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| oJoS Statistics - Individual Statistics for 'Brent P. Newhall' | ||
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Number of Comments: 443 |
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| Number of Words: 37,256 | ||
| First Comment: 06 May 2002 | ||
| Final Comment: 18 Jul 2003 | ||
Number of Topics Posted: 9 |
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| First Topic: 20 Jun 2002 | ||
| Latest Topic: 12 Jun 2003 | ||
| When | Item | Comment |
| 18 Jul 2003 | What's a "Troll"? | Also note that the definition of 'trolling' behavi.... >> |
| I'm not defending Mi.... | This is a troll. You know the rule: Don't feed.... >> | |
| 16 Jul 2003 | Design by Database | Simon, that's a masterful troll. I don't even kno.... >> |
| There was a long discussion about this on the Extr.... >> | ||
| You in your comapny | So, the question becomes: Do you want to kno.... >> | |
| 15 Jul 2003 | Rewriting Code Is Be.... | Most developers are not Ken Thompson, though. Rew.... >> |
| improving design ski.... | Good points here that it helps to work with someon.... >> | |
| 14 Jul 2003 | You can know if you're getting better by testing y.... >> | |
| 07 Jul 2003 | XP Testing Without X.... | That's a pretty good article, actually, and very i.... >> |
| 01 Jul 2003 | A Group Is Its Own W.... | I was most struck by this statement: 'The user of .... >> |
| 30 Jun 2003 | Startup.com | As Tom Herman points out in the Washington Post in.... >> |
| Non-idiot co-workers | I appreciate co-workers who can hold a conversatio.... >> | |
| 27 Jun 2003 | How do I get a job a.... | T. Norman's right; idiots are hired because there .... >> |
| Problem with colleag.... | It looks to me like this person simply doesn't kno.... >> | |
| Private Communicatio.... | Agreed. It's unhealthy to communicate for th.... >> | |
| What's Your Best Pro.... | I was helping a friend build a website that had a .... >> | |
| 26 Jun 2003 | Desk Decoration | Lots of plants scattered about, for color A woode.... >> |
| internet addiction | It seems to me that there are two issues at work h.... >> | |
| 24 Jun 2003 | Rearranging Furnitur.... | I may have come across like a righteous jerk in th.... >> |
| 23 Jun 2003 | Brad: according to what I've read of XP, acceptanc.... >> | |
| Blast - posted just as Philo was posting. Quest.... >> | ||
| I guess I'm used to Extreme Programming, where Ful.... >> | ||
| I'm afraid I don't quite understand this, Philo; h.... >> | ||
| What makes work fun?.... | Well put, Just Me. Work *should* be fun. I kno.... >> | |
| 20 Jun 2003 | Get a range of file .... | There is sort of a way, using mget, as in: mget.... >> |
| Memory after Interne.... | Yes, the internet can encourage that sort of behav.... >> | |
| Dealing with burnout | Try taking up a hobby. Those who do often find th.... >> | |
| 19 Jun 2003 | Reiser FS gets rewri.... | Just me: No, it involves copying all the HTML file.... >> |
| 18 Jun 2003 | Lie on an applicatio.... | If the person hiring you considers 'They wouldn't .... >> |
| Switching Jobs | I graduated college five years ago, and I've never.... >> | |
| 17 Jun 2003 | UI design question | It sounds like MS Project would fit these needs ex.... >> |
| This sounds like Microsoft Project (do a Google Im.... >> | ||
| Freelance websites? | Yeah, the nerve of these companies, trying to keep.... >> | |
| what do you think ab.... | ICQ's original website (back when it was owned by .... >> | |
| 16 Jun 2003 | Fog Creek 9 to 5? | What's startling about it? Isn't it common f.... >> |
| Cover letters & .... | But many people are still lazy. Joel will only be.... >> | |
| Cover letters | Philo wrote, 'Joel and others on here seem to impl.... >> | |
| Business Cycles | Mitch & Murray wrote, 'an awful lot of development.... >> | |
| Companies "based" up.... | And I use Microsoft Word every day as my primary w.... >> | |
| 12 Jun 2003 | Who Moved My Cheese? >> | |
| 12 Jun 2003 | don't wanna ? | Stephen Covey's approach is neither CYA nor lying..... >> |
| Cool title | My personal business cards say: Brent P. Newhal.... >> | |
| Would you move? | My advice? It depends on your own personality. .... >> | |
| Survey:: Personality.... | tapiwa: We can read lots of things into that. .... >> | |
| 11 Jun 2003 | Back on the procrast.... | I completely disagree. I find that, if I'm s.... >> |
| stop deleting intere.... | So, you think it's stupid that the interface *requ.... >> | |
| 10 Jun 2003 | Better than KLOC | S. Tanna: I agree that it can be gamed. I think w.... >> |
| Getting back on-topic, I agree that compressed byt.... >> | ||
| A Damned Good Link | Steve Pavlina isn't some fly-by-night guy who toss.... >> | |
| More Performance App.... | moses, could you clarify the above comment? .... >> | |
