllAPI.net. They ....   >>      smart people   I've read most of Ayn Rand's fiction and a great d....   >>         Why is "I am good" always understood as "I am bett....   >>      Evolution of a progr....   Though funny, is it not the whole purpose of the "....   >>      I hate this industry   No. He most certainly does not.   >>      Run screaming into t....   Good point. Actually I did not tell the whole trut....   >>         Stephen, My colo server running Win2K does not ....   >>         Anyone on these boards know someone who writes tho....   >>         No need for an AV. Windows Update, XP firewall, Mo....   >>      If you were Microsof....   Bundling SW and HW is going a full circle, imo. We....   >>      Long-term prospects ....   > I think as most win16 appz works on windows 2000....   >>      Ayn Rand   I've just cross-posted this from the more recent '....   >>         While both funny and true, it is not impossible. ....   >>         Best would be a philosopher king as envisaged by P....   >>      What is time?   Heard of it. Perhaps even would have read it. Will....   >>      sounding off: Linux ....   For heaven's sake get Slackware and swaret! What's....   >>   03 Jun 2004   Visual Reflector?   >>   03 Jun 2004   Ayn Rand   > Stalin murdered. So did Hitler. So did GWB. >....   >>         > People respect and follow people who make person....   >>         Modules, modules and more modules. Go modular. No ....   >>         Whatever you do, do not stop reading pop-philosoph....   >>         David Wildgoose, I'm sorry. She did not commit ....   >>         Incidentally or may be not, AR was a failure by he....   >>         Shall we compile the deaths under Monarchist Great....   >>         What is Communism? Any idea? What is Capitalism? ....   >>         {Going into quasi-anonymous mode. Did not realise ....   >>         One of the problems with AR is that she does n....   >>             You will not regret it.   >>             An expression of confidence based us....   >>         Do not forget to read Fountainhead and Anthem. The....   >>      What is time?   IANAP nor a physics student, but Madking, '.......   >>         Also get yourself a copy of 'About Time' by Paul D....   >>         And that is my point. Analogies go only thus far. ....   >>         As to the famed feline - it is _NOT_ the case ....   >>         Having accepted that Time has a begining, aski....   >>         Yes.   >>         There is no 'time'. There is only space-time. ....   >>      Visual Reflector?   Matthew and Chris: Sorry, I should have been more ....   >>      Where's Joel?   Or providing grammar and spelling lessons for the ....   >>      Windows based Email ....   The best thing I did to solve these perpetual emai....   >>      This is ludicrous   Again, is it compulsory that every one *must* be a....   >>         But is it correct to make it manadatory that I mus....   >>   02 Jun 2004   Passing args by refe....   About half of the help provided in this threat has....   >>   01 Jun 2004   C++ or Java ?   There are far more positions in Java/.NET than C++....   >>      How do I turn pirate....   Move to Canada :)   >>   30 May 2004   To Dubai or not to D....   Honestly, if I got the chance to go to the UAE, I ....   >>   28 May 2004   The number of posts.....   Well, the couple of posts here on how boring this ....   >>   27 May 2004   Resources on Oracle   'Could someone tell me how to change the oil on a ....   >>      People who thinks th....   Harking back to a previous thread, see this use of....   >>      Drive letter issues ....   Interestingly if you use a UNC path to your own ma....   >>      Chris Stone on Open/....   blaZ, why are you asking for a job from the bank a....   >>      interview situation   The recruiter won't ask the employer because he do....   >>   26 May 2004   I knew it   Porting Mono to IA-64 would definitely be a sideli....   >>   25 May 2004   INGRESS opensourced   CA - Where software goes to die.   >>   24 May 2004   Dealing with Efficie....   Time to start removing all the comments from your ....   >>      On Math   >>>At football games in America, we chant: 3.14159....   >>      French Words/express....   >>> I'm just a condescending, pretentious, faux-in....   >>   21 May 2004   Backwards Interface?   'Also, please note, that in my travels, I have bee....   >>      How long is too long....   I work 37.5 hours a week, very seldomly take work ....   >>   20 May 2004   Press F1 to continue   'Yet another reason why Linux is worthless and suc....   >>      Confused about .NET   'No reason to be confused about .NET . . . once yo....   >>      Making sense of WTL,....   If you're any good, you use Win32 directly and don....   >>   19 May 2004   Google IPO   Speaking of Google's IPO, anyone notice how Micros....   >>      Lots of free time, p....   Also, could you find out where those WMD really ar....   >>   18 May 2004   Website Monitoring S....   I use yo mama   >>      What's the deal with....   Is the premise that the vararg pulled the pointer ....   >>      Are there any .Net c....   'http://www.gogodatabase.com/ is probably for norm....   >>   17 May 2004   my boss is a @%$&....   Your boss is just worried because his best buddy d....   >>      yahoo mail is slow a....   Can't be.  Most of you devs are non-believers....   >>      Indian economy   'hilarious ... I got it, Greg, even if nobody else....   >>         'I am quite sympathetic to the Indians who are aff....   >>      What another awsome ....   Did Joel write this thread? A couple of posts befo....   >>   16 May 2004   Virtual audio output -> TCP   >>   16 May 2004   image   My point is that maybe your way of approaching pro....   >>         Dear Mauron, there are actually different ways by ....   >>         'BTW, if you want to see what real personal abuse ....   >>      Norrick Throws In th....   SOB you have no concept of economics, evident both....   >>   15 May 2004   What another awsome ....   Just be nice, Joel? Oh my God, I am soooooo gonna ....   >>         This thread is stupid. Philo, just shut up.    >>      IBM pinches Open Off....   The problem is that lots of those 'dumb users' are....   >>   14 May 2004   Recruiter question......   ..should not *send* your resume anywhere ...   >>         They want to know where you're working so they can....   >>      Media coverage of in....   'I'm a dumb shit and the world sucks when it doesn....   >>   13 May 2004      'In my opinion this is like leaving the car door u....   >>      Design Skills are Wo....   'This guy is a hero here, though, because he gets ....   >>      RIP Ask Joel   So long as none of you are dirty......   >>   12 May 2004   To Eric Sink and oth....   If you >9-5ers are serious you are seriously de....   >>      .NET Rocks   'All that notwithstanding, it's still a bunch of a....   >>         'In case Carl and Rory read this I would like to s....   >>   11 May 2004      'It sounds amateur, because it _is_ amateur.' H....   >>         They're trying way too hard to emulate professiona....   >>      Witty   'whats your angle here?' The angle is 'Oh, poor....   >>      IBM Debuts new "Java....   > IBM's planning to lay a turd in Microsoft's lunc....   >>   10 May 2004      Looks like IBM's marketing department has discover....   >>      Coder to Developer: ....   Interesting tale there - why he won't write for Fa....   >>   09 May 2004   irreversible   Any non-invertible function is "irreversible"   >>      Does commissioning a....   It's easier to do, and certainly to describe, an u....   >>         FullName, your description is for a *survey*, not ....   >>         Actually outsourcing provides the classic proofs o....   >>   07 May 2004   What sort of professional recognition would mean t   >>   07 May 2004   should i just leave ....   This might be your chance for Project Management 2....   >>      What sort of profess....   What sort of professional recognition would mean t....   >>      The developing in fr....   DON'T 'talk to a lawyer.' He will tell you your em....   >>   06 May 2004   Banking Industry   Working for a financial company can be mind-numbin....   >>      "If you're an employ....   Contemptuous treatment is more common in IT becaus....   >>      Job Title for future....   Elephant, you want to be more careful about listen....   >>      Google Serach Result....   'I'm with Philo. ' Given that Microsoft recentl....   >>      How many LOC per day....   'If anything, this thread provides lazy programmer....   >>      Why does everyone th....   Edward, I'm afraid you've fallen for the marketing....   >>      Joel's post today: C....   That's a definition of pretentiousness, not comput....   >>      U.S. Is Losing Its D....   Just read the whole thread. ROTFLMMFAO!    >>   05 May 2004   Why does everyone th....   Edward, you don't understand the point Mr Analogy ....   >>      Sasser   'What happened to your firewall?' Oh, I'm sorry....   >>   04 May 2004   Reporting Services (....   http://www.microsoft.com/sql/reporting/howtobuy/fa....   >>         'We run it on our internal web server' So you o....   >>      U.S. Is Losing Its D....   'WASHINGTON, March 30 - The Bush administration, s....   >>         http://www.frac.org/html/hunger_in_the_us/hunger_i....   >>         > Car - Germany > What exactly is so special ab....   >>   03 May 2004   Independent contract....   I don't think cold calling or ads in work for cons....   >>   01 May 2004   Microsoft Security p....   I remember hearing this sort of stuff in the early....   >>   30 Apr 2004   Dont want to dual bo....   Find a Win95, Win95, MSDOS boot floppy ( or produc....   >>      Give Work Away?   Artists and graphic designers come from older occu....   >>   29 Apr 2004   WMA Conversion for I....   There is a certain irony in the fact that you want....   >>      Lack of social skill....   So the arrogant lawyer who sneers at everyone is j....   >>   27 Apr 2004   Simple site builder   I CALL GUERILLA MARKETING! Geesh, when will the....   >>      Managing Up   Brian, This is your manager here. YOU'RE FIRED!....   >>   26 Apr 2004   C++ is faster than J....   Actually, the NAZIs used SALAD CREAM. That's what ....   >>   23 Apr 2004   online fax services ....   Yes!   >>   21 Apr 2004   IEEE/ACM Membership   I had an IEEE membership but dropped it after a ye....   >>      Unhappy transfer   Do a meticulous/great job so that this asshole can....   >>      What an awesome day.....   What's the weather like where you are? (Let's push....   >>   20 Apr 2004   Annoying coworker ha....   Blank, the next time I see you bogarting the fast ....   >>      Auuuggghhh!  Ad....   Myron the MS apologist.    >>      How incompetent am I....   Your self-deprecation and personal self doubts act....   >>      What an awesome day.....   'Which leaves one to wonder where other people get....   >>   19 Apr 2004   Audit log design pat....   Rolled back transactions roll back trigger changes....   >>      Service Oriented Arc....   Uh, okay. Let me quote: 'VPNs stink also becaus....   >>         'VPNs stink also because: 1. the security locks d....   >>         'One reason (the main reason) to use web services ....   >>         'How many of you are using webservices in a totall....   >>      What an awesome day.....   'Some of you must be very bitter and angry people.....   >>         There was a letter to the editor in a local paper ....   >>         '... I couldn't have done it if SharePoint, SQL Re....   >>      world best known sof....   Clearly AMI or Pheonix.   >>      The big disadvantage....   'Whereas bad C++ code just forms part of the 90% o....   >>         'Historically many, many bad programmers wrote abs....   >>   17 Apr 2004   Preventing spam with....   The primary value of the registry privacy is actua....   >>      Should source contro....   Being able to get ahold of the exact binary that a....   >>   16 Apr 2004   My my, isn't this Sa....   Someone hit the bong a little too heavy tonight I ....   >>   14 Apr 2004   Intro to Visual Stud....   HEAD ON A PIKE!!!   >>      How much experience ....   Most jobs require software development expertise f....   >>      Email Newsletter Sof....   There are lots of such programs. I have tested som....   >>   13 Apr 2004   Examples of Microsof....   'IBM and MS appears to be in a MAD like situation.....   >>         Now, let's be honest. Netscape was a browser th....   >>         'While I know naysayers will probably dismiss this....   >>         If a kid carries a gun to school, the historical p....   >>      Architecture questio....   'I write everything using a standard text editor, ....   >>      C++ Hello world with....   HEAD ON A PIKE!   >>      Interviews and firin....   'Also, especially in this day and age, how much do....   >>   11 Apr 2004   Interviews and firing/parting ways   >>   11 Apr 2004      'Hiring the wrong person is usually at least 10x a....   >>      Flash: the new clien....   Flash will make an interesting example for a marke....   >>      Spelling and Coding   I think good communications and spelling should be....   >>   09 Apr 2004   Fastest, easiest DB ....   REALbasic   >>   07 Apr 2004   I Question the Assum....   Developer A = $40 / hour Developer B = $4 / hour ....   >>   05 Apr 2004   Convert String to Fl....   You're at such a rudimentary baby-steps stage that....   >>      Dual Monitor setup......   I've found having a second PC is _far_ better than....   >>   03 Apr 2004   Who else is digging ....   As Mike mention, it does seem a tad illogical that....   >>      Microsoft's Believab....   'No, it isn't. The entire company wasn't focused o....   >>   02 Apr 2004   Microsoft's Believability   >>   02 Apr 2004   Getting software con....   Daryle, if you want to steal jobs from America, yo....   >>      keeping the toothpas....   Ideas ARE worth protecting if they're any good. ....   >>      Microsoft's Believab....   'you could always go to the MSDN TV web site and c....   >>         'So - Microsoft is VERY dangerous when they set th....   >>         'Don't underestimate Microsoft when they have some....   >>         Turned out that gmail is actually real, and the me....   >>      Number of developers....   