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| oJoS Statistics - Individual Statistics for 'one programmer's opinion' | ||
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Number of Comments: 409 |
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| Number of Words: 63,500 | ||
| First Comment: 23 Oct 2002 | ||
| Final Comment: 01 Sep 2004 | ||
Number of Topics Posted: 9 |
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| First Topic: 12 Dec 2002 | ||
| Latest Topic: 18 Jul 2004 | ||
| When | Item | Comment |
| 01 Sep 2004 | CEOs being paid to o.... | Does anyone really need to read this article? I th.... >> |
| 26 Aug 2004 | Accounting for your .... | Acccounting for your time every 6 minutes of so is.... >> |
| 20 Aug 2004 | Does your employer m.... | My experience is that large non IT corporations te.... >> |
| 11 Aug 2004 | What happened to my .... | The biggest problem imo is not that you didn't get.... >> |
| 01 Aug 2004 | How can a progammer .... | Teaching - check with your local state run schools.... >> |
| 31 Jul 2004 | Deep Cynicism | Dennis wrote, 'Add in and a very specialized way o.... >> |
| 30 Jul 2004 | Yes, I believe the best days are over for many. .... >> | |
| 27 Jul 2004 | to follow-up: busine.... | Patrick, Generally speaking, a Business Analyst.... >> |
| 20 Jul 2004 | Purchasing a softwar.... | As other posters have already mentioned the only v.... >> |
| Technology in a Busi.... | Justin Johnson wrote, '...but we did retain enough.... >> | |
| 19 Jul 2004 | Some ISVs just don't.... | Hi Dennis, '... Your review is extremely unfair.... >> |
| 18 Jul 2004 | Some ISVs just don't seem to get it >> | |
| 16 Jul 2004 | Finding any books on.... | While there are plenty of poor college students wh.... >> |
| 15 Jul 2004 | Refunds | JT, Did the customer simply wait 6 months befor.... >> |
| .NET Marketshare Pt .... | Hi Joe, FYI: Keep in mind that this post deals .... >> | |
| Joe wrote, 'Wouldn't book distribution also be sli.... >> | ||
| Like Dennis I too am a .NET enthusiast. Even so, I.... >> | ||
| 14 Jul 2004 | Late start into prog.... | I am replying simply because you put so much effor.... >> |
| 10 Jul 2004 | Accepting of new ide.... | Hi Dennis Atkins, It would have been nice if yo.... >> |
| 08 Jul 2004 | Objection to XP (ext.... | George, FYI, your subject line mentions one thi.... >> |
| 05 Jul 2004 | yet another thread o.... | Hi Phillip Watkins, Your second interview sound.... >> |
| Local, single-user b.... | If you are looking for a commerical software produ.... >> | |
| Need help on the VB .... | Hi Michael, If you truly want some help you mig.... >> | |
| 26 Jun 2004 | Blogs written by gee.... | I agree that blogs written by geeks tend to be bor.... >> |
| 15 Jun 2004 | About outsourcing | The reason why manufacturers built plants in certa.... >> |
| 12 Jun 2004 | Where are all the ne.... | Hi Anon, Your situation is NOT unique it simply.... >> |
| new grads | Going crazy, I can't believe your manager allow.... >> | |
| 07 Jun 2004 | Catching undercover .... | There is software out there that does what you are.... >> |
| 04 Jun 2004 | questions to ask bef.... | Jason wrote, 'What kind of questions do you wish y.... >> |
| 02 Jun 2004 | C++ or Java ? | When it comes to developing business applications .... >> |
| 28 May 2004 | Silly managers | John, I disagree. I believe an open forum such .... >> |
| 29 Apr 2004 | Is the job market st.... | Hi anon, In my opinion the American IT job mark.... >> |
| 11 Apr 2004 | Employees are nothin.... | When it comes to loyalty, I don't believe develope.... >> |
| master's degree + em.... | Babs, While I agree with Philo that no amount o.... >> | |
| 03 Apr 2004 | 2 offers, which one .... | Confused wrote, 'I have 2 offers, one with a small.... >> |
| 02 Apr 2004 | "The Apprentice" (sp.... | I missed the first twenty minutes of this week's s.... >> |
| 01 Apr 2004 | IT subculture the ca.... | Nothing in the article backs up Stanton's vague cl.... >> |
| 31 Mar 2004 | ThrowTheBumsOut | Philo wrote, 'Yeah, the 90's really sucked economi.... >> |
| 30 Mar 2004 | ThrowTheBumsOut wrote, 'Is there any real differen.... >> | |
| 29 Mar 2004 | Why are managers clu.... | Hi Amanager, Among other things, I believe some.... >> |
| So, I dropped on you.... | How can anyone tell you what problems you will enc.... >> | |
| 27 Mar 2004 | top ten software fir.... | The answer is going to depend on what you mean by .... >> |
| Another Sanity Check.... | Hi name withheld out of cowardice, Can you tell.... >> | |
| 25 Mar 2004 | "The Apprentice" (sp.... | Three episodes to go and only one woman is left! .... >> |
| 24 Mar 2004 | Norrick Takes One La.... | Norrick, Just wanted to tell you that you have .... >> |
| Nice Guy-can't progr.... | Luckily for you, management already seems to be aw.... >> | |
