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| oJoS Statistics - Individual Statistics for 'Bill Carlson' | ||
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Number of Comments: 212 |
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| Number of Words: 35,175 | ||
| First Comment: 12 Mar 2002 | ||
| Final Comment: 26 Aug 2004 | ||
Number of Topics Posted: 11 |
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| First Topic: 12 Mar 2002 | ||
| Latest Topic: 24 Aug 2004 | ||
| When | Item | Comment |
| 26 Aug 2004 | Super-Duper Incredib.... | I'm Joel's case, I read super-duper as 'Someone I .... >> |
| Trust, 3rd parties, .... | I agree that it's an uphill battle. The long.... >> | |
| 25 Aug 2004 | Sometimes one gets discouraged at these forums. I.... >> | |
| 24 Aug 2004 | Trust, 3rd parties, and shades of grey >> | |
| 24 Aug 2004 | Eric, Thanks for chiming in. I think the Windo.... >> | |
| Sandboxing is the obvious solution. There's nothi.... >> | ||
| 23 Aug 2004 | An opportunity? | The idea of a transactional file system is intrigu.... >> |
| 03 Aug 2004 | SQL Server Reporting.... | Fair questions, Wayne. A couple things: * Diff.... >> |
| I can't resist picking Philo's brain here. Any id.... >> | ||
| 30 Jul 2004 | what cars do geeks d.... | 1998 Honda Accord Coupe. I wanted a vehicle .... >> |
| 26 Jul 2004 | Good Coding Related .... | Seen in Oregon: "1000101", which is 69 in bi.... >> |
| 23 Jul 2004 | My resume any way to.... | Get elected to the U.S. Congress. They are a.... >> |
| 17 Jun 2004 | Is MS really a booge.... | One random thought on MS attempting to enter many .... >> |
| 03 Jun 2004 | Ayn Rand | MR - what you're saying is true. The problem is t.... >> |
| I suppose it's a bit of a catch-22. People will b.... >> | ||
| I was raised by a father who was a strict Objectiv.... >> | ||
| 27 May 2004 | Tech work a "special.... | Crusty nailed this much better than I was able to .... >> |
| Programmers not peop.... | I never thought I'd utter the words 'I agree with .... >> | |
| 26 May 2004 | Programmers not people savvy. Why? >> | |
| 26 May 2004 | After re-reading my post, I can see why people wou.... >> | |
| NotBuying - I appreciate your points. This isn't .... >> | ||
| Good discussion. My main point with this isn't .... >> | ||
| The Future Of Softwa.... | Prestige of an occupation is often determined by s.... >> | |
| 05 May 2004 | Why do fax machines .... | Just as a side comment, I refinanced my house rece.... >> |
| 29 Apr 2004 | What are the real be.... | anon, I know little of VB 6.0, so I can't speak.... >> |
| anon, Managed code is a tool that some people f.... >> | ||
| Dennis, I agree with your points. Given unlimi.... >> | ||
| As someone who had done C++ for a number of years,.... >> | ||
| 28 Apr 2004 | teaching programming.... | 'Correct' code has several attributes: * Lack o.... >> |
| 27 Apr 2004 | DLL deployment best .... | On Win2K and higher, you can create a zero byte fi.... >> |
| 26 Apr 2004 | SQLServer remote que.... | Also search for: xp_dirtree xp_getfiledetails >> |
| 16 Apr 2004 | Should source contro.... | I've gone so far as to store entire 3rd party appl.... >> |
| 15 Apr 2004 | Another take on mana.... | IMO, coders should have some ability as designers .... >> |
| 25 Mar 2004 | Why .net not appropr.... | We're about to release a .NET product and have fou.... >> |
| 08 Mar 2004 | What's the deal with.... | Most of the time, the absolute declarations you're.... >> |
| 24 Feb 2004 | Are Older Developers.... | I'm 30, but I enjoy working with older developers .... >> |
| 23 Feb 2004 | Replacement for Dell.... | I'd second that a 15" Dell screen at 1400x1050 w/C.... >> |
| 29 Jan 2004 | Usability vs. Code M.... | This is a favorite topic of mine. Most developers.... >> |
| 27 Jan 2004 | Where Joel REALLY go.... | I agree with Philo's point about cover letters - t.... >> |
| 26 Jan 2004 | I don't have any problem with Joel's attitude. Th.... >> | |