A fully licensed version of MS SharePoint.   >>   01 Apr 2004   Parm?  What's t....   My pet peeve is "You Are El"...is it so hard to pr....   >>         params are to parameters as..   >>         I just call them p's. The average conversation goe....   >>         Would you like some parm to go on that bitter soup....   >>      IT subculture the ca....   The article is about IT not software development. ....   >>   31 Mar 2004   Gmail.com   The disturbing catch is that is an April fools jok....   >>      Non-Speech Careers   'Only stupid people make blanket statements.' A....   >>      Is SharePoint overki....   'It seems to me that if you want to use one Micros....   >>   30 Mar 2004   ThrowTheBumsOut   You don't need to send unions overseas: If there's....   >>      Is SharePoint overki....   Instead of Sharepoint, how about just "net share"?....   >>      binary xml - just sa....   'Oh, and XML is really, really ill-suited for stor....   >>   29 Mar 2004   Leftovers   Ah...so the next guy gets to say "I've got this be....   >>   28 Mar 2004   Linux: First determi....   Yeah, I think it would be really terrific if free ....   >>      Should I do it?   It is _extremely_ difficult to sell products to th....   >>   27 Mar 2004   top ten software fir....   Why does it matter which software companies are th....   >>   26 Mar 2004   "The Apprentice" (sp....   'But spending 1k to make 30k is a good move.' I....   >>         How embarrassing it must be, if one has any grasp ....   >>   25 Mar 2004   Good Code / Bad Code....   RAGE! RAGE! RAGEEEEEEEEEE! ARGHHH!!!!! Smi....   >>         Damn. I must admit defeat at the hands of your mas....   >>         Should you be hanging around adult boards like thi....   >>         ' We need to grow up and become real intellectuals....   >>   24 Mar 2004   Local Candidates Onl....   `One of the tricks I've used to get around the rid....   >>         There are a few possible motivating factors. One i....   >>      Open Source UI Desig....   > Recently I submitted four bugs to Mozilla in one....   >>   23 Mar 2004   Opera's fat lady sin....   I used Opera as my primary browser up until Mozill....   >>      Wives and Entreprene....   FNR's advice is well thought out and displays a lo....   >>      Another take on SCO   Tapiwa makes a good point. The early BOFH were gen....   >>   22 Mar 2004   Copyright disclaimer....   Of course, if you don't give your source code away....   >>      Management Metaphors....   Another metaphor is the publishing industry which,....   >>   21 Mar 2004   A halfway decent onl....   Set up a P2P server, setting the root of the archi....   >>      Witty Worm , Black I....   I've just bounced around the grcsucks site a bit. ....   >>   19 Mar 2004   The Prisoner's Dilem....   'On the other hand, he built a relationship with t....   >>         'They seed your trust with a small payoff and then....   >>      If you can't beat em....   Philo, Given that Microsoft was rolling in the ....   >>      Consulting companies....   I was offered a position from a top 4 software com....   >>   18 Mar 2004   Nice Guy, but he can....   'Has anyone been in a similar situation?' You'r....   >>      (Real) Web Applicati....   The Janus site is cute, but it immediately is elim....   >>   17 Mar 2004   Lies on CVs   This raises a lot of questions though, and I think....   >>         'He was shown the door.' I know this sounds odd....   >>      databases are danger....   I knew a development manager that advocated using ....   >>      Immigration and comp....   'Now she's a waitress at a diner. It's heart-break....   >>   16 Mar 2004   Any thoughts about O....   While I'd normally be negative to message board sp....   >>      Bad Programming Team....   I'm a zeta male.   >>      Immigration and comp....   'I find it highly ironic that people who's ancesto....   >>   15 Mar 2004   An example of how to....   Brilliant astroturfing Woodentongue. So the moral ....   >>         Wipro and friends have been very busy as of late g....   >>   12 Mar 2004   Could this installer be any worse?   >>   12 Mar 2004   Another critical fix....   These security problems are unacceptable, and must....   >>      Does good code matte....   'I don't think as fast as possible is a requiremen....   >>      How to collaborate o....   Legal advice hold up in court? You're killing me. ....   >>      Lower Wages Is The S....   'If _you_ ran one of those companies, would _you_ ....   >>         'You are now dealing with individuals that in many....   >>   11 Mar 2004      Bwahaha. Priceless. Is this a manager that's pisse....   >>   10 Mar 2004   Converting wizard.   >>   10 Mar 2004   Bizarre Situation   Just saw Steve's post and wish to endorse what he ....   >>         It sounds like the recruiter / company has a polic....   >>   09 Mar 2004   RedGate SQL Compare ....   These marketing threads are getting fairly imagina....   >>      What's up at O'Reill....   'You think you're joking, dot, but there are a num....   >>         I still don't understand why O'Reilly doesn't open....   >>      Empower question   That's fine, but a pat of the benefits is an MSDN ....   >>   08 Mar 2004   Empower question   >>   08 Mar 2004      I notice in the agreement that it says that the no....   >>      Microsoft customer s....   Rightttt...you're the one who couldn't read simple....   >>      Is this harassment?   do nothing. next time she says something like this....   >>   05 Mar 2004   Windows XP SP2 Will ....   You're exactly write, Nate -- Microsoft put securi....   >>   04 Mar 2004   "The Apprentice" (Sp....   Sexually abused by Richard Hatch, and attacked and....   >>      Cooments on this boo....   Guerilla marketing!   >>      Code Complete 2 pres....   > Ahh, the technology may be a disgrace, but then ....   >>         > BTW, Joel, instead of starting a new thread like....   >>   02 Mar 2004   Laptop size/weight R....   Can I chime in here with a wish list as well? W....   >>   24 Feb 2004   Shold learn XSLT?   'I suspect that the avarage programmer (and certai....   >>      Free and simple to u....   'While not always free, unless you jack one from a....   >>   21 Feb 2004   Offshoring of "mind-....   Errr, as a matter of practicality outsourced/offsh....   >>   17 Feb 2004   Good Article on Xen ....   Oh God I'm so excited -- Microsoft, with a huge li....   >>   14 Feb 2004   Norrick Bitches Abou....   Even if one truly believed that project management....   >>   12 Feb 2004   Is it still worth le....   >>You know in Lisp they say that code is data, dat....   >>         I've been learning assembly for writing a small to....   >>   10 Feb 2004   Good vs Bad Code   Then why are you here? Seriously? If you have such....   >>   09 Feb 2004   C question: pointers....   Ah, the good old mad dash to feel superior (justif....   >>   08 Feb 2004   Programmed Death Of ....   'No, it's not a field to go into, unless you want ....   >>   06 Feb 2004   bidding   >>   06 Feb 2004   Easiest way to copy ....   Ghost. By the way, do you mind if from now on ....   >>      Test Outsourcing-2   I'll half the price that ULF is promised, and will....   >>   03 Feb 2004   Gigabit Ethernet?   Yes. That is all.    >>      Dual Xeon now, or wa....   http://www.xicomputer.com/products/mtoweropmp.asp    >>   28 Jan 2004   Taxes & US Devel....   Just to provide some practical input on this topic....   >>   23 Jan 2004   Dealing with Madness   Taking university classes can be very fulfilling, ....   >>   21 Jan 2004   Mozilla Firebird   It's open source. Mozilla is a foundation, more de....   >>      The source of `bad c....   If it compiles, ship it!   >>   15 Jan 2004   Favorite Soft Drink ....   Jack Daniels / Prozac   >>      Windows culture?   I think it is funnier to refer to 'gnu types' as ....   >>         I've had the exact opposite of philo's experience.   >>         'I'm just curious what the over-generalized, stere....   >>      Speaking of neat wat....   a friend of mine has this. The problem with it is ....   >>      An alternative way o....   Also I should point out that I've been a programme....   >>         'My question is: if a potential employer saw 'BS M....   >>      Private offices: fai....   here are some data points: - i am very product....   >>      Anger-Oriented Progr....   'Last semester, I was given several programming as....   >>   12 Jan 2004   "Rules of Engagement....   That's it! Now I'm angry!   >>   08 Jan 2004   company from which l....   boinking...is that a synonym for "respect great wo....   >>         Say 'Please??? PUHHHLEEASEEEEEE? PRETTY PLEASE??....   >>   05 Jan 2004   Windows Script Help   'Thanks Ankur, you replied while I was composing m....   >>   25 Dec 2003   a nice sql elearning....   http://www.sqlcourse.com/ http://www.sqlcourse2.c....   >>   24 Dec 2003   What did you learn, ....   Didn't Joel get an intern to write an ASP to PHP t....   >>   12 Dec 2003   Software Engineers: ....   Professor: - We don't only teach computer science....   >>   10 Dec 2003   Software will eat it....   Ged, I don't think the analogy holds, although it ....   >>   03 Dec 2003   Debug vs Release bui....   http://www.codeproject.com/debug/releasemode.asp    >>   02 Dec 2003   Intrinsic fatal erro....   Kingston, products like Excel and Word are probabl....   >>   29 Nov 2003   I need a pay rise   The other interesting point in this game is that y....   >>         No David, you don't get it. If you present the oth....   >>   28 Nov 2003      How about if we set a day when we all ask for pay ....   >>      Performing at your P....   Unknown author: By following the simple advice ....   >>   27 Nov 2003   I need a pay rise   As Matthew says, ask for a rise without mentioning....   >>   26 Nov 2003   Master and Slave   I'm with Mr Blank on this one. To quibble about su....   >>   25 Nov 2003   What do I say to thi....   Programmers should protect their profession more. ....   >>      Turbo Pascal editor ....   Get a real editor, like Visual Studio .NET. Tha....   >>   24 Nov 2003      Try RHIDE http://www.rhide.com    >>      Problem in my Develo....   Do your job with a beautiful smile and, in the mea....   >>      Troublesome Team Mem....   Imagine if, say, the bread making industry was lik....   >>      Useability:: Backwar....   I don't mean to be rude, but this is not a new pri....   >>   23 Nov 2003   Stupid Users   You mention insurance in one paragraph, but not in....   >>         Consider this contrast: When users can't unders....   >>      World Class Programm....   You're right Marx. 600 million people have been co....   >>   22 Nov 2003   GUI design (Linux)   Alice, go do that development (of the multiple UI'....   >>      Joel Mentioned on Sl....   One of the reasons Windows beat OS/2 is that IBM w....   >>   21 Nov 2003   An end to blog spam   The blog software will automate it.   >>      Being pushed   sven, it's true that RP's description of the probl....   >>   20 Nov 2003   "warm-chair attritio....   Ever wondered why most economies consider it norma....   >>      Being pushed   sven, you've lived a sheltered life. There are ple....   >>   19 Nov 2003   Show me hard data...   '...three of which I disagree with.' Well don't....   >>      What say ye, desktop....   'Using [the browser] with satisfaction for anythin....   >>   17 Nov 2003   Offices and Feynmann   When did Joel praise Feynman?  I must have mi....   >>      efficient / fast sof....   MX, ever tried writing corporate mission statement....   >>   15 Nov 2003   Need a reasonable da....   http://www.hwaci.com/sw/sqlite/ SQLite has a do....   >>   14 Nov 2003   Dressing up for job ....   It's the low-level coders that wear the suits. Peo....   >>      Open Source Software....   m, your economic analysis is basically correct. Ou....   >>      Linux hack attempt   Oh, the harshest criticism - young and inexperienc....   >>         Ori, with respect, you sound like you're not famil....   >>      Possibly a virus   Just run a free scan using Trend Micro's web site:....   >>   13 Nov 2003   How to make opensour....   No, I think he's for real. It just indicates how i....   >>      Linux hack attempt   Ori, the first side makes more sense. The software....   >>      A Programmer and an ....   I think it was meant to be that engineers are smar....   >>   12 Nov 2003   Linux hack attempt   If you read the reports, you find that at least tw....   >>      A Programmer and an ....   The original version of this story has a smart cit....   >>      Employment Hours Sta....   'If an hourly work does 80 hours on a project in o....   >>      WMP for X!   Asking for the admin password is sloppy installati....   >>      I hate "smart" softw....   Of course, it's not smart software at all. It's f-....   >>      What's China got to ....   > Of course, Microsoft solves this problem for its....   >>   11 Nov 2003   What ever happened t....   That's not quite true. There's no tool in the JDK ....   >>   10 Nov 2003   Music Selection Whil....   Gen'Xer I'm guessing you'd also like: Ride ....   >>   07 Nov 2003   Can MS sell the lock....   It's an interesting crystallisation of the conflic....   >>   06 Nov 2003   Incredibly Stupid Qu....   > Not necesarily. Microsoft 'gives away' their cod....   >>         By the way, I can't help noticing that the only pe....   >>         It all gets back to the fact that giving away the ....   >>         From the horse's mouth: 1. Free software is a m....   >>   05 Nov 2003   When is open source ....   > If companies were forced to build the infrastruc....   >>   30 Oct 2003   Advice for Student T....   H Lally Singh, join associations roughly relevant ....   >>   28 Oct 2003   Academics vs. Engine....   Bill, I agree with your point. I think there i....   >>   23 Oct 2003   how many pounds have....   I run marathons and am fit enough to usually beat ....   >>      VB for hand-held dev....   eVB is not the language to use. As Joel points out....   >>   20 Oct 2003   CityDesk too much fo....   It is just unfair to advertise competitors' progra....   >>      MSc Anonymous   Fernanda, yes, getting a degree is one way of impr....   >>   17 Oct 2003   hidden planning   The PR firm we use is quite capable but they refus....   >>         Yes. Pay her what she's worth.   >>   14 Oct 2003   new job, but the act....   Settle down, put your feet up, have a good look at....   >>   11 Oct 2003   Magazines - How do y....   I throw them away without even reading them. ....   >>      leave company => ....   If they really want you, as they seem to, then you....   >>      Revenue-splitting ar....   Why do they want the code rather than the product?....   >>      Legal Question   You are in the right and have little to worry abou....   >>   10 Oct 2003   How can people excel....   Regarding time management: Reminds me of the jo....   >>   09 Oct 2003      People like your friend are always balanced out by....   >>   08 Oct 2003   More on the Half Lif....   You can replace a car pretty darn easily at a smal....   >>   05 Oct 2003   is this industry int....   > Why not get involved in some open source project....   >>   04 Oct 2003   Who should name an a....   Feeling, try this: 'I'm moving to Dept X next w....   >>   03 Oct 2003   should stupid people....   The ugly thing is that the good professor is not r....   >>      Who should name an a....   It's clear that Feeling feels like he was exploite....   >>         Feeling, it is normal to take an interest in a goo....   >>      Joel and Kaizen have....   > In the OP it was not clearly stated but one of t....   >>         That is, companies with a background in successful....   >>         I think Kaizen actually contradicts Joel's philoso....   >>   01 Oct 2003   Does anyone send rej....   Which highlights how stupid a lot of "career advic....   >>         By not letting you know, they avoid having to deal....   >>      Working Vacation   > I would take the cellphone, not because I think ....   >>         The way to handle this is as follows: They're p....   >>   30 Sep 2003   What do you think of....   It's not really a graphic artist that you need, bu....   >>         Reginald, are you really looking for an HR droid t....   >>      How to beat lethargy....   Where do you guys find these sorts of jobs, where ....   >>      Creating Web Clients   JSP pages == ASP pages Servlets == custom activex....   >>   28 Sep 2003   Wireless Internet Co....   >'C- 'The 'Enable IEEE authentication' box under ....   >>   25 Sep 2003   First-time contract ....   > My instinct is to lowball it, take the hit finan....   >>   20 Sep 2003   Who Killed Apple Com....   And the 'bloody peasants' scene: Peasant in fi....   >>   19 Sep 2003   Construction sorrows....   To make comparisons with other industries, the fir....   >>   17 Sep 2003   What is Change Manag....   There are two separate concepts getting mixed up h....   >>   16 Sep 2003   turned off because o....   >> But it ain't gonna get me to the moon--it's the....   >>   11 Sep 2003   C++ -> VC++   It's not VC++ you need to learn; it's Windows deve....   >>   09 Sep 2003   Conformity in platfo....   Does anyone else here detect an alarming drop in q....   >>   06 Sep 2003   Decision makers that....   Welcome to management theory. As you observe, some....   >>   05 Sep 2003   It's about results.   This discussion is best interpreted in sociologica....   >>      Contract Negotiation....   I did that years ago.   >>         Philo, the proposition is that you're getting scre....   >>         Philo, re your comment that the contractor is work....   >>   04 Sep 2003   To interchange or no....   Here's an idea. Why don't we create a mindset amon....   >>      Contract Negotiation....   Norrick, I think the issue isn't the actual money.....   >>         Way to go Realist. FWIW, I've found that actually ....   >>         To the guy who compared hourly rates of salaried e....   >>         Philo It's not true that the recruiter won't bu....   >>         Realist, it's called negotiation. The recruiter wi....   >>      the open source busi....   No, Mr Eby, it's not. Did you ever use WordPerfect....   >>      Linux stabilization ....   As time goes by, there will be greater awareness t....   >>   01 Sep 2003   Sympathy for teekid?   Some naive teenager writes a virus and gets up to ....   >>   30 Aug 2003   A company selling yo....   It depends on how much extra work is involved for ....   >>   29 Aug 2003   Need a good, blind c....   You could say you're internationally renowned (JOS....   >>      Developers in Suits ....   Trollumination, if you work in a seedy neighbourho....   >>   28 Aug 2003      Philo, the point is that a suit is a device to art....   >>         But I know of several Manhattan-style financial fi....   >>         It's the code-monkeys that wear the suits, Albert.....   >>   26 Aug 2003   Lawyers, EULA, and C....   > Food for thought....if a company knew it could g....   >>   23 Aug 2003   How Long Will Kids L....   'I'm with the 'Christian Bible' guy. ' Please, ....   >>   22 Aug 2003   XML - the only pract....   the hospital system I mentioned above was specific....   >>         i built an XML based medical record sharing system....   >>   21 Aug 2003   alternatives to sharepoint   >>   21 Aug 2003   alternatives to shar....   more along the lines of portal pages. I don't need....   >>      Decline and Fall (se....   i hope the US empire doesn' t decline too quickly,....   >>         how does the USA have a "mercenary army?"   >>      Awesome article by E....   It's good to see this critical evaluation on JOS. ....   >>   20 Aug 2003   What'd you do with u....   being famous without money would suck. think gary ....   >>      Technical College De....   getting an entry level programming job is never a ....   >>      mayo   danes are way into sandwiches. my grandma used to ....   >>      #define PRIVATE stat....   The reviewer sounds like one of these heroes who's....   >>      Poor poor me, the fi....   On the subject of overtime, I once worked on a con....   >>   19 Aug 2003      Should have been: I recall the first time I sto....   >>         PPM, consider the experience to be half an MBA, an....   >>      Agile/XP programming....   > Companies don't want to continue to pay american....   >>      Job (and life) Advic....   I would figure out where you want to live and then....   >>      Bigger than Munich (....   Dear FullName 1. If someone installs and runs a....   >>         This is a much bigger issue. China has been resist....   >>      Development Paltform....   oh, i forgot... many parts of google are also writ....   >>         yahoo maps and yahoo groups were both written in p....   >>   18 Aug 2003   Which Language for W....   i can't imagine this product will be successful. m....   >>      Did the girl get to ....   Heheh, "prig". A nice touch, Philo.   >>   15 Aug 2003   I *hate* "server pri....   beating a dead horse, server pricing does seem ann....   >>   14 Aug 2003      I hate software pricing of any kind, unless i'm th....   >>      Database Programming   Rob is right, wayne is wrong. the original program....   >>      Programmer hourly ra....   $150/hr, doing everything (consulting, design, pro....   >>      CityDesk profitable?   he actually only has to sell 100 hundred-user pack....   >>   12 Aug 2003   C++ Test - Questions....   Probably: Pimply-Faced Youth   >>   08 Aug 2003   Japanese Companies   philo, this isn't america, it is japan!   >>         hey prakash. i worked for a japanese web developme....   >>   07 Aug 2003   what package for processing photos? (on XP)   >>   07 Aug 2003   what package for pro....   actually it sounds like the built in GDI stuff mig....   >>      Offshore -- Cringely....   As someone above observed, Cringely's main point i....   >>   06 Aug 2003   High hourly rate guy....   this should have read more like: also what i've....   >>         i consider myself more of a small business owner t....   >>      Do firms even hire l....   hi. i was the guy who posted the original $10K/m p....   >>      Joel on Outsourcing ....   Funnily enough, I think the geeks claiming they're....   >>   05 Aug 2003   Do firms even hire l....   i am a long term consultant, working 2 year long c....   >>      MS slowly boiling?   I'm sure Microsoft is shaking in their boots. All ....   >>         sigh. i hope nothing bad happens to MS marketshare....   >>      S-Q-L or SeQueL?   you guys are serious dorks.   >>      Outsourcing and Stra....   well, maybe winamp was a bad example. how does mic....   >>         A story: I worked at winamp. The good version....   >>         Fog Creek seems to be surviving and thriving. Are ....   >>      Age discrimination i....   Bored Bystander, every post of yours is nearly ide....   >>      Equity distribution ....   hey there. I DID this job a while back. Only I got....   >>   02 Aug 2003   Philo and lawyers   as the poster of the above rant, i have to chime i....   >>         A friend of mine has a master's degree in mechanic....   >>   31 Jul 2003   This is what's wrong....   i'll give you a bad attitude. sure the slashdot cr....   >>      how to ditch bad, sm....   What's a potato client? (I think you're missing....   >>         jeeze. the people on this forum read a lot into th....   >>   30 Jul 2003   best way to move excel data to sql server   >>   30 Jul 2003   best way to move exc....   DTS looks like what I need. thanks! excel is a....   >>      How to get taken ser....   It sounds like you don't where to start. It might ....   >>      issues with working ....   you are not really standing on shaky ground. just ....   >>   29 Jul 2003   Open source is _not_....   OSS zealots can prattle all they like. The typ....   >>         I think the developers on this board get what the ....   >>         I would say the nature of this thread itself illus....   >>         OC doesn't understand software development. Open s....   >>         I think what people are saying here, FullName, is ....   >>         >> 'FullName, if you have a house, how much did yo....   >>         FullName, if you have a house, how much did you pa....   >>         FullName, you're the intellectual giant who though....   >>   28 Jul 2003   A thought   Real PC, the guys and gals who decide where to hav....   >>      Purpose of a pointer....   The purpose of a pointer was originally to provide....   >>      company car   Hey Phibian, I'm a government minister from Nigeri....   >>   27 Jul 2003   Should I become a pr....   The reason I say biotech - and I actually meant me....   >>      company car   Phibian, how old are you? I don't think you've act....   >>   26 Jul 2003   Should I become a pr....   Warren, I think the situation will not become perf....   >>      Technical Self-Emplo....   His story doesn't ring true, especially with the a....   >>         ...and needless sentences and paragraphs, as well.   >>      company car   Phibian, companies are legal entities established ....   >>         To dot pretender from the Real Dot You certainl....   >>         IANAL, and I didn't read the whole thread, but as ....   >>   25 Jul 2003   Technical Self-Emplo....   If he's as busy as he says he is, he wouldn't have....   >>      Questions for CEO in....   How long have you been out?   >>   23 Jul 2003   Calendar on weblogs   I don't understand the question.   >>      TWO PERCENT of ALL U....   Yanwoo: 1. People who claim to welcome competit....   >>         Here's somewhere to start( I put it on the other t....   >>         For anyone wanting to look, there is a substantial....   >>         > What I find hard to understand is how countries ....   >>      New Position/Company....   Justin, overall it's quite nice. Your last paragra....   >>      cheap developers   The practice of sending work to the cheapest count....   >>   22 Jul 2003   TWO PERCENT of ALL U....   waiting for info, I would love to see you in a flo....   >>         By the ay, 2 percent of all jobs means about 50 pe....   >>         anon, what's occurring now, and has been occurring....   >>      Who writes the docum....   SDK sample apps are cheap throwaways and were trad....   >>      cheap developers   John, I fear you have sucked in one of the PR line....   >>         John, people in all industries might have lost job....   >>         That's a load of crock John. Outsourcing reduces t....   >>   19 Jul 2003   Certified Software D....   Wow. Those are incredibly stupid questions. I know....   >>      (pre)interview quest....   The fact that, when you protested about doing extr....   >>         FullNameRequired, you would have to be an OSS fana....   >>   18 Jul 2003   Is Govt use going to....   We've had a decade where business managers thought....   >>      Requirements vs Goal....   These sorts of discussions need to define their te....   >>      part-time boss?   homiez1, you have a very smart boss. Learn from hi....   >>      Linux in Munich... D....   Munich will be interesting as the first of many ex....   >>      Rewriting Code Is Be....   Some game projects are very poorly run, which is d....   >>      software architects   Andy, architect was a useful term to describe the ....   >>   17 Jul 2003   Protecting IP when p....   Gwynn, tell me your product isn't open-source. You....   >>   04 Jul 2003   What we should teach....   1. That time == money 2. That giving their sour....   >>      CMM certification   'How much sense does it make to go for one ?' H....   >>   02 Jul 2003   Evaluating Programme....   Walter, that seems a pretty good indicator to me. ....   >>      Bad Analogy of the D....   There's more walking in European cities because th....   >>   29 Jun 2003   Nitpicking Christoph....   Philo, fair comment ( about stereotyping ). I was ....   >>         No, do it like lawyers. Before you start any work ....   >>   28 Jun 2003      I agree that the resume looks packed, and informat....   >>      "Social skills" in t....   There's an interesting corollary of someone having....   >>      Study on Open Source....   Urby, open source pushers always fall back on a re....   >>      Ideal nummber of pag....   Christopher - re achievements, this actually refer....   >>   26 Jun 2003   How would you find a....   Since 1995, Visual Studio has tipped new Windows p....   >>         Chris Tavares has hit it. I consider MFC to be the....   >>      What's Your Best Pro....   