| 19 Mar 2004 | Information Overload | About ten years ago or so, the problem for many wa.... >> |
| 18 Mar 2004 | Nice Guy, but he can.... | Hi ..., Can you tell us more about the 'nice gu.... >> |
| 17 Mar 2004 | If You Can't Veto Fe.... | I feel for buddy, I really do. The problem is prob.... >> |
| Lies on CVs | Most technologists (developers, graphic artists, e.... >> | |
| 16 Mar 2004 | Is a partner the rig.... | looking for options wrote, 'I'd like to hold the v.... >> |
| Hiring specific skil.... | Hi T. Norman, While I am sure someone can come .... >> | |
| 15 Mar 2004 | seeking career advic.... | Frustrated wrote, 'I am seriously considering leav.... >> |
| Bad Programming Team.... | Well, assuming you aren't simply trolling my advic.... >> | |
| The Future Of Work (.... | Blank, Nice response to VP's post! The only.... >> | |
| Outsourcing has been.... | Tapiwa, I am not saying that your 'outsourcing .... >> | |
| An example of how to.... | Woodentongue, Nice post about your personal exp.... >> | |
| 07 Mar 2004 | app research | entell, As far as a decent bookmark manager is .... >> |
| 06 Mar 2004 | Quotes from a custom.... | Withheld, The sad fact is that just about every.... >> |
| 03 Mar 2004 | Normal not to get pa.... | Danger Will Robinson danger... Your client know.... >> |
| 28 Feb 2004 | Post-deployment stre.... | 'Im worried that they will ask me to somehow fix t.... >> |
| 23 Feb 2004 | Suggest career path .... | Obviously, you are doing okay financially. If you .... >> |
| Activity Tracking To.... | So your manager has no clue what you have doing fo.... >> | |
| 22 Feb 2004 | my career | Essentially everybody is correct is some manner. T.... >> |
| 18 Feb 2004 | Please delete with p.... | Sorry, I don't know the title of the movie you are.... >> |
| Being recruited away | scared wrote, 'The catch is that I have to tell my.... >> | |
| 17 Feb 2004 | For you independant .... | Unemployed coward wrote, 'Is there an option I can.... >> |
| 15 Feb 2004 | Norrick Bitches Abou.... | Hi Norrick, PM jobs can be just as unstable and.... >> |
| 14 Feb 2004 | Manager asleep for 5.... | Savage, Nice post! Lots of information provide.... >> |
| $50+ hr for java pro.... | Chris wrote, 'How difficult is it to land one of t.... >> | |
| 08 Feb 2004 | Business idea pursui.... | Starting your own small business is not for the fa.... >> |
| 07 Feb 2004 | Help with .NET | What Mark Hoffman wrote plus the following: C.... >> |
| 05 Feb 2004 | Bad Fit in a Corpora.... | anon wrote, 'What was the cause?' I can't belie.... >> |
| 04 Feb 2004 | Becoming a Recruiter.... | Personally, I believe the best place to ask this q.... >> |
| 02 Feb 2004 | Good, thorough artic.... | FredF, I wouldn't recommend 'Essential COM' by .... >> |
| 30 Jan 2004 | Management problem f.... | What GiorgioG wrote. Also, you might want to think.... >> |
| "The Apprentice" (Sp.... | While I agree with Nick that the women haven't jus.... >> | |
| Resources for learni.... | Hi T. Norman, When you have the time perhaps yo.... >> | |
| 29 Jan 2004 | Clearing the air on .... | 'Why should I limit my options by sticking with a .... >> |
| 28 Jan 2004 | Is Enterprise Archit.... | Those definable set of skills you were wondering a.... >> |
| CA Contractors: .... | Norrick wrote, 'Does anyone know ahything about th.... >> | |
| 27 Jan 2004 | Software Development.... | 'I have not been able to find ANYTHING out there t.... >> |
| 23 Jan 2004 | About Face 2 | Imo, you should never go to just one online place .... >> |
| Extreme Programming .... | Burninator, Thanks for the link when I have tim.... >> | |
| 22 Jan 2004 | Linux as a Disruptiv.... | fw, Why don't you enlighten those 'stupid muppe.... >> |
| 21 Jan 2004 | Uhh....Advice? | The first thing you need to do is violate rule num.... >> |
| 20 Jan 2004 | An explanation for o.... | BB, what you are really talking about are two diff.... >> |
| 19 Jan 2004 | Please enter... with.... | I agree with Philo and Joel's second post to this .... >> |
| An explanation for o.... | BB, Yes, for some companies your 'here is one e.... >> | |
| 15 Jan 2004 | is there any point t.... | I suppose if you were applying for a IT position w.... >> |
| trust new grad with .... | I would like to know why a small engineering firm .... >> | |
| Code Complete 2 | Personally, I rather see him finish the book 'Soft.... >> | |
| What next after Kern.... | Wanabe wrote, 'What would your library for the str.... >> | |
| Scientific Apps prog.... | Abbot wrote, 'What would people do in my predicame.... >> | |
| 14 Jan 2004 | Complete About Face .... | Jason wrote, '...I can remember at least three or .... >> |
| 13 Jan 2004 | India outsourcing - .... | I watched it along with the Paul O'Neill interview.... >> |