| 16 Jan 2004 | trust new grad with .... | We have a base of about 2 million lines of C++ Win.... >> |
| 26 Dec 2003 | Outsourcing and the .... | T. makes a good point. The U.S. economy had a gre.... >> |
| I agree with Philo in that an in-house employee ad.... >> | ||
| 22 Dec 2003 | PDC 2003 sessions on.... | Hey, this is great. Thanks! >> |
| 21 Nov 2003 | An outsourcing/offsh.... | Is software fundamentally different from other goo.... >> |
| 20 Nov 2003 | Engaging the thought.... | The old adage 'don't judge a man until you've walk.... >> |
| 03 Nov 2003 | The REAL problem wit.... | I'd second what Tom said in his post. How ma.... >> |
| The recurrent 'education level' debate seems to fo.... >> | ||
| 31 Oct 2003 | Longhorn, you, and y.... | Useful and pertinant info. Thanks, Gp... >> |
| 28 Oct 2003 | Academics vs. Engineers >> | |
| 28 Oct 2003 | Academics vs. Engine.... | Thanks, Albert for chiming in on this. Your prese.... >> |
| Many of the practices we're debating here are 'def.... >> | ||
| To answer Vince: I see these practices as complet.... >> | ||
| To answer GenX'er again: We give each field in ou.... >> | ||
| Addressing specific points: GenX'er: Since whe.... >> | ||
| 20 Oct 2003 | Licensing/Registrati.... | Without knowing anything about your situation, sta.... >> |
| I finally got it abo.... | Okay, I've got to chime in here. My company is de.... >> | |
| 08 Oct 2003 | Thomas Stanley - The.... | Thanks for the reply, Rich. I think you can divid.... >> |
| 07 Oct 2003 | This is one of my favorite subjects. By saving mo.... >> | |
| 25 Sep 2003 | Top notch developmen.... | I think you could make an argument for buying your.... >> |
| 24 Sep 2003 | 99.9 percentile | 'A' people won't be happy writing data entry scree.... >> |
| 04 Sep 2003 | It's about results. | Amen and Hallelujah! It's a fine line to walk say.... >> |
| Crystal Reports Depl.... | We're trying to deploy Crystal .NET (basically CR .... >> | |
| 21 Aug 2003 | Outsourcing to India.... | I still think our fear is due in part to a lack of.... >> |
| 12 Aug 2003 | Why whine? | Mike, Actually, RPC isn't half bad. Have you l.... >> |
| Brad, I think what we're seeing with .NET is th.... >> | ||
| 30 Jul 2003 | Outsourcing Honesty .... | To some extent, all the 'oh crap, everything is go.... >> |
| 29 Jul 2003 | Business Stuff (Call.... | Matt, You're welcome to use anything I've poste.... >> |
| 28 Jul 2003 | "Business Guys" | Talking to the 'business guys' means using 'busine.... >> |
| 24 Jul 2003 | what is the future o.... | To respond to Funky's post, determining memory usa.... >> |
| 21 Jul 2003 | Apathy: the programm.... | Here's the crux of the problem: The 40 (50? 60?) .... >> |
| 07 Jul 2003 | Cloned Programs? | I agree with Braid 100%. There are 5 kinds of pro.... >> |
| 27 Jun 2003 | "Social skills" in t.... | Social skill: Determining what people really want.... >> |
| 20 Jun 2003 | Where do you eat lun.... | I need personal space during lunch. I'll go out t.... >> |
| 13 Jun 2003 | SourceGear Vault vs .... | My company switched to Vault from VSS. The transi.... >> |
| 12 Jun 2003 | don't wanna ? | Ideas: 1. 'So-and-so knows that better than I d.... >> |
| 04 Jun 2003 | How is Fog Creek bei.... | From personal experience getting a company funded,.... >> |
| 30 May 2003 | Rude/Arrogant Manage.... | Brent, A good manager knows that his employee's es.... >> |
| At its core, business isn't about treating people .... >> | ||
| 24 Apr 2003 | Do you make your mon.... | This is a finer line than it first appears. I str.... >> |
| 23 Apr 2003 | Drowning in "Process" >> | |
| 17 Apr 2003 | Comparing MS SQL Ser.... | The following merge tool kicks butt. We use it al.... >> |
| Ratio of good manage.... | Excellent question. In my opinion, managerial ski.... >> | |
| 09 Apr 2003 | SQL and performance | Some good SQL Server specific info here: http:/.... >> |