| I disagree with Philo's statement that traditional.... >> | ||
| Self-evaluation | moses whitecotton: Yes, telling the truth has work.... >> | |
| Doctors, Pair Progra.... | You've never had love at first sight later go sour.... >> | |
| 09 Jun 2003 | Comprehensive survey.... | How does the popularity of other types of software.... >> |
| Have you registered .... | Insufferable Yank wrote, 'It's like saying that if.... >> | |
| More Performance App.... | I know of no large company that's abandoned perfor.... >> | |
| Self-evaluation | If you're working at a company where everyone else.... >> | |
| There's another solution. Tell the truth. >> | ||
| 07 Jun 2003 | Doctors, Pair Progra.... | Exactly, Philo. Well put. A healthy approach i.... >> |
| 06 Jun 2003 | Viruses Class | I agree with Rob Rosenberger (as usual): http:/.... >> |
| Enjoying your work | It *is* possible to look forward to work every mor.... >> | |
| Doctors, Pair Progra.... | tapiwa writes, 'Why do believe in God?? Because it.... >> | |
| Um, tapiwa, religion is *not* hearsay. The point .... >> | ||
| Code Quality From An.... | Agreed with Nitin -- there are certain automatic i.... >> | |
| Printing - anyone re.... | I use a fair amount of paper. I keep a Work Log.... >> | |
| Measures of Code Qua.... | jbr: That's sort of what I wanted to discuss. The.... >> | |
| Am I correct in understanding that the original po.... >> | ||
| 05 Jun 2003 | A comment on Joel's .... | Um, Tj, burning books is not a "Western thing."&nb.... >> |
| How is Fog Creek bei.... | Also, advertising's expensive. Fog Creek wil.... >> | |
| Thanks for the response, Joel. It's reassuri.... >> | ||
| 04 Jun 2003 | An alternate question, then: Before Fog Creek t.... >> | |
| "Whack a mole" decis.... | This is common in the field of publishing, too -- .... >> | |
| HTML, page layout an.... | This occurs because the web has become primarily a.... >> | |
| Damned Lies and stat.... | With all due respect, Richard, it may go against y.... >> | |
| Who Else Is Getting .... | I've signed up for the e-mail newsletter, but not .... >> | |
| Time to avoid Develo.... | I love the anonymous post just above this one, bec.... >> | |
| Practices for remove.... | In my opinion, software should not be managed remo.... >> | |
| 30 May 2003 | Rude/Arrogant Manage.... | There's also the tendency of programmers to believ.... >> |
| Database Version Con.... | What is error prone and cumbersome about doing a m.... >> | |
| Webserver logfile an.... | Jeff asked what to do in case he needs additional .... >> | |
| I've done this before. It's quite easy, actuall.... >> | ||
| Probation Periods | Better: I'd assume a company policy that a person.... >> | |
| 29 May 2003 | Disclosure | Lauren, I think you acted professionally. You acq.... >> |
| Good task management.... | I recommend an extremely low-tech solution: index.... >> | |
| 28 May 2003 | Integration and The Spectacular Failure >> | |
| 28 May 2003 | Timekeeping & Bi.... | I use a piece of paper, actually, where I write th.... >> |
| Integration and The .... | Excellent discussion so far, though so far, nobody.... >> | |
| Good task management.... | I like http://www.iteamwork.com/ as it's free, web.... >> | |
| Programmers Attack! .... | I hear of the described behavior in *all* professi.... >> | |
| The Matrix | For us XP weenies who dislike Big Design Up-Front,.... >> | |
| 23 May 2003 | QA Teams - do we nee.... | There is another way, though it may not help. E.... >> |
| Experience with proj.... | OPO, you seem to be assuming that I'm looking for .... >> | |
| Thanks for all the replies, folks. I'd like to re.... >> | ||
| Extreme Programming .... | 'Pair Programming' is the most visible XP practice.... >> | |
| 22 May 2003 | Experience with projects that failed? >> | |
| 22 May 2003 | Experience with proj.... | Bill: It is mildly frustrating, especially if one .... >> |
| Extreme Programming .... | Bill: Fair enough. When I read 'What I'd like to.... >> | |
| Philo: Very cogent analysis; thank you. FWIW, .... >> | ||
| I can't offer any experience on this score, but I .... >> | ||
| finding educated wor.... | There are a few options here. First, remember t.... >> | |
| Favorite Quote | Regarding the Ken Olson quote, "There is no reason.... >> | |
| 21 May 2003 | Recent Threads | Since you asked.... I'm interested in discussio.... >> |
| My interest in JoS has also waned recently, for wh.... >> | ||
| What would a sane pe.... | As unpleasant as it may be, I think the best solut.... >> | |
| Shady Characters | Philo: I agree, that's definitely a process .... >> | |
| Hack Hack Hack | Question to the original poster: Are these h.... >> | |
| Salary.com is it acc.... | I just tried it, and it's accurate for my job. >> | |
| 16 May 2003 | Most satisifying sof.... | BeOS -- a fabulous operating system MacOS X -- th.... >> |