| Complete About Face .... | Jason wrote, 'What do they think of my philosophy?.... >> | |
| Sticking your head i.... | BTBU wrote, 'Basically, did I handle it the right .... >> | |
| 12 Jan 2004 | "Rules of Engagement.... | Hi BB, I apologize if my first post to this thr.... >> |
| BB wrote, 'I have found the naivete' of the many h.... >> | ||
| Intellectual Propert.... | Seek advice from a lawyer who specializes in IP. .... >> | |
| Do you Find Agile Mo.... | Rhinestone, If you believe the people who post .... >> | |
| rule of engagement, .... | TF wrote, 'Of the assumptions above, one that seem.... >> | |
| 11 Jan 2004 | I am not questioning Timothy's technical knowledge.... >> | |
| 09 Jan 2004 | Would you... | '...wouldn't you be concerned about your employabi.... >> |
| fundamental question.... | '...do most people really believe that these shoul.... >> | |
| apprentice | No, I didn't watch it and don't plan on watching a.... >> | |
| 01 Jan 2004 | Blame Open Source fo.... | Dennis Atkins wrote, 'Why should we give a shit ab.... >> |
| I think there is plenty of blame to go around.&nbs.... >> | ||
| Ferocious Pirates an.... | prometheus, Tip: I think it would have been he.... >> | |
| Finally a good idea:.... | IT Manager, Licensing by itself won't put at en.... >> | |
| 31 Dec 2003 | Agency terminology: .... | BB wrote, 'Now, does anyone else here feel like a .... >> |
| High return skills i.... | Hi Anxious IT Manager, With the time you have l.... >> | |
| 26 Dec 2003 | Outsourcing and the .... | MSHack wrote, '...Consultants, can enter EVERY hou.... >> |
| Dennis wrote, '...if you want to see money disappe.... >> | ||
| IEEE reports highest.... | Tony Chang wrote, 'Maybe things aren't really gett.... >> | |
| 20 Dec 2003 | A topic that JOS hasn't covered yet? >> | |
| 20 Dec 2003 | Visual Basic .NET Re.... | I received a copy in the mail. That is, Microsoft.... >> |
| Organizing Software .... | I am pretty sure the Excel specification Joel was .... >> | |
| Philo's disclaimer | Congrats Philo, I hope you can still find the time.... >> | |
| 19 Dec 2003 | hiring directly over.... | Actually, the practice is quite common. Usual.... >> |
| 15 Dec 2003 | Opportunities Revisi.... | King David wrote, 'Start your own consulting and p.... >> |
| 08 Dec 2003 | Do we deserve fragme.... | I too tended to agree with both 'sides' of this is.... >> |
| Role Fragmentation | Yes, I too enjoyed reading the article, but it see.... >> | |
| Am I a unique hybrid.... | Hi Curious George, Imo this is a good post. I .... >> | |
| 07 Dec 2003 | "Low Skill" Rhetoric | Well, just to be clear I objected to your 'don't w.... >> |
| BB wrote, 'I say ... don't worry about it too much.... >> | ||
| 06 Dec 2003 | Well, this is it | 'Guys, some word of advice or solace please.' T.... >> |
| 04 Dec 2003 | When will .NET achie.... | To Getting tired of crap, No, I am not the pers.... >> |
| 03 Dec 2003 | When will .NET achieve significant market >> | |
| 03 Dec 2003 | Conflict: Thrive or .... | I think you are going to have to define for us JOS.... >> |
| Managing Manager | 'None of the team members want this to report to h.... >> | |
| 24 Nov 2003 | Problem in my Develo.... | '...but I'm not allowed to work on any of the C++ .... >> |
| What is "Cocoa" for .... | 'What is the big deal about asking a simple questi.... >> | |
| Problem Solving Skil.... | 'Do you realize the cost of hiring and firing some.... >> | |
| 23 Nov 2003 | JoS - Delphi... | When Delphi first came out there sure seemed like .... >> |
| 21 Nov 2003 | An outsourcing/offshoring opinion article >> | |
| 21 Nov 2003 | Publicity from this .... | 'Are there any other examples of products that bec.... >> |
| Application Architec.... | If you don't know where to start then it might be .... >> | |
| 01 Nov 2003 | 360 students | 'I guess more than anything else I'm frustrated th.... >> |
| 06 Oct 2003 | Where do all the cra.... | Richard Kuo, You need to define what you feel i.... >> |
| 16 Sep 2003 | Smart, get things do.... | 'Simple requirements for the candidate, smart and .... >> |
| What are your though.... | Ken wrote, 'These ERP systems may not require an a.... >> | |
| 'What are your thoughts on gorilla companies like .... >> | ||
| 15 Sep 2003 | How to handle dodgy .... | Agurkie your situation is neither shocking nor aty.... >> |
| 12 Sep 2003 | Why outsourcing ofte.... | Hi Master Blaster, 'The company I work at does .... >> |
| 'If US companies accepted to spend a little more m.... >> | ||
| 11 Sep 2003 | Carts that Crash and.... | 'I just look elsewhere and don't return.' As yo.... >> |
| Am I damaged for goo.... | I don't think you have provided us with enough evi.... >> | |
| 10 Sep 2003 | Are Developers just .... | 'Democracy is about making your voice heard.' Y.... >> |