I brought in a big new product on deadline and on ....   >>      Study on Open Source....   Not intended to be a flaimbait.... How well doe....   >>         A study of amateur (home) movies found fewer edits....   >>      Dealing with 21'st c....   Poor Me: 1. See a doctor about stress. Get a me....   >>         Joachim, no, it's not fraud. It's called bullying.   >>         > Get fired and find yourself in legal conflict wi....   >>         Poor Me, tell them you're doing a correspondence m....   >>   25 Jun 2003   Retroactive Advice   > ...thinking that the Philosophy faculty will ha....   >>      Dealing with 21'st c....   runtime, no-one's mentioned time feature trade off....   >>         What's occurred here is that your boss is not acce....   >>         Programmers are starting to wake up to the fact th....   >>      Mile-High menu bar r....   Get some mouse gesture recognition software: http:....   >>      Ideal nummber of pag....   I think there might have been a change in the opti....   >>   24 Jun 2003   interview questions ....   The fact that the work took only a few hours doesn....   >>      "plumbers make more ....   The average pusher of open source software is noth....   >>         How dumb can you be, really. Has anyone else e....   >>      Fresh "good" program....   To answer one of Mr Curiousity's actual questions:....   >>      What's the big deal ....   If you think that's a vulgar company name, you sho....   >>   23 Jun 2003   interview questions ....   Wow. They have stolen your work, quite brazenly. Y....   >>   22 Jun 2003   software contract / ....   These sites are a great idea if you want to deal w....   >>      What Does a Degree M....   I think a lot of popular thinking about degrees is....   >>   21 Jun 2003   Cowardly Programmers....   Quicher ... the term: "IT professional" is actuall....   >>         Gordon, the thing about software development is th....   >>   20 Jun 2003   Omniweb feature-brag....   It's a commn misconception that the expertise appl....   >>      Are "team building" ....   'Team-building' training sessions are just artific....   >>      Offshore development....   Just me, different criteria are in use when people....   >>   19 Jun 2003      Yes. Managers succeed in estimating development ti....   >>   18 Jun 2003   Lie on an applicatio....   The sad reality is that the awfulness of unpaid pa....   >>      Switching Jobs   Lots of short jobs could mean you're you keep gett....   >>   17 Jun 2003   Are deadlines bad fo....   Your big problem is what to do, is isn't it? You a....   >>      Techies and Non Tech....   I'm leaving my programming career to become a grea....   >>   16 Jun 2003   Down & Out   --For most folks, graduating with $400k medical de....   >>         > ..which means that studying for an MBA is probab....   >>   15 Jun 2003      The thing about MBA's s that technical professiona....   >>   12 Jun 2003   don't wanna ?   As a negotiating thing, watch out for the trap of ....   >>         Read short form http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/~da....   >>      Source Code to this ....   > I'm surprised Joel doesn't offer his source code....   >>   11 Jun 2003   Back on the procrast....   What we're talking about is not really procrastina....   >>   10 Jun 2003   Angry Coder on VB in....   Actually, wouldn't the first "visual" environment ....   >>   09 Jun 2003   Enjoying your work   mackinac, I've noticed that trend on JOS too. I th....   >>   05 Jun 2003   Undo/Redo algorithm ....   Having a separate id generating service is overkil....   >>   02 Jun 2003   There's too much fea....   Philo and Brad, you guys should relax and learn to....   >>   30 May 2003   Is Bangalore a brand....   So what is this, Mr 'Smith' -- not really an anony....   >>   29 May 2003   Disclosure   If you were doing a desktop Java app, then I can s....   >>      Surprised this news ....   Answer: government organisations that switch to Li....   >>   28 May 2003   problems with Java c....   raindog, to someone who's not very familiar wit....   >>      My website could be ....   'Brett Scott is a guy hawking his skills at making....   >>         Here's why I think that's a good website. For one....   >>   27 May 2003      By the way, that site's far better than you think.   >>         Whenever I've linked to my page where people can d....   >>      Simultaneous virtual....   Julian, you remind me of this about recycling VMs ....   >>   26 May 2003   Programmers Attack! ....   Bored and others, some nice points. I'll reply to ....   >>   25 May 2003   Why this design spec....   This isn't "XP:" it's called common sense, possess....   >>      Programmers Attack! ....   Also, as T Norman mentioned, groups like the Scree....   >>         On the subject of sharing, do any of you people ev....   >>         It's interesting to see yet further illustration o....   >>         I think marktaw is on the right track. Other profe....   >>   23 May 2003   Evolving code layout....   All those people who give job candidates paper tes....   >>      Amazed at uninformed....   Philo, I think the interesting part of your questi....   >>   22 May 2003   Language suggestions   Learn C++. Win32 is your friend.   >>   21 May 2003   where did all the so....   One thing licencing would do is to get rid of thes....   >>   18 May 2003   User Selectected Int....   I think that's a great idea, but it all hinges on ....   >>      Preventing illegal u....   > If that won't work for you, just accept that no ....   >>   16 May 2003   Missing C feature?   I think I must be missing the relevance of the que....   >>      I'm an idiot   I am generally proud of my earlier work. Howev....   >>   15 May 2003   Opera   StrokeIt is an excellent program for mouse gesture....   >>   14 May 2003   Java programmers ove....   Then again, I believe Java's specification for pac....   >>   13 May 2003   How do I sell an app....   Michael D, if it's any consolation, one guy has ac....   >>   12 May 2003      Michael D, you're approaching the wrong market. Br....   >>   11 May 2003   Configure VS.NET 200....   > ..you would expect to just be able to download t....   >>      The Craft of Program....   > I think a lot of people are misunderstanding the....   >>         I think Cooper's theme is the importance of recogn....   >>         Be aware of the different usages of terminology he....   >>   09 May 2003   What should a cover ....   The person reading your letter has lots of things ....   >>   08 May 2003   How does productivit....   Jeff, you must be kidding. A good designer will ac....   >>   06 May 2003   How to manage a doom....   I have fixed several projects in situations like t....   >>      The excellent times ....   There are still stacks of opportunities. Regar....   >>   02 May 2003   Moving toward workin....   Actually, you might be better teaming up with some....   >>      Microsoft X#   XML - databases for dummies.   >>   01 May 2003   Announcing a termina....   A friend of mine actually had a different, rather ....   >>      Philo's been sacked ....   Philo, you're at the cross-over point between cont....   >>   30 Apr 2003   Departmental Solutio....   I went through a similar re-evaluation when I disc....   >>   29 Apr 2003   Managers- is employe....   Daniel, it sounds like you've become an Experience....   >>         Daniel, everyone's future prospects are part of th....   >>   28 Apr 2003   Software Startup Boo....   Here's some advice right here. It was prompted by ....   >>      CNN Article on buggy....   As Bored points out, the article actually calls on....   >>   25 Apr 2003   Linux != future   It's not true that Linux is set to do well in the ....   >>      Development for Hand....   The problem with eVB is that it's basically VB Scr....   >>         And by the way, don't even think about Java.   >>         If it's a commercial application, I would recommen....   >>      How quickly is .Net ....   My impression is that support for .Net is solid. ....   >>   24 Apr 2003   software engg. at sc....   What is "software engg." (sic)?   >>      Software Engineering....   Actually, I haven't seen any references in this di....   >>         Someone mentioned earlier about medical specialisa....   >>         So what we really need is for managers to be certi....   >>   22 Apr 2003   Pricing question (ag....   Maybe it's got some difficult-to-code feature that....   >>   20 Apr 2003   Managing   Managing can be rewarding and fun if you have core....   >>   17 Apr 2003   Ratio of good manage....   About 50 percent. I've had a manager who would sit....   >>      An answer from a for....   I am both a writer and a software engineer. I disa....   >>   12 Apr 2003   Outrageous Suggestio....   Dot coms were actually a good example of the OP's ....   >>   10 Apr 2003   technical interviewi....   At one interview at a company that considers itsel....   >>   04 Apr 2003   what % of population....   "IQ" is another fallacious mechanism by which peop....   >>         Anyone can do anything well given enough time and ....   >>   03 Apr 2003   employment agreement   Herbert, maybe you should go back into business as....   >>         I might just comment on the references to seeking ....   >>   01 Apr 2003   6 Degrees of Kevin B....   Apparently the highest possible Bacon number is 10....   >>   31 Mar 2003   programming and the ....   choppy, I could dig wearing elaborate gowns and ho....   >>   28 Mar 2003   Am I being unreasona....   You're getting blocked because your proposal is du....   >>   23 Mar 2003   Wrox bankrupt?   Actually, Wrox's fate and the quality of their out....   >>   20 Mar 2003   Remember "don't give....   > I am not sure what Yoda would say, but I am > s....   >>   16 Mar 2003   Boomerang of offshor....   The Visual J++ part of Microsoft's Visual Studio, ....   >>   15 Mar 2003   politics   I don't see any particular political characteristi....   >>      Boomerang of offshor....   Managements have been revealing their inadequate u....   >>   28 Jan 2003   How many times do yo....   'How many times do you solve the problem?' Exac....   >>      Working For A Small ....   You might be interested in this article - http://w....   >>   13 Jan 2003   Mad   Offer to do a version with extra functionality for....   >>   09 Jan 2003   This should be Easy ....   Try CreateDispatch function to open EXCEL.   >>   08 Jan 2003   Anyone familiar w/ w....   alt.www.webmaster and alt.hmtl (on Usenet) might b....   >>      How to get published....   You might check out alt.writing on Usenet.  T....   >>   31 Dec 2002   Did you stake your c....   I don't know about dentists, but I have experience....   >>   15 Dec 2002   time management book....   Just like quitting drugs or alcohol, there is no s....   >>   13 Dec 2002   Success in Life =   'I find Natural Selection difficult to get poetica....   >>   12 Dec 2002      Having seen my fair share of spiders and children ....   >>   10 Dec 2002   What IS that picture....   The phone number?  I don't get it.  Are ....   >>   09 Dec 2002      If you hold the mouse cursor over the photograph, ....   >>      Rewriting WinAmp fro....   winamp actually sold for $100M.  there is an ....   >>      Unemployment Woes   money is not really a function of skills, I make a....   >>   05 Dec 2002   Hiring   This story sounds a bit strange. If you understand....   >>   04 Dec 2002   Handling the telepho....   If it was common practice for people to respond to....   >>   02 Dec 2002   Unemployment Woes   Actually, that's not true that 'there's a large se....   >>   01 Dec 2002   Why some programmers....   much of that website is pure crackpot, but a lot o....   >>      Unemployment Woes   Re lengthy courses excluding some people who would....   >>         T Norman, the existence of certification requireme....   >>   26 Nov 2002   Angry manager   Get a girlfriend for him :-)   >>      Similar websites as ....   www.stickyminds.com   >>   25 Nov 2002   Pricing   Estimate how much money (time included) your produ....   >>         Time spent, resources expended, and break-even goa....   >>      IE6 and the <APPL....   A link would have helped.   >>   30 Oct 2002   On the light side: s....   'Why 419?' Ddidn't click on the link, eh?    >>   26 Oct 2002   "Good Code" - What i....   one example I saw. get a random number between 1-3....   >>   13 Oct 2002   message board font   There's some kind of JavaScript or CSS thingie or ....   >>   09 Oct 2002   Why didn't you just ....   'Why didn't you just write good setup instructions....   >>   03 Oct 2002   GPA a factor?   General partitioning algorithm.  Or maybe, Ga....   >>   01 Oct 2002   Forum Design - Good ....   'I also hate when people send one line mails with ....   >>   30 Sep 2002   Most admired person ....   Grace Hopper? How 'bout Linda Lovelace? She suppos....   >>   27 Sep 2002      'Who's Asia Carrera?' She's the person who come....   >>   16 Sep 2002   Thanks Joel!   I enjoy perusing Joel's site as much as the next g....   >>   22 Aug 2002   Education   I don't understand the question. Also, have you tr....   >>   21 Aug 2002   Serious question abo....   'I guarantee you the problem was real' Maybe, b....   >>   20 Aug 2002   Software Review Site....   Start by doing searches on Google Groups. Then, if....   >>      CityDesk flash demo:....   Mental note to self: Hire Robin if/when you need s....   >>   12 Aug 2002   I am stuck..how to g....   Force yourself to do something productive, even if....   >>   10 Aug 2002   Did Anyone Try Six D....   Six Degrees sounds like Sleuthhound, which I've be....   >>   02 Aug 2002   Dynamic fonts   http://www.allmyfaqs.com/faq.pl?Download_fonts    >>      So, Joel, what did y....   I don't think that anyone disputes the fact that t....   >>   22 Mar 2002   anyone else find thi....   Akira, Tell me again what happened with Philip ....   >>   21 Mar 2002      If you want a look at Fog Creek source code try Fo....   >>         Joel graduated top of his class from Yale CS. He i....   >>   29 Oct 2001   Crashing bug?   >>   29 Oct 2001   We don't write algor....   Thank the Lord that my company uses Linux. If i fo....   >>

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