last updated:04 Sep 2004 18:31 UK time JOS Statistics - Items A to Z Q3 04 | Q2 04 | Q1 04 | Q4 03 | Q3 03 | Q2 03 | Q1 03 | Q4 02 | Q3 02 | Q2 02 | Q1 02 | Q4 01 Date Comments   Title 31 Mar 2003  4   New Office : Office Size?   3   Other discussions with good content   3   Netware 6 AMP   14   How to call a PHP script on a different server   16   Sending work samples with resume?   13   Bug tracking / "issue tracking" / Ticketing SW?   3   Good Article   23   "Incentive Pay Considered Harmful" Revisited   2   a lot of CAD.CAM.GIS software free download 30 Mar 2003  14   programming and the legal profession   15   Sources/ Training for O-O Design Principles   4   Forum Software   15   6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon 29 Mar 2003  16   William Whyte's rule   19   average salaries of software developers in India   5   Fuel to the Fire   5   Am I crazy?   14   programming is difficult 28 Mar 2003  20   Import tariffs and outsourcing code   15   Joel and reading   25   Discuss: Win9x/MacOS makes users dumb/scared?   31   Interviewing for Senior Position (again ...)   13   Errors and Omissions Insurance   18   Joel on office space   13   .Net/SQL Server -> PHP/MySQL ?   27   Best editor: Visual Slick, Vim, ..   22   what problems do your code address?   6   Shareware Authors   34   Am I being unreasonable?   6   Inappropriate Terminology?   15   Relooking at Decline and Fall.... again? 27 Mar 2003  33   Salary Increase Negotiations...   13   Did Joel buy his copy of LeadTools?   7   Definition of Bug?   26   Personal Projects   10   Minimimum system requirements   23   The most amazing "bug" EVER   16   FogBugz: Projects practically manage themselves?   16   Source Code When Using 3rd Party Tools?   9   Is there an international standard for color name? 26 Mar 2003  8   Japanese characters   39   Coding: Means or End?   9   html indentation   2   What's the office floorplan   35   Personal Firewalls?   38   Do you own a website?   1   Set VB6 Version number in FinalBuilder   5   patent enablement   36   Trivia - In a For loop, why is I used?   29   Algorithm for Photoshop's AutoLevel/AutoColors? 25 Mar 2003  1   outline   33   anybody seeing an end to this recession?   15   Pen-and-Paper coding vs "At-the-keyboard" coding..   8   Good software for HTML Help   10   My problem with Xp programming   55   Get it?   7   Legacy Visual Basic 6 Efficiency Question   8   Joel and ERWin   52   Memory/Concentration enhancing drugs   3   Languages   5   Great forum - another one that is similar..   20   Parallelogram Offices ? Ever tried Feng Shui ? 24 Mar 2003  50   Current Date.   21   Rule Number Four: Great People Can Manage Themselv   2   Adam Osborne Passes ...   9   Microsoft's pricing   4   scroll bar   25   Lunch At Cubile or Away?   5   If you don't hear back from employers   22   Keeping Your Job   93   Greed and Total Cost of Employment   18   Tech hubs around the globe 23 Mar 2003  17   WinCE beats VxWorks in revenue   14   MFC Future?   14   Tips, Advices for writting EASY to port code 22 Mar 2003  40   What One Recruiter Really Thinks of Techies...   12   future of software engineering   14   Bella's Pet Peeve #542   21   Discussion Forum Software 21 Mar 2003  3   Template Method   39   Hungarian Notation   32   Headphones.   61   Why do Programmers Hate Documenting?   9   Critical Chain, ToC & Project Management.   21   Advantages to MFC   6   Perl and C# Unit Test Examples   15   The importance of public speaking in career... 20 Mar 2003  18   Wrox bankrupt?   24   what comes first, product or company?   14   Finishing a product for equity   4   Unlearning .Net   3   Automated testing tools?   6   The language of functional specs   5   Converting a .HTML to a .MHT file    12   Persisting J2EE Web App State 19 Mar 2003  50   Commenting Code   13   Orphans Preferred   12   masters GPA cutoffs?   29   API vs .NET   7   Remember "don't give users MS Access"?   12   Looking for a CodeGuru replacement.   46   Allowing developers to control their machines?   1   OPML   7   How to get computer with Win95B on the LAN?   7   Ovum: Offshore services hit the IT mainstream   26   Windows' Biggest Enemy Is NT, Not Linux   5   Call for special software lifecycle models.   