| Most Americans don't know what it is like to be an.... >> | ||
| who will do the UI ? | UI Designer, Nice post, but I think this an unf.... >> | |
| 'Step up, assert your alpha geek status...' You.... >> | ||
| More features = more.... | 'Anyone have some profound Joel like thoughts on t.... >> | |
| 08 Sep 2003 | Honors Major in Comp.... | 'Does anyone know anything about graduating with d.... >> |
| Conformity in platfo.... | Apple - made some bad business decisions (hardware.... >> | |
| California: Eating t.... | 'Its been 20 years since graduating with a BS in e.... >> | |
| I said it before and I will say it again, the U.S..... >> | ||
| 05 Sep 2003 | Why Johnny can't ree.... | I didn't read the whole article, however, I will c.... >> |
| Project Management a.... | For the last two years or so, I have been receivin.... >> | |
| It's about results. | Phillip, No offense but you sound like you are.... >> | |
| To interchange or no.... | BB wrote, 'I think that one major problem in many .... >> | |
| Philo wrote, 'This is a corollary to Brooks' Law t.... >> | ||
| 04 Sep 2003 | Contract Negotiation.... | '...but the agencies greed is frustrating me to th.... >> |
| 03 Sep 2003 | Requirements Creatio.... | Geoff, You forgot to mention in your post what .... >> |
| 27 Aug 2003 | Heterogenous environ.... | 'if a mixed network of Windows and Linux would hel.... >> |
| 21 Aug 2003 | US doesn't have an a.... | 'I wonder - do we have ANY ambitious program going.... >> |
| Outsourcing to India.... | I will call this post The Triple Threat. Mellow.... >> | |
| Decline and Fall (se.... | 'I've been thinking for a while that we may be see.... >> | |
| 19 Aug 2003 | Awesome article by E.... | 'The hiring manager is trying to figure out if the.... >> |
| Agile/XP programming.... | T. Norman wrote, 'As long as it can be used to cre.... >> | |
| chris, Why don't you re-post this message on an.... >> | ||
| Financial Realities | 'My boss (who also doubles as sales manager)...' .... >> | |
| 18 Aug 2003 | Web history | '... and if someone knows of a good source of info.... >> |
| 15 Aug 2003 | MSF? | Huh? While both methodologies promote iterativ.... >> |
| Joe wrote, 'I am wondering if anyone out there is .... >> | ||
| Outsourced Overseas | If senior management stands to gain financially (b.... >> | |
| 14 Aug 2003 | Database Programming | Am I being too hard on him? No. Yes, you sh.... >> |
| Hi and Thanks | 'I don't see much code around Joels site, but the .... >> | |
| 13 Aug 2003 | should I begin the p.... | 'so....how long does it take for someone with a un.... >> |
| 12 Aug 2003 | Web Worm Hits Windows, Crashes Computers Worldwide >> | |
| 12 Aug 2003 | Why whine? | Brad wrote, 'I've noticed lately on this board, es.... >> |
| The Career Programme.... | Evgeny Goldin wrote, '...Which seems pretty outdat.... >> | |
| 11 Aug 2003 | Yes, I read it. I recommended this book in the th.... >> | |
| What tools do you us.... | 'I have being pondering what is the best way and b.... >> | |
| 07 Aug 2003 | Office politics - go.... | In the /. programming forum you find a book review.... >> |
| Offshore -- Cringely.... | Here is how I interpreted his article. It seems.... >> | |
| VB6 unit testing fra.... | vbUnit http://www.vbunit.org I believe it is s.... >> | |
| Advice: Small to Big.... | Big fish in a small pond or small fish in a bigger.... >> | |
| 05 Aug 2003 | Outsourcing and Stra.... | 'If the architect of winamp 3 ever gets sacked, he.... >> |
| Joel on Outsourcing .... | Hi Hello Reality? I can't compete with someone .... >> | |
| 04 Aug 2003 | Non-technical Manage.... | Yanwoo wrote, 'What do people think about this?' .... >> |
| 03 Aug 2003 | When you can't find .... | 'Really? I don't do consulting and haven't been on.... >> |
| Anon, 'The common thread that I found was that .... >> | ||
| books about consulti.... | Max Thomas wrote, '...custom programming firms (pr.... >> | |
| Making money out of .... | Sounds like Teri Pettit did a good job of answerin.... >> | |
| 01 Aug 2003 | Recruiters - How to .... | Ari Liebowitz wrote, 'Recruiters - How to know whi.... >> |
| They Just Fired the .... | While I believe that all programmers should be uni.... >> | |
| Spec template for in.... | Mitch & Murray wrote, 'The problem we have is that.... >> | |
| 31 Jul 2003 | Question about free .... | FullNameRequired wrote, 'Im certainly not a replac.... >> |
| How popular is VB .N.... | Better Than Being Unemployed wrote, 'Is the syntax.... >> | |
| Messageboxes are evi.... | Message boxes are probably unavoidable because use.... >> | |
| Outsourcing Honesty .... | T. Norman, I don't believe the 'lack of specifi.... >> | |
| Stephen Jones wrote, 'I buy only Seebago shoes, on.... >> | ||
| 30 Jul 2003 | For reasons too numerous to mention, a website whe.... >> | |