| Music | Other people may hear and be VERY annoyed, but are.... >> | |
| 15 May 2003 | Have you talked to your boss and/or the guy's boss.... >> | |
| Design docs for exis.... | Um, good luck. D'you realize, John, that the on.... >> | |
| 14 May 2003 | UI Mockups | Microsoft Word's drawing tools are adequate to thi.... >> |
| 13 May 2003 | Do You Drive? | I drive. I have to. In some areas of the U.S., i.... >> |
| Windows update and d.... | Robert French: Thanks for the overview. .... >> | |
| Linus on Open Source.... | Regarding the 'If Linus gets hit by a bus' argumen.... >> | |
| 12 May 2003 | Ian: Which, I think, is exactly the point. Linu.... >> | |
| 09 May 2003 | What should a cover .... | Seriously, the resume is a general document that's.... >> |
| Head-to-Head: PHP vs.... | ||
| 07 May 2003 | Visual Basic on the .... | This is an article about survey results. Show m.... >> |
| 06 May 2003 | How to manage a doom.... | The project is only behind schedule or over budget.... >> |
| The excellent times .... | A couple of thoughts here: First, most big comp.... >> | |
| Hackers and Painters | Heh! Seriously, excellent article. Thanks for .... >> | |
| Lindows and user-acc.... | But, again, we're not discussing a distribution in.... >> | |
| MacOS X works like Mike Gamerland describes, for w.... >> | ||
| 05 May 2003 | Is Microsoft's Inter.... | Also note that some interviewers ask these questio.... >> |
| 02 May 2003 | Did Cringely just pu.... | Wow. Thank you for that posting, Joe. >> |
| Microsoft X# | To clarify: Why is X# worth our time? >> | |
| My first reaction to this was, 'Who cares?' I'm.... >> | ||
| Layoff Snafus | anonQAguy: Ah, okay, gotcha. FWIW, I agree with.... >> | |
| I asked anonQAguy if he was bitter. He wrote, 'ye.... >> | ||
| Sheesh, anonQAguy...a little bitter? FWIW, the .... >> | ||
| snotnose points out one of the most important effe.... >> | ||
| Announcing a termina.... | Simon: *Some* American companies resemble Stalini.... >> | |
| Addendum: That C.E.O. looked physically ill .... >> | ||
| At my last job, I felt they handled layoffs well: .... >> | ||
| Quick Poll: Software.... | I'm ramping up a small game company on the side, w.... >> | |
| No new desktop appli.... | I'll reiterate what Szasz Attila wrote: Napst.... >> | |
| John Carmack Program.... | Well put, fool for python. There are plenty of .... >> | |
| 30 Apr 2003 | Don't feed the trolls, folks. Yes, John Carmack.... >> | |
| Joel and Excel | Well put, Stephen. I'll add that Excel is parti.... >> | |
| 29 Apr 2003 | Programmers, Languag.... | There's another side to this, too: Which idioms a.... >> |
| Joel and Excel | Or perhaps Excel is better suited to solving the s.... >> | |
| 28 Apr 2003 | Software Startup Boo.... | I just recently listened to a tape of "The 10-Minu.... >> |
| 25 Apr 2003 | Ideal office | I don't actually have a cube *or* an office. I'm .... >> |
| 24 Apr 2003 | Layoffs | Well written, Philo. I'd be brief and truthful..... >> |
| 23 Apr 2003 | IBM ads | Isn't IBM the one running those wonderful "magic l.... >> |
| What is to fuel the .... | More generally, well, let's look at history. In.... >> | |
| Kinds of Good Manage.... | The best manager I ever had was an engineer, and w.... >> | |
| 18 Apr 2003 | Ratio of good manage.... | I'm with anon; only once have I ever had a truly *.... >> |
| Knowledge sharing us.... | Regarding the locking of documents: This is why I.... >> | |
| Is it Really that ha.... | Also note that, as one becomes more wealthy, one's.... >> | |
| Software development.... | Wow. What a masterful troll. A+ >> | |
| How many testers do .... | I see your point, but I also see a lot of conditio.... >> | |
| 17 Apr 2003 | Knowledge sharing us.... | I'm using a Wiki for development of a web-based ga.... >> |
| Eye Strain | I've used eye drops in the past, which have helped.... >> | |
| Anyone doing Tai Chi.... | Just to really wander off-topic: From what I've r.... >> | |
| Software development.... | I will *not* feed the trolls...I will *not* feed t.... >> | |
| How many testers do .... | In that case, in my opinion, the test writers *nee.... >> | |
| 16 Apr 2003 | Software development.... | It's unfortunate that the original Slashdot author.... >> |
| What to do about sle.... | If I hit that afternoon slump, I usually take a wa.... >> | |
| Quitech Plan | That's easy -- writer. If I'm absolutely not.... >> | |
| How many testers do .... | A tester asked, 'If there is no output when a test.... >> | |
| No Telepones | z: Agreed, absolutely, with your perspective there.... >> | |
| z: I thought we were talking about a *development .... >> | ||
| 15 Apr 2003 | How many testers do .... | Mike, good article, but why should the testers hav.... >> |
| The ideal would be if your customer writes your au.... >> | ||