5   DB schema updates in daily builds 18 Mar 2003  29   Pretenders for senior dev positions   39   What allows GNU/Linux to produce good software?   9   Genetic Algorithm to Optimize Binary?   4   CAMEL: What is Requisite Pro for, anyway?   5   CAMEL: Project update   7   Above Average Programmer?   10   fighting DOS attacks   20   Ripped from Slashdot:  Is XML too hard?   36   Do employers ever say "No Thank You"?   12   Military Systems...   6   Flawed Application Architecture?   23   Any JoelOnSoftware readers in Bangalore, India?   6   Printers collection in VB   6   BNF for Visual Basic 6 17 Mar 2003  2   testing in blackbox & whitebox and  to be master   14   Spread Sheet/Grid Functionality in J2EE Web Site   40   Applets making a comeback?   19   Manipulating Very Large Text Files   5   looking for a team management software   13   How to be the best tester in software   11   EJB Performance   4   Ever wondered what MS code looks like? 16 Mar 2003  35   Preferences vs. advanced users.   35   writing coding tests at interviews   4   Automate Changes to MS Doc Properties 15 Mar 2003  9   Going from on-line contact to face-to-face   1   Getting a CPT program   3   ASP/VBScript Question   155   politics   68   Boomerang of offshore outsourcing?   6   Tracking metrics with FogBUGZ   13   Is FogBuz really required ? 14 Mar 2003  14   Design and implementation as separate roles   6   Any experience with post-test analysis?   7   Terms   22   Adobe UI - really bad, or is it just me?   12   Laptop OS upgrade (XP home to pro)   12   Sun focusing on software from now on?   6   Supply Chain Management Software 13 Mar 2003  23   The Real Problem   17   Joel on Writing   22   I have a confession to make.   21   Social aspects of "world class" developers?   6   3 Forgetful Ladies   22   job prospects   23   Real World Metaphore   10   MyYahoo alternatives   6   record not found error - error?   9   CAMEL: The morning meeting   2   I18N & L10N   3   RSS   15   How do I make a forum like this one?   22   Cross-platform options? 12 Mar 2003  34   What does a 'world class' programmer know?   51   Once you go laptop-can you go back???   10   O'Reilly Safari   4   Web Hosts JSP/Servlet/Tomcat/PHP/MySQL   2   Server backup strategy?   10   Webhosts   20   Another "interruption" to programming: email?   12   Warchalking   64   Is Inheritance a Pillar of OO?   7   corporate portal experience   18   Website Implementation 11 Mar 2003  5   Windows Shell Programming   11   How to be a Programmer   23   Laptop recommendations?   9   Do you use a news aggregator?  For what?   5   Interesting Groove News   12   Pair Programming Metrics   22   "We're in a time crunch on this project..."   28   MS Access or MSDE for a new development?   6   Shared email archives   52   Reluctance to Learn   9   What transport do you use for XML?   16   Unit testing in n-tier app   29   Gadget freak or conservative?   5   Project Management Certification 10 Mar 2003  30   The Tyranny of Email   30   what's your title   17   Management buying software without requirements?   18   What's your opinion.NET?   2   Construx.com   8   Product focus with testers   19   All foreigners rise early   48   Money, taxes, and whining   5   Automated Unit Testing Redux   9   From Good to Great   12   What is an "Analyst"? 09 Mar 2003  1   Outline of a project   11   Reading Habits   46   Parade Magazine - What People Earn 08 Mar 2003  3   Building communities via e-mail lists   4   POST XML document via HTTPS   9   followup 07 Mar 2003  23   Specialization of developers good for a business?   25   The new offices   43   Pair Programming Experiences   3   New Office Wiring   11   "shmatta"?   9   Search Engines   2   Automating software testing, tools/howto?   11   The personal voice.   4   Books on Digital Filters   8   'helping out'   9   Runtime software evolution   10   Microsoft's future plans   2   Click out tracking script   5   MSCS or Post-Bac BSCS? 06 Mar 2003  5   Pros-Cons of VB6 Implements acrossed threads?   26   Dave Frets over Google   25   Any SysAdmins Out There?   