| 29 Jul 2003 | Ginsu task managemen.... | Have you asked these questions on one of the proje.... >> |
| "IT contractors cram.... | Mark wrote, 'From the viewpoint of somebody on the.... >> | |
| 28 Jul 2003 | Is the RIAA after yo.... | I suppose this is kind of like proclaiming to the .... >> |
| software developers .... | Let me get this straight you are looking for peopl.... >> | |
| 24 Jul 2003 | freshgrad: good comp.... | 'Any ideas what good companies that you know to ap.... >> |
| Underhandedness in c.... | Could be you are encountering deceptive marketing/.... >> | |
| 23 Jul 2003 | Stupidity Embodied | Mike Treit wrote, 'That's strange. Most of the peo.... >> |
| 22 Jul 2003 | Another career? | 30 to 100K in 6 years is pretty dam impressive. .... >> |
| 21 Jul 2003 | Alternate jobs for p.... | 'Examples: user interface designer, technical writ.... >> |
| 19 Jul 2003 | Expedia | As others have already mentioned, Expedia.com pro.... >> |
| Educate reluctant cl.... | You did a good job of describing your current clie.... >> | |
| 17 Jul 2003 | Requirements vs Goal.... | Joe AA wrote, 'Anyone besides myself remember when.... >> |
| What Happened to poo.... | Philo wrote, 'It takes a certain amount of integri.... >> | |
| 14 Jul 2003 | doing everything in .... | Sergei wrote, 'Given that the company is really sm.... >> |
| 11 Jul 2003 | what does "hard time.... | 'In the company site it says ...' Which company.... >> |
| Interviewing | canuck, Before I can say something like, 'Look .... >> | |
| 10 Jul 2003 | Need EASY way to mak.... | Michael Kaplan wrote a book titled, 'International.... >> |
| 08 Jul 2003 | Career Advice for be.... | The way I read Dude with a new job's post is that .... >> |
| 27 Jun 2003 | one project leading .... | This is not a bait and switch situation because yo.... >> |
| Phone interviews | 'The degree of social skills required is going to .... >> | |
| Are Big Corporations.... | Sorry Pablo but I ain't buying what you are trying.... >> | |
| 25 Jun 2003 | PBS program, NOW wit.... | Hi Ron, Ron wrote, 'She wanted to interview ind.... >> |
| Responding to an RFP.... | Hi Clay N., The people who have already respond.... >> | |
| ee or cs? | Joemcyntier wrote, '...the type of jobs u get with.... >> | |
| Retroactive Advice | JOS Reader wrote, 'I have a pretty good job right .... >> | |
| Dealing with 21'st c.... | The work environment you describe is probably more.... >> | |
| Bullfighter | 'It seems pretty ironic coming from a consulting c.... >> | |
| Technologies develop.... | Phil wrote, 'I assume that he was addressing a web.... >> | |
| 24 Jun 2003 | You might want to read this article - The 10 Techn.... >> | |
| 23 Jun 2003 | Marc, I am willing t.... | Glad to here that you feel that you are finally se.... >> |
| 22 Jun 2003 | Marc, I am willing to help you out >> | |
| 22 Jun 2003 | Thoughts on VCs and .... | Seems to me that many technology based startup bus.... >> |
| 18 Jun 2003 | Lie on an applicatio.... | '...Anyway, should I list this company on my appli.... >> |
| 17 Jun 2003 | Freelance websites? | Your best bet is to contact a local Microsoft user.... >> |
| 14 Jun 2003 | Companies "based" up.... | I believe the point of this post was that focusing.... >> |
| 13 Jun 2003 | Not my problem... | '...not beat them up for doing the wrong thing' .... >> |
| Skills Atrophying | I agree - your programming skills do atropy if the.... >> | |
| 10 Jun 2003 | Angry Coder on VB in.... | First, I agree with Mark Hoffman. Jonathan appears.... >> |
| 08 Jun 2003 | Is anyone here invol.... | My advice is to ask your question on web sites whe.... >> |
| 07 Jun 2003 | Dell Desktop Opinion.... | Note: I didn't bothering reading the other posts h.... >> |
| 03 Jun 2003 | Am I crazy? | 'Am I crazy?' No, just ignorant of how many shi.... >> |
| ...the vast majority.... | SomeBody wrote, 'For a variety of reasons, I doubt.... >> | |
| Pair programming | The Real PC Why don't you post some of objectio.... >> | |
| 02 Jun 2003 | Shrink-wrap develope.... | Hi Clay. Clay Nichols wrote, 'I develop, market.... >> |
| How much a programme.... | 'Sort of chicken and egg, really' BTBE, did you.... >> | |
| 30 May 2003 | What do you think ab.... | My experiences have ranged from very good to nothi.... >> |
| 29 May 2003 | Surprised this news .... | Thanks for the URL. I checked slashdot.org eali.... >> |
| Is Bangalore a brand.... | Could you provide me with some of the names of the.... >> | |
| 28 May 2003 | Surprised this news hasn't shownup on /. already >> | |
| 23 May 2003 | Amazed at uninformed.... | Someone with no nickname wrote, 'I think what is a.... >> |
| If I posted the question 'What should a developer .... >> | ||
| Experience with proj.... | Brent P. Newhall wrote, 'What specifically caused .... >> | |