| how to sell a web ap.... | Ask your users. Find out if you know of anyo.... >> | |
| No Telepones | z: No, I don't want to re-think the option of rout.... >> | |
| "80/20" Rule | Word count is also used by professional fiction wr.... >> | |
| Non Stop Coding - Ho.... | Good responses, all. It strikes me that one int.... >> | |
| 14 Apr 2003 | how to sell a web ap.... | Yes, people buy this sort of software. On the oth.... >> |
| No Telepones | Let me just try to scrape some of the sarcasm off .... >> | |
| Leaving open communi.... | Let the code decide. Write a test using J2EE.... >> | |
| Microsoft Profits | Yowch...if I'm reading those numbers correctly, th.... >> | |
| Professionals .... b.... | choppy: And how many people go into schools other .... >> | |
| 10 Apr 2003 | Job Fairs | I've attended job fairs as a job seeker, and I've .... >> |
| technical interviewi.... | choppy: Heh. Seriously, it tells me that the app.... >> | |
| Actually, Lou, I'm afraid I disagree. If I ask so.... >> | ||
| Lou wrote, 'you'll...end up asking basic questions.... >> | ||
| 09 Apr 2003 | Moore's Law is comin.... | In May 1996, Roy Brander warned of the end of Moor.... >> |
| Starting a new Proje.... | Ask your users for comments *first*. Before you d.... >> | |
| 08 Apr 2003 | If you were not a de.... | Some people who read this site are not developers..... >> |
| Salary history | I don't think I've been asked for my salary histor.... >> | |
| 04 Apr 2003 | Server Naming Scheme.... | At our last company, we used the names of trees, w.... >> |
| How come? | It should take an hour a night for *two to three w.... >> | |
| In-House Customers H.... | Regarding source code control: It can seem that o.... >> | |
| 03 Apr 2003 | People generally resist change, particularly big c.... >> | |
| What the #$*()& .... | What's wrong with the statement '640k should be en.... >> | |
| For the 4,532,198th .... | We solved this problem -- if I understand the prob.... >> | |
| 02 Apr 2003 | Can engineers learn .... | First: Yes, of course they can. This is like ask.... >> |
| 01 Apr 2003 | webapp design issue:.... | I prefer to have separate files for separate funct.... >> |
| 31 Mar 2003 | Sending work samples.... | My resume includes URLs of software projects I've .... >> |
| 6 Degrees of Kevin B.... | Ran: Yes. The score is the number of connection.... >> | |
| 28 Mar 2003 | Definition of Bug? | The gross weight had to be at least equal to the g.... >> |
| Personal Projects | I'm writing a web-based game that lets you manage .... >> | |
| Do you own a website.... | Eh, why not? http://brent.other-space.com/ >> | |
| 25 Mar 2003 | Lunch At Cubile or A.... | Practical Geezer: Peanut butter's not a strong sme.... >> |
| 24 Mar 2003 | I fix and eat my lunch in my cubicle, from my Box .... >> | |
| Greed and Total Cost.... | People can live on minimum wage. They do it .... >> | |
| What One Recruiter R.... | I'm amazed at the number of blanket comments made .... >> | |
| Headphones. | Prakash: Seriously? Renaissance music is music.... >> | |
| Headphones aren't just for music. I use them a .... >> | ||
| Why do Programmers H.... | I have a simple explanation: Writing comments i.... >> | |
| 21 Mar 2003 | Perl and C# Unit Tes.... | If it's confusing you, you can always just do it y.... >> |
| The importance of pu.... | I've observed that practically everyone is called .... >> | |
| what comes first, pr.... | However, Canuck, hydrogen's in a different positio.... >> | |
| Orphans Preferred | Developers at my current employer, roughly speakin.... >> | |
| 20 Mar 2003 | Automated testing to.... | http://cppunit.sourceforge.net/ for all your autom.... >> |
| The language of func.... | This shows why technical writing is *hard*. >> | |
| Orphans Preferred | Mathematical Dunce: From what I can tell from thi.... >> | |
| 19 Mar 2003 | Flawed Application A.... | I suggest you just go ahead and start re-factoring.... >> |
| Preferences vs. adva.... | Robin: But I don't want brace-indenting preference.... >> | |
| 18 Mar 2003 | Robin, the preferences you describe look like stan.... >> | |
| What preferences would you standardize? I don't.... >> | ||
| Boomerang of offshor.... | To pull the discussion back on-topic: I've had .... >> | |
| Tracking metrics wit.... | Interesting point, Mr. Jack. I like that, and I'm.... >> | |
| Design and implement.... | Katie: Ugh ugh ugh. That *sucks.* Excellently.... >> | |
| 17 Mar 2003 | looking for a team m.... | I've had excellent success with iTeamwork -- it's .... >> |
| Preferences vs. adva.... | Wouldn't there be serious security issues with tha.... >> | |
| Tracking metrics wit.... | I don't think I've ever read anything written by F.... >> | |
| Terms | Herbert nailed it. Here's how it works in busines.... >> | |