| 04 Apr 2003 | If you were not a de.... | restaurant critic >> |
| Dealing with obstina.... | Bored Bystander, thanks for agreeing with me and f.... >> | |
| I've tried to explain refactoring to my colleague..... >> | ||
| I think the frustration has to do with developers .... >> | ||
| 13 Mar 2003 | What does a 'world c.... | Canuck, I think we basically agree. In many ca.... >> |
| What is a 'world class developer'? Someone who ma.... >> | ||
| 12 Mar 2003 | Once you go laptop-c.... | I can't go back either. Fortunately, I have small.... >> |
| 25 Feb 2003 | Future of the heavyw.... | I don't have the expertise to answer your question.... >> |
| Big Macs, Naked Chef.... | Very enjoyable read, Albert. Your posts are alway.... >> | |
| 18 Feb 2003 | Calling all Nerds | I would've been a solid table C. An interesting.... >> |
| 01 Feb 2003 | Fear... | Mr. Jones should note that I was ASKING a question.... >> |
| 31 Jan 2003 | In order to know whether to be worried, we need to.... >> | |
| Project Manager Job .... | Be afraid. Do you know anyone personally who is i.... >> | |
| Cube or office...Wha.... | Offices save money. Many developers will take les.... >> | |
| 30 Jan 2003 | Single person office. Sometimes, and this is.... >> | |
| 29 Jan 2003 | Where is Workstation.... | Short term, who knows? Long term, though, capital.... >> |
| 28 Jan 2003 | VS.Net annoyances ab.... | It's a thankless job, but I'm going to be a bit of.... >> |
| 22 Jan 2003 | Salary? | I'd second Charlotte's take. You need: technical .... >> |
| 20 Jan 2003 | C++ == Crap | Nat, C++ == crap for some cases. Yes, it can do m.... >> |
| C++ has a monetary cost and a cost in stability. .... >> | ||
| 10 Jan 2003 | Men | Another example: Our company does a lot of techni.... >> |
| 09 Jan 2003 | Does your work give .... | Yandoo, I appreciate the response. I wasn't advoc.... >> |
| 08 Jan 2003 | Addressing a few comments: sedwo: My personal .... >> | |
| When work has meaning it's either selfish or altur.... >> | ||
| 05 Jan 2003 | Number of Jobs by Pr.... | Appologies Dan, for the last post. I didn't .... >> |
| Golly, Dan, I guess I'm only 3% as smart as you. .... >> | ||
| 02 Jan 2003 | Does the college mat.... | Someone getting accepted to a big-ticket school te.... >> |
| 01 Jan 2003 | Is Linux as really s.... | On the desktop, Windows and Linux basically cost t.... >> |
| 31 Dec 2002 | Did you stake your c.... | I think the larger issue here is defining what it .... >> |
| 18 Dec 2002 | Similarities between.... | 4. After a certain age you need 'technical suppor.... >> |
| 17 Dec 2002 | Overseas Outsourcing.... | See previous threads on programming vs. software d.... >> |
| Coding != Software D.... | Strange as it may sound, I can respect P135 when h.... >> | |
| Good developers have the ability to relate and emp.... >> | ||
| Great post, Bruce. One of the skills I find sorel.... >> | ||
| 13 Dec 2002 | Non .Net Language to.... | I respect your decision not to go the .NET route. .... >> |
| Degrees, Publishing,.... | I appreciate 'programmer's points, though I don't .... >> | |
| 12 Dec 2002 | Theories on why programming is hard >> | |
| 12 Dec 2002 | Theories on why prog.... | I disagree with Trollinger. How do you tell if so.... >> |
| McDonald has a point, but only in software would '.... >> | ||
| Breaking into develo.... | Thanks for the kind words, Matthew. I agree with .... >> | |
| I find it hard to sympathize with hiring managers .... >> | ||
| Have you interviewed many 'recent' graduates? Obv.... >> | ||
| A CS degree tells you a few things: - The perso.... >> | ||
| Lord Palmerston Righ.... | Thanks for including your web site link. Impressi.... >> | |
| What is zlib? | I've used zLib on two commercial projects. I.... >> | |
| 10 Dec 2002 | strategies for copin.... | Tough to know what would work for you, but if you .... >> |
| Which language will .... | C++ isn't going anywhere for a long time. In fact.... >> | |