| Extreme Programming .... | Bill wrote, '...I also didn't ask the question in .... >> | |
| 22 May 2003 | Bill, No promises, but when I have time I will .... >> | |
| Bill T. wrote, 'What I'd like to see is an article.... >> | ||
| finding educated wor.... | 'The reason is because the US education system has.... >> | |
| 21 May 2003 | Movies and the Mind .... | I agree 100% with Lou's response. As for favori.... >> |
| Recent Threads | Matt H. wrote, 'Now, if these guys assumed that, y.... >> | |
| 20 May 2003 | where did all the so.... | T. Norman, In my world, the only sporting event.... >> |
| Dennis Atkins, All your syntax test seems capab.... >> | ||
| 16 May 2003 | BDN Survey results -.... | Sunish wrote, 'Looks like majority of Delphi devel.... >> |
| 14 May 2003 | DOUBLE STANDARDS | I just did a Google search and found that this per.... >> |
| I didn't read the article. What point are you t.... >> | ||
| UI Mockups | 'Any suggestions on tools to do UI mockups with? .... >> | |
| MSDN Hands on labs | No, I haven't tried these tutorials and I doubt th.... >> | |
| How Many - COBOL Mai.... | 'Trick question?' I suppose it could be interpr.... >> | |
| 13 May 2003 | Chris wrote, 'Unless you're working specifically a.... >> | |
| 10 May 2003 | ACM & IEEE Publi.... | Well, I certainly wouldn't pay any money in order .... >> |
| The most elegant of .... | Seems to me that you are confusing specific techno.... >> | |
| 09 May 2003 | Why didn't ActiveX D.... | What the previous two posters said plus the fact t.... >> |
| Need a new job, and .... | T. Norman wrote, 'It might be more accurate to say.... >> | |
| You should brush on your networking skills. The.... >> | ||
| Why isn't Delphi mor.... | Brad wrote, 'Those VB developers need to shut the .... >> | |
| Phone Interview Ques.... | Find out what the 'sales opportunities in the role.... >> | |
| 08 May 2003 | Why isn't Delphi mor.... | Imo, Delphi simply arrived too late to the party. .... >> |
| 07 May 2003 | The generation gap | Ged Byrne wrote, 'We've got to continue working ha.... >> |
| 05 May 2003 | Programmers who are .... | Well, T. Norman we are going to have to agree to d.... >> |
| 04 May 2003 | Philo wrote, 'Tho I haven't found a business case .... >> | |
| 03 May 2003 | Compensation | 'CEOs who truely deliver exceptional performance s.... >> |
| 01 May 2003 | An article some might find interesting >> | |
| 01 May 2003 | Philo's been sacked .... | Ditto on what Mark Hoffman wrote. I too was a regu.... >> |
| 29 Apr 2003 | Good programmers are.... | commanderSpock wrote, 'Good programmers are born, .... >> |
| Programmers, Languag.... | commanderSpock wrote, 'As it happens, I told him I.... >> | |
| Precious | Please expand on what you posted. I thought I u.... >> | |
| Eric's article is la.... | Well, I read through parts of his blog and it appe.... >> | |
| 27 Apr 2003 | Donald Knuth - The A.... | Codex, As someone else already mentioned you wo.... >> |
| 26 Apr 2003 | rigerous tech interv.... | Hi Curious, If you don't mind could you explain.... >> |
| Bored Bystander wrote, 'Implement the solution to .... >> | ||
| 25 Apr 2003 | I have been through all types of interviews. *.... >> | |
| Job Justification | 'Deliver product' is a good response. However,.... >> | |
| How quickly is .Net .... | I don't have any article links handy at the moment.... >> | |
| 24 Apr 2003 | Layoffs | I don't know if you really can minimize the impact.... >> |
| Software proposals | What a lot of consulting firms do is cut and paste.... >> | |
| 23 Apr 2003 | IBM ads | IBM along with CDRW's (the 'Hey Fred' commercials).... >> |
| What is to fuel the .... | Many technology workers working in the United Stat.... >> | |
| Software Engineering.... | Mark Hoffman wrote, 'And you had a good point abou.... >> | |
| Mark Hoffman wrote, 'Now, if we took a straw poll .... >> | ||
| 22 Apr 2003 | Experience | The Real PC wrote, 'How important is experience fo.... >> |
| Software Engineering.... | What is a software engineer and how does this pers.... >> | |
| 20 Apr 2003 | Is Registering a Dom.... | Sounds like you might need to do some research on .... >> |
| Crystal, Installshie.... | Phio wrote, 'I'm not going to worry about how they.... >> | |
| 18 Apr 2003 | Does contributing co.... | My 2 cents even though I have never contributed to.... >> |
| 17 Apr 2003 | Ratio of good manage.... | For those who like to read search Google Groups fo.... >> |
| An answer from a for.... | IMO, Kyralessa's response is the correct one. w.... >> | |
| 16 Apr 2003 | Possible to get perk.... | 'Why is management so highly valued while develope.... >> |
| Is it Really that ha.... | Vincent wrote, 'One of the great things about tech.... >> | |