| Joel on Writing | I haven't published much, sadly, and of that, only.... >> | |
| I have a confession .... | At my last company, we had a demo product that was.... >> | |
| 14 Mar 2003 | The Real Problem | I agree with the problem, but not with the propose.... >> |
| Joel on Writing | As a writer and ex-editor, I can answer this. :-) .... >> | |
| I have a confession .... | Speaking of demos: I once read an article of.... >> | |
| 13 Mar 2003 | Ouch. Sorry to hear this. It happens to the be.... >> | |
| Pair Programming Met.... | Glad to hear it, Sir! I hope you find it as produ.... >> | |
| 12 Mar 2003 | Once you go laptop-c.... | I got my first laptop several months ago. It's be.... >> |
| 11 Mar 2003 | Pair Programming Metrics >> | |
| 11 Mar 2003 | "We're in a time cru.... | Management isn't thinking. I'm not bashing mana.... >> |
| what's your title | I don't have a firm title, but I introduce myself .... >> | |
| Product focus with t.... | Developers aren't quite the same as testers. Te.... >> | |
| All foreigners rise .... | I don't think that the outsourcing timezone proble.... >> | |
| Automated Unit Testi.... | Agreed with Ian Stallings. For me, one of the l.... >> | |
| 07 Mar 2003 | Pair Programming Experiences >> | |
| 07 Mar 2003 | Pair Programming Exp.... | It sounds like much of the experiences folks here .... >> |
| Automating software .... | Here's a Wiki page on the subject; scroll to the b.... >> | |
| The personal voice. | One quote mis-attributed to Mark Twain is, 'Only p.... >> | |
| 'helping out' | I concur with Matt's advice: Talk to management. .... >> | |
| 05 Mar 2003 | Automated Tests for .... | I think you're ahead of yourself. :-) According.... >> |
| Good Job advertiseme.... | I wouldn't describe this job posting as 'brief.' .... >> | |
| 04 Mar 2003 | Selling non existent.... | How are the sales folks learning of the features y.... >> |
| When did booleans bu.... | I've often been burned by Booleans that were imple.... >> | |
| Mobile devices appli.... | I *have* read books on my Palm. And I'm not thi.... >> | |
| To me, PDAs are ideal for holding collections of d.... >> | ||
| Hmmm... It's a nice .... | Nothing is now stopping or has ever stopped anyone.... >> | |
| The Joel Test The mi.... | At the last place I worked, every developer workst.... >> | |
| 03 Mar 2003 | Right tool | Some things are easier in one particular programmi.... >> |
| Joel's email article.... | Are vBulletin and phpBB popular because they work,.... >> | |
| I expect that an 'ego search' would encourage user.... >> | ||
| "Less than expert" T.... | IMHO, there are three great ways for a student in .... >> | |
| Actually, Sturgeon's Law states that "90% of every.... >> | ||
| Utility functions? | Personally, I just create a file named 'common_uti.... >> | |
| Software Strategy: M.... | Good point, Jim. I'd change my previous suggestio.... >> | |
| 01 Mar 2003 | how many people to i.... | In my experience, any cost overruns experience whi.... >> |
| If not files & d.... | With BeOS, lots of attributes are defined by the O.... >> | |
| 28 Feb 2003 | Software Strategy: M.... | I'd ask my customers. Shoot out a survey to you.... >> |
| why are u doing this.... | LOL! Excellent post, Bored. And agreed. This .... >> | |
| how many people to i.... | Interview until you've found the right person for .... >> | |
| If not files & d.... | Stephen Jones raises a good point. Having no dire.... >> | |
| 'What happens if a file isn't categorized?' Wel.... >> | ||
| ms sql server vs ora.... | Philo wrote, 'And I have never, ever, ever underst.... >> | |
| Philosophy of long h.... | Bored Bystander wrote, 'Employers want us to belie.... >> | |
| Daniel Shchyokin wrote, 'there are very often inte.... >> | ||
| Bothersome holdovers.... | Tom: I'm surprised. I'd expect the eng.... >> | |
| 27 Feb 2003 | If not files & d.... | Here are a few actual examples of using a BeOS-lik.... >> |
| Yahoo Stores rewritt.... | This isn't necessarily different than C++'s templa.... >> | |
| 26 Feb 2003 | Hiring A New Manager | The current employees may be competent developers,.... >> |
| 25 Feb 2003 | Bothersome holdovers.... | In terms of general bothersome holdovers from the .... >> |
| interview | Well written, Dave B. Seriously, it's hard to s.... >> | |
| There is insufficient data for a reasonable answer.... >> | ||
| Most Admirable Perso.... | Seymour Cray. A genius who pushed forward high-en.... >> | |
| Big Macs, Naked Chef.... | As the one who originally posted the 'it may be ob.... >> | |
| Least "Admirable" me.... | Bored Bystander wrote, 'we technologists often see.... >> | |
| Military Software De.... | Getting back to the initial question... I think.... >> | |
| 24 Feb 2003 | Multiple Exit Points | There are some instances where multiple exit point.... >> |