| 07 Dec 2002 | Intelligence | I think the question of 'intelligence' is largely .... >> |
| 06 Dec 2002 | Leaky Abstractions | I agree with Thomas on his last post. I try to ma.... >> |
| 05 Dec 2002 | Hmm. If it works and people pay money for it, the.... >> | |
| 04 Dec 2002 | Assembly Language | Yes, James, the Z80, 6800, etc. were great, weren'.... >> |
| I used to read the following site closely. Great .... >> | ||
| 27 Nov 2002 | Develop apps when jo.... | I would wholeheartedly second what Reginald said. .... >> |
| Angry manager | For your own mental health and self-respect, you n.... >> | |
| 22 Nov 2002 | MultiThreading | I mostly agree with the kur5hin article. The fund.... >> |
| 18 Nov 2002 | Spam | My home E-Mail address has been the same for 12 ye.... >> |
| 17 Nov 2002 | Java and .Net both a.... | I agree with Giorgio wholeheartedly. It's difficu.... >> |
| 16 Nov 2002 | Must-see geek sites .... | In 1994, I was in Seattle with a friend, who knew .... >> |
| 15 Nov 2002 | SPAM Techniques that.... | It seems like large ISPs like Earthlink or AOL cou.... >> |
| Software Quotations | Hoffstetler's law of software development: 'Sof.... >> | |
| 14 Nov 2002 | Joels humourous anal.... | Javier, That's true. I worked extensively with.... >> |
| Best Books for Windo.... | I would recommend Templeman's 'Beginning Windows N.... >> | |
| 13 Nov 2002 | Joels humourous anal.... | I don't think we should pick on Joel too hard for .... >> |
| Learning Ways | Prediction: In 15 years, most code will still be .... >> | |
| "Next Big Thing." | Video parsing. Imagine how much time could be sav.... >> | |
| 12 Nov 2002 | The Law of Leaky Abs.... | Great article! I agree with most of Joel's points.... >> |
| 08 Nov 2002 | Data validation: bes.... | As a general rule, I agree with Joel on greying ou.... >> |
| Windows Forms Datagr.... | Dave, We had the identical issue. Developer Ex.... >> | |
| 06 Nov 2002 | We ended up choosing XtraGrid from Developer Expre.... >> | |
| 05 Nov 2002 | Over the top? | BC asked if we "eat our own dog food". We do.... >> |
| Excellent thread. At my company, we face a simila.... >> | ||
| 03 Nov 2002 | Whatever happened to.... | Great post, Albert. Excellent points about using .... >> |
| Quality of Professor.... | One of the problems with advanced degrees is that .... >> | |
| 30 Oct 2002 | J2EE vs .NET | I haven't worked with J2EE, so these opinions shou.... >> |
| 26 Oct 2002 | Dead wood | You can't win here. If they didn't want to keep '.... >> |
| 25 Oct 2002 | Hiring superstars? | I agree with tk and Matthew Lock - to a point. I .... >> |
| 24 Oct 2002 | Works to a point. If you've got someone who has 1.... >> | |
| 21 Oct 2002 | "Good Code" - What is it? >> | |
| 17 Oct 2002 | Impact of DUI on Job.... | My intent is not to excuse DUI - far from it. The.... >> |
| 16 Oct 2002 | Is faster hardware c.... | Developer turnover is expensive - in the extreme. .... >> |
| Impact of DUI on Job.... | I apologize for turning this thread away from prac.... >> | |
| 15 Oct 2002 | Joel & C++ | I usually won't check for NULL function arguments .... >> |
| 13 Oct 2002 | How do I improve my .... | Nice thread. There are visual learners, auditory .... >> |
| 12 Oct 2002 | Designing, can it be.... | Best advice: Find a design that works, and rip it.... >> |
| 01 Oct 2002 | If you're good, don'.... | 'Regional Business Problems' was a poor choice of .... >> |
| 30 Sep 2002 | Rajesh, I agree with your points. The issue to .... >> | |
| 18 Sep 2002 | Okay, Sachin, I'll take the troll bait. I believe .... >> | |
| Point taken, Gregg. However, ActionScript is not C.... >> | ||
| 16 Sep 2002 | If you're good, don't worry: 12 Reasons >> | |
| 16 Sep 2002 | Informative link, BLS. One theory is that we're en.... >> | |
| 10 Sep 2002 | One insightful interview question >> | |
| 04 Sep 2002 | Marketplace Research.... | When all else fails, bet on the status quo. Cur.... >> |