| 15 Apr 2003 | What to do about sle.... | In many instances, daytime sleepiness is simply a .... >> |
| The case against CAS.... | Wei wrote, 'CASE tools like Rational Rose have bee.... >> | |
| bad decisions on com.... | 'and now found the startup among Canada's top 30 i.... >> | |
| 07 Apr 2003 | best programmers in .... | I have no problem with someone posting their belie.... >> |
| 03 Apr 2003 | Philo's Rule of Conn.... | Well, I believe someone (Joel himself?) mentioned .... >> |
| In-House Customers H.... | The answer to your subject line question is -- mor.... >> | |
| 02 Apr 2003 | Self Imposed Pressur.... | Okay, I have to admit that I haven't read all the .... >> |
| CAMEL - new home | I think this type of developer blog is a great ide.... >> | |
| 31 Mar 2003 | Good Article | This article is simply another slant on the craft .... >> |
| 30 Mar 2003 | William Whyte's rule | 'And why do companies need to move to different ci.... >> |
| programming is diffi.... | The Real PC, if you looking for consensus on this .... >> | |
| 29 Mar 2003 | Import tariffs and o.... | Itarian wrote, 'In conclusion, I think the US gove.... >> |
| 28 Mar 2003 | Interviewing for Sen.... | One final question. Who is doing the first pass r.... >> |
| First, let me say that if you are looking for a ve.... >> | ||
| Salary Increase Nego.... | AP, I just read your most recent post in this .... >> | |
| Could it be that you are making $20,000 less than .... >> | ||
| 27 Mar 2003 | Coding: Means or End.... | Dennis wrote, 'Look, it sounds like you are saying.... >> |
| Dennis, You might also want to read the posting.... >> | ||
| Dennis, I am not dissing any type of programmer.... >> | ||
| 26 Mar 2003 | bdw wrote, 'I thought custom built software was im.... >> | |
| I can relate to comments made by both choppy and B.... >> | ||
| My problem with Xp p.... | Have you considered posting this question to: http.... >> | |
| Great forum - anothe.... | 'Personally, I never figured out what was so compe.... >> | |
| What One Recruiter R.... | Philo wrote, 'I think this obsession with 'how muc.... >> | |
| 23 Mar 2003 | The recruiter in that thread seems to be an indepe.... >> | |
| 19 Mar 2003 | Ovum: Offshore servi.... | This is nothing new. Although I am sure there are .... >> |
| Call for special sof.... | Vladimir Chladny wrote, 'I'm trying to collect num.... >> | |
| CAMEL: What is Requi.... | wht? wrote, 'I am just amazed anyone would use Req.... >> | |
| 18 Mar 2003 | Tell me Philo is "Requisite Pro" another software .... >> | |
| 16 Mar 2003 | writing coding tests.... | There are no pat answers. 'How do people design.... >> |
| 15 Mar 2003 | Design and implement.... | Hi ODN, Let me turn the tables and ask you a qu.... >> |
| 14 Mar 2003 | job prospects | RocketJeff wrote, ------------------------------.... >> |
| 13 Mar 2003 | Social aspects of "w.... | 'The 'world class' thread intrigued me because som.... >> |
| What does a 'world c.... | Hi Mike Swieton, Well, the way you posed your q.... >> | |
| 12 Mar 2003 | How to be a Programm.... | Paul, nice post!!!!!!!!!! I haven't had a chanc.... >> |
| Laptop recommendatio.... | '3.) Dell has the best customer service (not the g.... >> | |
| I recently read that Sager is currently kicking De.... >> | ||
| "We're in a time cru.... | As most developers can attest, unrealistic timelin.... >> | |
| Unit testing in n-ti.... | 'This is COM+ app, so there are transactions invol.... >> | |
| 10 Mar 2003 | What is an "Analyst".... | programmer wrote, 'In another thread, people are s.... >> |
| Specialization of de.... | Bored Bystander, Outstanding commentary!!!! >> | |
| 04 Mar 2003 | Hmmm... It's a nice .... | 'I give it two months before someone sets up 'Joel.... >> |
| 03 Mar 2003 | "Less than expert" T.... | Your company should have broken the contract with .... >> |
| 01 Mar 2003 | MS to open source fo.... | 'the attitude of americans to china never ceases t.... >> |
| 28 Feb 2003 | Interesting Blogs | Well, I don't habitually read any of the blogs (ex.... >> |
| MS to open source fo.... | 'Very few I would guess. I bet Microsoft sell more.... >> | |
| ms sql server vs ora.... | Hi Philip Janus, RocketJeff and AEB did a good .... >> | |
| 27 Feb 2003 | As others have alluded to (but never actually wrot.... >> | |
| Philosophy of long h.... | Mikayla wrote, 'I would have to say there is somet.... >> | |
| 26 Feb 2003 | Project Managers vs..... | KenB wrote, 'I have worked for a couple of differe.... >> |
| 25 Feb 2003 | Help with Modeling A.... | Pick your poision -- there are a lot of drawing pr.... >> |
| 20 Feb 2003 | Know Anyone Persecut.... | Bored Bystander wrote, 'Just a commentary. I don't.... >> |
| 18 Feb 2003 | Becoming a highly co.... | You might want to checkout the Worldwide Institute.... >> |