| Ranking projects by .... | From what I understand, a true LOC count does not .... >> | |
| To me, this depends on the type of application bei.... >> | ||
| Palm handles Office .... | 'What is obviously needed' may be 'dead obvious' t.... >> | |
| Least admirable peop.... | Eric S. Raymond pushes my buttons. He's smart and.... >> | |
| Know Anyone Persecut.... | Brian R. wrote, 'Instead of R being motivated, R '.... >> | |
| GPA cutoff in interv.... | I have no problems with somebody leaving their GPA.... >> | |
| xyz wrote, 'I didn't 'outright lie.' I just droppe.... >> | ||
| 21 Feb 2003 | Know Anyone Persecut.... | Bored Bystander wrote, 'He always says things like.... >> |
| Segway human transpo.... | Kamen may have underestimated just how many people.... >> | |
| GPA cutoff in interv.... | (The above comment is directed at Philo.) >> | |
| Why would a potential employer ask you for your GP.... >> | ||
| Ethics of automatic .... | Mike, asking for the name of the site so the respo.... >> | |
| 20 Feb 2003 | Best practices | Um, this is sort of like asking 'What's the best w.... >> |
| GPA cutoff in interv.... | From what I've heard from people who actually do h.... >> | |
| Calling all Nerds | I was homeschooled, and a fair number of my friend.... >> | |
| 19 Feb 2003 | The bare minimum for.... | It looks like you should be able to port it to the.... >> |
| Discrimination | Important note: The word 'discrimination' has sev.... >> | |
| Fine print(if any) i.... | I agree with others that this sounds illegal. Y.... >> | |
| Spec Writing Techniq.... | You could try maintaining two sets of specs: High.... >> | |
| How soon would you f.... | It depends. If I'd hired my best friend, and he.... >> | |
| Joel's Snoozers | Thank you, Bored Bystander. That's going into my .... >> | |
| 14 Feb 2003 | "Demo" version schem.... | Doesn't it depend a lot on the type of software be.... >> |
| How to ask for a rai.... | Astarte: Why didn't you raise the issue during you.... >> | |
| Work hours/week? | I work 40 hours a week. I'm a technical writer, t.... >> | |
| Here’s to more softw.... | Well written, WNC. Regarding IT: Just establis.... >> | |
| Problems with Softwa.... | I've seen that 'deviation from the schedule' fear .... >> | |
| Only human. | JSD, I sympathize. However, I must disagree. You.... >> | |
| 12 Feb 2003 | Low-Cost Knowledge M.... | Jeff: A Wiki would be ideal for your needs, I thin.... >> |
| 11 Feb 2003 | how to get an interv.... | http://bookshelved.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?DontSendARe.... >> |
| 03 Feb 2003 | Where is Workstation.... | I think that applications in the future will fall .... >> |
| 27 Jan 2003 | Dell server | Ha! Joel, have you considered asking around to .... >> |
| MSSql DDOS attack | 'our FireWall has been brought down to prevent fur.... >> | |
| A little something f.... | Alyosha' wrote, 'Public school always did right by.... >> | |
| 23 Jan 2003 | Fuzzy front and back.... | If management has a tendency to pick one of two ex.... >> |
| 22 Jan 2003 | Plan to throw one aw.... | Side note: The quote 'Plan to throw one away; you.... >> |
| Fuzzy front and back.... | Excellent topic, Better. Thank you. One soluti.... >> | |
| Assembly language | One good reason for reading books on assembly lang.... >> | |
| 21 Jan 2003 | Books on leading pee.... | "The First-Time Manager" is an excellent overview .... >> |
| 20 Jan 2003 | Safari | In my opinion, Safari does not prove that the othe.... >> |
| 17 Jan 2003 | anti-spam | I have something resembling a 'guilty until proved.... >> |
| 16 Jan 2003 | Just had one of thos.... | Everybody around you *seems* to be working hard. >> |
| 15 Jan 2003 | Unfortunately, almost any e-mail header can be fal.... >> | |
| Perfectionist? | If you are *refactoring* code -- definitively impr.... >> | |
| 14 Jan 2003 | The Gilmore Girls an.... | Well written, David. For better or worse, a big.... >> |
| Mad | PC, it looks like you're dealing with somebody who.... >> | |
| Joel on Software For.... | written as haiku? >> | |
| to spawn a new form of posts >> | ||
| Perhaps this will serve >> | ||
| Men | 'Little Lady' wrote, 'Women are more likely to fee.... >> | |
| Mentors and Software.... | I've never come across a company that explicitly d.... >> | |
| 13 Jan 2003 | recruiter e-mail | I've had great experiences with recruiters, and te.... >> |
| measuring quality of.... | What sort of authority do others have, and what au.... >> | |
| Does your work give .... | Stephen Jones wrote, 'False logic here Brent. Even.... >> | |
| Writing a programmer.... | Mikayla wrote, 'But I can only think of one who wo.... >> | |
| 10 Jan 2003 | measuring quality of.... | Well said, Joel. I feel that, if you don't trus.... >> |
| Does your work give .... | Just to wander further off-topic: 'We are very .... >> | |