6   Application Install/Release tools   7   project development outlines   9   Book recommendations   1   web archive site   6   My name is Jonah.   1   __FILE__ and __LINE__ in C#   22   Where do bugs come from? 05 Mar 2003  23   Software Development Analogs   13   Best Practices for storage of SSN/SIN?   13   Groove Networks lays off 20% of staff   12   Oracle or Sql Server is one thing, but SAP?   13   Some of the Best Computer Geek Sites   15   New Macromedia.com and Rich Internet Apps   22   Microsoft's road ahead   5   convert j2ee application into a web service?   31   Anyone knows a huge software crisis?   9   Automated Tests for Data Extracts   9   Partnership Software Houses vs. The Factory   19   Oldest Computer Magazine You Have   12   Good Job advertisements   24   What do you do with your old tech-books? 04 Mar 2003  5   Leaky Abstractions & Meta Object Protocol   16   VB6.0: How to handle an error in Form_Load   16   Why is printing not exact?   12   Critique of joel's "why complex forum software bad   11   Motley Fool has the best message boards   29   Selling non existent software features   10   Utility functions and Aspect Oriented   28   When did booleans burn you?   9   Mobile devices application ideas.   2   A++ certification + msce certification   18   Bad UI Design in just three widgets   5   Email-enabling discussions ..   16   Does Anyone Know about Internet Telephony?   8   ldd in windows? 03 Mar 2003  26   Where does the name Fog Creek come from?   6   One possible JOS improvement...   7   Database modeling in Visio 2002   8   Mid career woes/handling stress/alternate careers   9   Is the forum software available?   2   No newsletter   13   Where are these mentors?   8   Hmmm... It's a nice discussion forum, but...   16   Shrink-wrapped architecture   14   Asynchronous lazy load?   34   A good desk   10   Right tool   34   Joel's email article!   13   The Joel Test The missing item   10   Really building communities?   3   Do we have to subscribe again?   13   PostgresSQL database, whats your take?   6   Win2K Pro, JVMs and Tomcat Scalability 02 Mar 2003  1   Remote Desktop/Remote Assistant   25   "Less than expert" Technical Professionals?   16   Writing Perfect Code?   20   Why should Joel want your E-mail?   3   Cocoa Developer for Mac 01 Mar 2003  2   Jetspeed   27   Python with C or C++?   23   Not Programming   13   a third place 28 Feb 2003  39   Handling Errors   21   New Forum for New York City   9   Interesting Blogs   16   Utility functions?   6   Re: Newsletter   7   Software Strategy: Maintaining Legacy Code?   26   Porches and Schools   12   why are u doing this joel?   25   MS to open source for China   19   A New Kind of Science   18   The experiment   18   Biggest a-hole in IT   23   Web Services 27 Feb 2003  15   how many people to interview   20   Unit testing and project velocity   26   No forwarding?   2   Drawing roadmap diagrams   57   If not files & directories, then what?   47   ms sql server vs oracle sql server   15   What to do on comments from users? 26 Feb 2003  16   SourceForge like service for commercial code?   15   MSDN fonts...   29   Philosophy of long hours vs not   19   Code Question Sorta   6   Administering Many FTP Accounts Remotely?   18   Yahoo Stores rewritten from Lisp to C++ and Perl   4   Project Managers vs. PRoject Leaders   27   HTML -> TIFF generation   70   Heisenberg effects   11   Hiring A New Manager 25 Feb 2003  11   Software Patents   13   How to get a part-time job?   19   Bothersome holdovers from back in the day   3   Independent Contracting Startup questions   11   interview   16   Help with Modeling Architecture   7   Future of the heavyweights   13   Anyone know how Sabre and Apollo work?   17   How to Interview a Programmer 24 Feb 2003  38   Most Admirable Person in IT   45   Big Macs, Naked Chefs, GM, Aztec, and Microsoft   9   Least "Admirable" means character or opinions?   33   Military Software Development   11   Experience with CVS Dude?   34   Multiple Exit Points   27   Ranking projects by LOC 23 Feb 2003  7   Printers that Scan, Scanners that Print 22 Feb 2003  7   Palm handles Office Documents better than PocketPC   18   outage... cont.   5   Best ScreenCam software   21   "SQL Server Developers Face Huge Royalties?"   