| 17 Feb 2003 | Computer Programmer'.... | 'Programmers are not created equal. ' What a pr.... >> |
| 16 Feb 2003 | Bored Bystander, I agree that many programmers .... >> | |
| 05 Feb 2003 | "Really" Starting a .... | Yup. I would love to read about this type of stuf.... >> |
| Why don't colleges t.... | sherlock_yoda's explaination is probably the close.... >> | |
| 31 Jan 2003 | Good developers don'.... | 'Is there anybody out there for whom this is true?.... >> |
| 28 Jan 2003 | Working For A Small .... | 'I am interested in getting some feedback from tho.... >> |
| Contract-to-hire | Dave wrote, 'Never having applied for a contract-t.... >> | |
| 15 Jan 2003 | Perfectionist? | I have to confess that I too have this problem. Pa.... >> |
| 12 Jan 2003 | Joel on Software For.... | Yeah, I found that site a couple of months ago via.... >> |
| 11 Jan 2003 | Where'd all the Youn.... | Vincent Marquez wrote, 'I'm 20 now, and it seems l.... >> |
| 09 Jan 2003 | Dilbert does Extreme.... | Yes, the same way that all the other Agile methodo.... >> |
| How do you get a pro.... | AngryAsHellBecauseICantGetADamnJob, I sympathiz.... >> | |
| 08 Jan 2003 | Advanced Windows Sca.... | John C wrote, 'This isn't my field, but I'd be pre.... >> |
| 07 Jan 2003 | I believe Roger Sessions teaches the type of info .... >> | |
| Writing a programmer.... | '...I don't want to put down 'Java/ODBC/SQL' or an.... >> | |
| 06 Jan 2003 | Number of Jobs by Pr.... | T. Norman wrote, 'Somebody from a purely COBOL bac.... >> |
| 02 Jan 2003 | Web design | 'I am a web developer not a web designer' is just .... >> |
| 31 Dec 2002 | VB6/ATL or .NET for .... | '...This product will be geared towards applicatio.... >> |
| 30 Dec 2002 | Did you stake your c.... | X. J. Scott wrote, 'If computers worked great and .... >> |
| 18 Dec 2002 | Similarities between.... | Hmmm... Prostitution and programming when are the.... >> |
| Total Information Aw.... | '...Total Information Awareness project, which aim.... >> | |
| Overseas Outsourcing.... | I had to deal with outsourcing in 1989. At the ti.... >> | |
| 17 Dec 2002 | Selection and the cu.... | Alberto wrote, '...This is also a problem, many ag.... >> |
| 15 Dec 2002 | Non .Net Language to.... | Hi GiorgioG, 'Just as a test I created a little.... >> |
| Florian, How about supplying us with some more .... >> | ||
| Success in Life = | In many domains in life, success and satisfaction .... >> | |
| 14 Dec 2002 | Back to the green sc.... | 'I was referring to data entry type programs. Not.... >> |
| 13 Dec 2002 | Degrees, Publishing,.... | Imo, Corporate America's hiring practices (i.e. me.... >> |
| Theories on why prog.... | 'We are still solving same problems that have been.... >> | |
| Delphi/c++ builder. .... | 'What is the job market like? particularly in the .... >> | |
| 12 Dec 2002 | Regarding Joel's latest article >> | |
| 12 Dec 2002 | Regarding Joel's lat.... | Albert, I understand what you are saying, howev.... >> |
| Hi Albert, Generally speaking, you are correct..... >> | ||
| Theories on why prog.... | Programming (i.e. software development) is hard be.... >> | |
| Changing jobs | Bob, It depends on what you do and what your ex.... >> | |
| "Lord Palmerston...".... | Since I write business apps for a living, I let th.... >> | |
| 11 Dec 2002 | Joel Says: | Prakash, I found the article that you are talk.... >> |
| Hi Prakash S, Care to point to the article/URL .... >> | ||
| 10 Dec 2002 | strategies for copin.... | Nice topic burnedout!!! I don't have any advice.... >> |
| Which language will .... | 'I see that most people are speaking about VB, C#,.... >> | |
| XRD, I am not sure what you mean by supersede. .... >> | ||
| 09 Dec 2002 | Bella. What's .... | Interested Party, I'm not defending Bella, but .... >> |
| Code Reviews - Does .... | Although it often happens, code reviews should NEV.... >> | |
| 06 Dec 2002 | Fundemental Laws of .... | David, Welcome to the wonderful world of softwa.... >> |
| 04 Dec 2002 | Hiring | '...why are good developers hard to find if the jo.... >> |
| 22 Nov 2002 | Definitive software .... | Managing the Testing Process by Rex Black Publish.... >> |
| 19 Nov 2002 | The guerrilla guide .... | 'In Belgium, even in probation period, if you fire.... >> |
| 17 Nov 2002 | Joel's hiring guidelines work for his company. .... >> | |
| Java and .Net both a.... | Crusty Admin, Can you say component-based softw.... >> | |
| Is the IT Recession .... | The only significant IT hiring that seems to be go.... >> | |
| 24 Oct 2002 | Layoffs hit Ben &.... | Haven't read the posted link, but as Ben mentioned.... >> |
| The Brickie Programm.... | 'Linus Torvalds thinks this to be true, and has st.... >> | |
| X. J. Scott, Please tell me your post was meant.... >> | ||
| 23 Oct 2002 | Good topic and good discussion. A Bricklayer vs.... >> | |