| Writing a programmer.... | Mikayla: I think you misunderstand me. This mak.... >> | |
| 09 Jan 2003 | I respectfully disagree with HeyMacarana's advice,.... >> | |
| Teaching Programming | Amen, ScottB! Well said. I was surprised to di.... >> | |
| 06 Jan 2003 | I agree that kids need a lot of instant feedback. .... >> | |
| Learning new paradig.... | Extreme Programming recommends the 'spike solution.... >> | |
| C++ Project Document.... | Note that 'real' documentation is *hard* to write..... >> | |
| 03 Jan 2003 | Michael Robertson - .... | I don't want to sound snarky, but when I read this.... >> |
| What Should I Do Wit.... | zaphod: And I think that's good. Real life does.... >> | |
| 02 Jan 2003 | Mysql - Good or bad? | The question of using MySQL seems to usually boil .... >> |
| Best Organizer/PIM | I've tried a few different types of PIMs, and at t.... >> | |
| Office space specifi.... | mackinac wrote: 'providing a basic quiet private o.... >> | |
| 20 Dec 2002 | Advice required: Doc.... | Um, no, I'm not kidding you. Apologies in advan.... >> |
| 19 Dec 2002 | Will you be primarily updating documents and white.... >> | |
| Documentation | IMO, there are two kinds of design documents: Tho.... >> | |
| Pie Splitting in a n.... | I believe that tapiwa is correct (IANAL). One par.... >> | |
| time management book.... | Okay, ontime, I have some concrete advice. This m.... >> | |
| 18 Dec 2002 | Incompetent Executives...or...? >> | |
| 18 Dec 2002 | Automated testing... | Regarding your first question, much of that can't .... >> |
| unprofessional progr.... | I'm a technical writer. I don't program on t.... >> | |
| Overseas Outsourcing.... | Oops. I meant "more widespread, but NOT mass.... >> | |
| If the foreign developers are able to produce code.... >> | ||
| Career Path for Prog.... | a) I've been working for 4 years full-time; 7 year.... >> | |
| Coding != Software D.... | An idea is not a design .A design is not code ...... >> | |
| Pie Splitting in a n.... | A couple more thoughts: Problem: Partnerships .... >> | |
| 17 Dec 2002 | Networking Books | I've found that the "TCP/IP For Dummies" book is q.... >> |
| Designing a huge doc.... | Well written, tapiwa. FWIW, KJK, you're also be.... >> | |
| 16 Dec 2002 | Selection and the cu.... | Surely this is not an Either/Or situation. The te.... >> |
| time management book.... | ontime says that s/he is extremely busy. Perhap.... >> | |
| _The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People_ by S.... >> | ||
| Mr. Moneybags | >>Plenty of good people don't have work at the mom.... >> | |
| foo.conf | >>Given that one can stuff anything in the registr.... >> | |
| Degrees, Publishing,.... | 'Brent, you're saying that a degree is equivalent .... >> | |
| 13 Dec 2002 | Degrees, Publishing, and Professionality >> | |
| 13 Dec 2002 | Theories on why prog.... | 'We are still solving same problems that have been.... >> |
| Breaking into develo.... | There's another factor to note when thinking about.... >> | |
| Should I be a Progra.... | Note: Giampiero is trolling. In my opinion, Ped.... >> | |
| Leaky Abstraction an.... | I would suggest that, if portions of your APIs and.... >> | |
| 12 Dec 2002 | logic tests | Let me rephrase my last paragraph: I don't k.... >> |
| The test may be deliberately vague, to provoke rea.... >> | ||
| Changing jobs | Also, Bob, what kind of job are you in? Programmi.... >> | |
| What is zlib? | Getting back to the topic: The point is not tha.... >> | |
| strategies for copin.... | 'I don't know...every day, it's the same thing; ra.... >> | |
| 10 Dec 2002 | Success in Life = | Note that faith is often twisted by many people fo.... >> |
| Thank you, T.S. I'm also struck by how many of .... >> | ||
| Bella. What's .... | Regarding Norrick's post about the topic being in .... >> | |
| 09 Dec 2002 | Code Reviews - Does .... | We performed two types of code reviews at my last .... >> |
| Naked Objects | I like the idea. But. This strikes me as the s.... >> | |
| 26 Nov 2002 | Angry manager | I wholeheartedly second the advice that, when he e.... >> |
| Bug Triage | This sounds to me suspiciously like too many peopl.... >> | |
| Bringing Code Sample.... | A popular alternative is to ask the applicant to d.... >> | |
| 21 Nov 2002 | Problem at Work | My first reaction is to wonder whether this is you.... >> |
| 06 Nov 2002 | Current job market | Also, tailoring your resume and cover letter to ea.... >> |
| Context: I haven't looked in the past couple of m.... >> | ||
| Which companies hire.... | Four of the five companies that I've worked at hav.... >> | |
| Linux Commands | Agreed with the posts above; dive into Perl, and d.... >> | |
| Voting Machine Usabi.... | Here in Virginia, we have completely different boo.... >> | |
| pay per use hardware.... | Would that it were. >> | |