10   Unloading COM objects from IIS?   6   Portals   49   GPA   5   software to dsp work   22   Favorite telnet client for Win32 21 Feb 2003  11   Indian company phone interview   12   Don't let your wife do usability testing...   10   Final Builder PRO vs. Visual Build Professional?   19   Why are you still employed?   11   Commoditizing your compliments (part IV)   26   FTP Relay?   3   New Server   31   Database Platform Independence   5   CVS on dev servers   18   Finite State Machines   50   Least admirable people in IT 20 Feb 2003  15   Ever get screwed without a contract in place?   4   Joel's mistake - Activity-based analysis   8   anybody on this forum currently hiring?   5   Professional Associations   28   Know Anyone Persecuted Out of this field?   10   Best practices   5   Daily building VB Code auto   49   Music   5   Critical Chain Project Management   19   Segway human transporter   21   Sole proprietorship 19 Feb 2003  19   GPA cutoff in interviews?   25   Ethics of automatic error collection   2   Technical/Application Support   6   Microsoft Program Manager   12   IBM, RPG IV, ILE, AS/400   5   Google + Blogger = Go_Ogle, #1 Online Dating Site?   25   dumb Unix question   30   tester or developer?   7   Intellectual Knowledge   5   Windows NT/200X Build Process   64   Discrimination: Learn what you are talking about!   2   Remote rebooting hardware?   9   Remote Access and Double Buffering   5   ASP-based CMS and E-commerce system   24   Age discrimination is a pathetic excuse   9   The bare minimum for a Mac developer   5   Network monitoring tools   45   Who dropped the ball: Peer1, Dell or FCS?   17   Why did FoxPro Fail in the Market place? 18 Feb 2003  10   First Web Application   3   Reading Web Archive (.mht) Files   38   Calling all Nerds   17   Discrimination   36   Do we want women to work at all?   5   Quality Improvement via VBScripts 17 Feb 2003  6   Fine print(if any) in offer letters   16   current salary levels   2   Converting M-JPEG   35   Becoming a highly competent Architect   5   Spec Writing Techniques   18   Advice for a first-time contractor?   8   Web mail   67   Worst interviewer ever   8   Cheapest VC++ Professional?   7   scientific apps   17   How did you stumble upon JoS?: Revisited 16 Feb 2003  12   interview related question   12   Is the Microsoft ship sinking?   4   SourceSafe Question   14   Need good C++ IDE for LINUX   45   How soon would you fire an incompetent developer?   28   Computer Programmer's Union 15 Feb 2003  1   The desktop is not the center of the univers   19   Acess woes   16   Do you still design for Netscape 4.x?   4   Dot com movie titles 14 Feb 2003  11   Joel's Snoozers   7   references   6   More Job Openings   5   City Desk demo   14   Microphones   2   Sound for PC   8   "Demo" version schemes   18   Tell me again, why Java?   3   Compatibility using SQLServer 2K Client w/ SS7.0   2   Sunset for Sun   7   Access / ADO / C++ Question   1   Migrating from SourceSafe to Perfoce   13   How to ask for a raise?   62   Work hours/week?   6   Here’s to more software powerful user workstations 13 Feb 2003  7   OpenGL vs. Direct3D   23   Problems with Software Management   11   Only human.   28   New Computer   19   Evaluating Resumes: Non-US Schools   3   Architecht,Engineer,Analyst...   18   Job Openings   15   Star Trek?   14   MSDN Universal 1 yr for $1139 - Ok?   18   How do I get my Boss to have process?   17   How many italian on joelonsoftware ?   23   evaluating oneself as a programmer 12 Feb 2003  10   Task Manager Problem.   75   What were your first computers?   16   handling credit card transactions in a webapp   42   Hiring coders versus architects   29   What language is Windows written in?   20   Relocation to India   13   Single point of failure   8   Programmer's Paradise column   13   Can anybody recommend a good packet sniffer?   9   Word API?   19   Out of work? Don't take CS courses   3   Sun on Java II   19   MS patents .NET!   11   Red Highlighting of Required Fields   6   <hash_map> 11 Feb 2003  7   template question   18   MSN Messenger   4   VSS or CVS best practices   30   Computing visionaries today?   