| 23 Aug 2002 | What am I missing..? | Aside from RPC type stuff, the big promise of XML .... >> |
| 21 Aug 2002 | How do you stick wit.... | Some suggestions: - Stick to a 40 hour week as .... >> |
| 10 Aug 2002 | Peter Coffee on Apol.... | I agree with Albert. .NET is brand new; this is no.... >> |
| 30 Jul 2002 | Where to get ideas? | I think it's somewhat like book authorship. Write .... >> |
| 25 Jul 2002 | the best programmer .... | Yoda's list (and Andrew's additon) are spot on. I'.... >> |
| 23 Jul 2002 | .Net and returns for.... | I don't think Microsoft had a choice but to invest.... >> |
| 19 Jul 2002 | re: Listen.com.. | My guess is that the record companies are not afra.... >> |
| 18 Jul 2002 | I think the recording industry's business models a.... >> | |
| Is .NET the way to g.... | Nick's conservative approach is often the correct .... >> | |
| I agree with Ori's 'There's nothing new under the .... >> | ||
| Down the line? I can't see how you'd go wrong. My .... >> | ||
| 16 Jul 2002 | What's the alternati.... | Good thread. There is always the question of how t.... >> |
| 11 Jul 2002 | From Applications to.... | I would agree with Mark that application developme.... >> |
| 10 Jul 2002 | Question for Joel re.... | Good point, Woodrow. My old company had a merchant.... >> |
| Just a hunch, but there probably aren't many peopl.... >> | ||
| 02 Jul 2002 | How not to make a me.... | Dustin makes some excellent points. A medium sized.... >> |
| Great points by both prior posters. There is one i.... >> | ||
| 01 Jul 2002 | Yet another proposal.... | We all hate buggy software. So, why do we keep usi.... >> |
| 25 Jun 2002 | IT Degrees (Again) | Hugh, I agree. My point is not 'pro-degree' (I don.... >> |
| I agree with Joe AA. and believe he misunderstood .... >> | ||
| In most 'professional' fields, a degree usually pr.... >> | ||
| 14 Jun 2002 | Open Source and Comm.... | Thoughful post, Javier. The IT world is a better p.... >> |
| To respond to what Joe was saying, yes there are i.... >> | ||
| OK, I'll give Javier his props. Good examples ther.... >> | ||
| 13 Jun 2002 | Think of software value as money spent vs. money s.... >> | |
| 12 Jun 2002 | Open Letter:H1B's WT.... | It's tough to remain unemotional about the H1B iss.... >> |
| 23 May 2002 | Aircraft falling fro.... | Simmson made the point that only a fraction of eng.... >> |
| One point that seems to be missing in this discuss.... >> | ||
| 22 May 2002 | Software Metrics and.... | Brad hit the nail on the head. The best developers.... >> |
| 21 May 2002 | too critical of MS? | I tend to come down on the 'pro-Microsoft' side. T.... >> |
| 01 May 2002 | private office | Mathematically, work accomplished is something les.... >> |
| Mackinac has the right idea. Offices are not very .... >> | ||
| 25 Apr 2002 | Joel writes : "SOAP .... | I think some of the angst over SOAP here is becaus.... >> |
| 19 Apr 2002 | Please, hold my hand... >> | |
| 19 Apr 2002 | Please, hold my hand.... | Igor makes a good point. The 'futurists' would say.... >> |
| Christopher makes a good point. I was using specif.... >> | ||
| Surprisingly, I'm going to reach out, pat Doug and.... >> | ||
| 05 Apr 2002 | The future of applic.... | At the risk of a gross generalization, all things .... >> |
| 29 Mar 2002 | Are all programmers above average? >> | |
| 29 Mar 2002 | Less reinventing whe.... | My company builds complex accounting systems. On t.... >> |
| Are all programmers .... | Christopher makes a good point. There are any numb.... >> | |
| To respond to Mr. Wells, how does one quantify bug.... >> | ||
| The question isn't really about competancy, but pe.... >> | ||
| 13 Mar 2002 | Should programmers a.... | Okay, this is an effective troll and I'll take the.... >> |
| 12 Mar 2002 | Teaching Lazyness >> | |
| 12 Mar 2002 | Teaching Lazyness | Some great ideas here. I'm realizing that sales an.... >> |
| Thanks to all who responded. Our market is vertica.... >> | ||