| 05 Nov 2002 | Over the top? | I think that Joel is trying to uphold the truth ab.... >> |
| 04 Nov 2002 | Writing Specs - Not .... | One of the underlying tenets of Extreme Programmin.... >> |
| 01 Nov 2002 | Blog | I reinvented the wheel. :-) For a long time, I .... >> |
| 31 Oct 2002 | Quality of Professor.... | There are other reasons to get a Master's degree, .... >> |
| Unsolicited Email | You'd convince the person involved with reasonable.... >> | |
| Enjoyable experience.... | As to where I see a preference for small companies.... >> | |
| 29 Oct 2002 | Enjoyable experiences at large companies >> | |
| 29 Oct 2002 | Question about Cityd.... | Personally, I'm trying to eliminate explicit saves.... >> |
| Who's Joel Spolsky a.... | As others have said, Joel is a real engineer who h.... >> | |
| 25 Oct 2002 | What would you do? | It sounds like there are two issues here: (1) Mar.... >> |
| Hiring superstars? | Regarding the question, where do these so called '.... >> | |
| 24 Oct 2002 | This depends on what is meant by the term 'superst.... >> | |
| What happened to E-q.... | Intriguing. Can anyone with E-quill experience te.... >> | |
| Extreme Programming | IMHO, Extreme Programming is a set of practices th.... >> | |
| 17 Oct 2002 | message board font | Does anyone find the site difficult to read? 9-.... >> |
| 04 Oct 2002 | Starting a Functiona.... | Here's an alternative course of action: Don't try .... >> |
| Forum Design - Good .... | Getting back to forum design.... I would agree,.... >> | |
| Data-structures draw.... | Regarding the "exercise" about styles: Styles are .... >> | |
| 21 Jun 2002 | Globalization, What .... | A good book on this topic is 'The Commanding Heigh.... >> |
| 20 Jun 2002 | The importance of good documentation people >> | |
| 20 Jun 2002 | Usability of the Joe.... | It seems like a nice feature to me, though it adds.... >> |
| mozilla key bindings | As to whether it's 'really that hard' to learn a s.... >> | |
| Salary Issue | Amen to Joe. The only reason to tie raises to c.... >> | |
| Why Software Is So B.... | It sounds like Joe AA was seeing the Dilbert Princ.... >> | |
| 17 Jun 2002 | so what is Joel tryi.... | Actually, web developers can find work these days,.... >> |
| 12 Jun 2002 | Open Source and Comm.... | IMO, the effect of open source software will wax a.... >> |
| 11 Jun 2002 | Moshe Bar is giving .... | Writing is different than programming, though, and.... >> |
| Wanted: Volunteers t.... | Yes, it is. :-) If companies can "hire" interns an.... >> | |
| 07 Jun 2002 | Computer Science quo.... | OTOH, dicing carrots -- as part of being a low-lev.... >> |
| 04 Jun 2002 | Going about publishi.... | >>How, exactly, is distribution & reader base a pa.... >> |
| 28 May 2002 | How often do you del.... | John Burton's example just above is the kind of me.... >> |
| 23 May 2002 | Why managers cant al.... | I've had some interesting experience with this. .... >> |
| Code Reviews (Method.... | X.J. Scott: It sounds like you've been dealing wit.... >> | |
| 22 May 2002 | What on earth does a.... | FWIW, unit tests don't have to be complicated. The.... >> |
| Code Reviews (Method.... | Katie: Out of curiosity, did your code reviews inc.... >> | |
| exit strategies | ...And the NASDAQ will never reach 10,000. No o.... >> | |
| 21 May 2002 | The Importance of Ed.... | In my opinion: Practically, of course, it's rar.... >> |
| reply to "updated to.... | >>I'm not sure why it's advantageous to disallow p.... >> | |
| Code Reviews (Method.... | At my last job, I really liked the system that we .... >> | |
| What would you choos.... | To counter Matt Woodworth (no offense Matt): Bi.... >> | |
| 16 May 2002 | updated topics first | Here's how it works, assuming default browser pref.... >> |
| eXtreme, life-alteri.... | >>The reading I have done so far (a few web pages).... >> | |
| 13 May 2002 | "PeopleWare" | >>why don't we ... practice them in American Busin.... >> |
| Outsourcing Developm.... | We've done some outsourcing with a firm in India, .... >> | |
| application platform.... | To answer the original question: No such tool exis.... >> | |
| 10 May 2002 | eXtreme, life-alteri.... | OTOH, perhaps if he had the chance to try it again.... >> |
| Reinventing a Mainfr.... | >>The problem will be convincing a potential emplo.... >> | |
| XP is wearing no clo.... | >>In XP, all production code must be pair written..... >> | |
| From what I've understood, XP does not advocate *e.... >> | ||
| 09 May 2002 | Reinventing a Mainfr.... | >>I don't understand why, being already a programm.... >> |
| Unfortunately, it looks like you need these skills.... >> | ||
| XP is wearing no clo.... | >>I see common code ownership and, especially, pai.... >> | |
| >>I do have some concern that I'll run in to a man.... | ||