11   Add/Remove Programs Stupidity   14   What database does Citydesk use? 10 Feb 2003  3   EvC Problem   27   how to get an interview in this market?   7   Inno Setup for SQL Server/MSDE-based Apps?   10   Low-Cost Knowledge Management Tools?   6   Trial Edition of Visual Studio   75   Universities' Crusade Against Microsoft   21   Peer 1, a right decision?   3   Universal Business Adapter?   19   Getting through computer books quickly?   6   oledb error on jos 09 Feb 2003  26   ...another reason not to load access on user wkstn   15   Sun on Java...   2   Generating Windows Icons   15   Digital Cameras - 2:3 or 3:4 08 Feb 2003  17   Thinking about JoS and PParadise...   18   Career Strategy   11   The Poetry of Programming -- design examples   6   DB Grammar Defs and Software that ALMOST works 07 Feb 2003  19   cs masters   23   Mental Health Issues in Software Development   15   Nice software company web design templates?   12   Good resources for Access XP development?   3   What Happened to Delphi Questions???   4   Do we still need VARS?   2   And who would think that we would stand still   14   CVS Help needed   24   Do only geniuses get hired in US 06 Feb 2003  13   T1 line is outdated!!!!   19   The Database Database   10   KHTML-Win32   8   Steps leading to software release   22   Hosting web-site on dial-up?   15   Discussion board software?   8   The importance of rest in productivity...   8   handle connections -select or multithreading?   13   IT Outsourcing Oversees   2   Traverse Accounting Software   13   Max # of Columns in Excel xp 05 Feb 2003  5   IP address to location resolution   16   HTML Question   12   VB.Net vs C#   5   Website statistical solutions   13   Colocating: Redundancy   2   Server Specs   4   New Server at Peer 1   16   "Really" Starting a Small Business?   19   ClearCase Source Control   1   How to configer the Cocoon Sitemap   23   Starting A Small Business   9   Free database modelling tools?   21   Why don't colleges teach stuff one can use!!!!!!!!   6   Windows Terminal Services problem 04 Feb 2003  26   How fast is your internet, and how much?   2   Managing ADO/DAO Connections and Recordsets   1   Binary debugging   9   Nice article Joel ...   3   Content management and bandwith?  Que?   27   actively hiring   7   convert BMP to JPG   16   Speaking of Source Control   10   Help authoring tool   21   The Perfect Code   6   how difficult is kernel programming? 03 Feb 2003  11   CVS: Joel not taking his own advice   9   Franchising Your Code   25   Is CM meaningfully covered in CS programs?   12   Ghost vs. VMWare   8   Commoditize Your Complements   7   Joel, think global!   2   Bloggers reinventing wheel: squared?   12   Flipping bits (weird hardware problem?)   6   Is There an International Standard for J2EE?   86   Smokers 02 Feb 2003  9   Down-Time, Burnout & Getting It All Done 01 Feb 2003  9   Scrolling in web based applications   16   Space Shuttle Columbia 31 Jan 2003  28   Don't Define the Interface in the Database.   42   Fear...   10   MS SQL / ZoneAlarm problem   9   How to promote good incidental communication   9   Project Manager Job Description   32   Work Dress Code 30 Jan 2003  34   volunteerinng   23   Good developers don't just do it for the money   19   Does usability matter?   59   Cube or office...What do you have?   13   Healthy Computing   8   100% CPU Usage under Windows XP 29 Jan 2003  9   Pocket PC Audio   4   C++ static code analysis   7   A Design problem   9   Passwords   6   Where is Workstation Development Going?   10   random programming guy: job title?   7   Good way to sync Outlook folders?   2   is murphy a random number?   12   Everquest - Bug Tolerance and Online Patchers   2   Metrowerks CodeWarrior   13   Where is the industry going?   2   Where to find good Beta testers?   12   VHS Better than BetaMax?   7   Question about XP and Test Driven Development... 28 Jan 2003  10   Best C/C++ Compiler   18   Globals Suck   4   Murphy's Law and Backups   43   Licenses   11   VS.Net annoyances abound   4   Murphy's Law & Abstractions   1&nbs