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 30 Jun 2003  32   Dual monitors for development   9   Automatic Error Reporting   16   "Learning Curve"   7   Online Svc Purchase is *one year* contract?   32   The "white picket fence dream"   8   best programmers??   24   Best interview questions you have been asked   9   Startup.com   5   Non-idiot co-workers   12   Random Internet Search Engines   11   More Brain Power   37   Windows Server vs. Linux market share 29 Jun 2003  28   PHP 5 beta 1   7   FastCGI or Apache Module   50   Does Java Suck?   11   How much surveillance is too much? 28 Jun 2003  16   Software protection   14   Link Colors observation   9   Aeron vs Mirra - Mortal Kombat   15   developer doing design,testing,documentation   22   Nitpicking Christopher's resume 27 Jun 2003  14   Anyone tried C# Builder?   23   How do I get a job as an idiot?   6   XSLT book   7   Corrupted Jet Database File   24   Problem with colleague II   20   Problem with colleague   3   Private Communication   7   Web-based personal contact + calendar app?   1   summer slowdown   10   "Social skills" in the workplace   25   Compile Times 26 Jun 2003  42   Time for comic relief   27   Court: MSFT not required to carry Sun's Java   13   one project leading to another?   9   How to denote blank in drop-down   34   How would you find a really good MFC programmer?   21   Desk Decoration   6   Retaliating against forum posters?   6   Any thoughts on generic data models   13   Phone interviews   3   Are Big Corporations Funding Piracy?   16   What's Your Best Programming Experience?   2   Javascript question   11   early retirement question   11   Non OOP Java Experiences   8   verilog syntax like c??   12   Mapping components?   5   Data warehousing resources   33   Trickery   8   Thrill of the day...   22   Being funny in specs   14   Study on Open Source and Closed Source Dev.   27   UI Suggestions 25 Jun 2003  14   internet addiction   35   Jakob Neilsen Hyperlink Fixation   31   Sending Thank you's   7   The importance of support   7   Perhaps a redundant Job question.   5   VB FU?   10   PBS program, NOW with Bill Moyers   14   Responding to an RFP. How?  When to charge?   3   Book Suggestions - Building ASP.NET apps with C#?   10   Is email from sun.com a Trojan?   42   ee or cs?   34   Retroactive Advice   4   CVS Changesets under windows   15   What Exactly Is A Personal Computer?   16   Outlook time precision 24 Jun 2003  11   Does programming makes you think that you....   56   Dealing with 21'st century slave labor   17   Mile-High menu bar redux   3   Exercising with Code Katas by Pragmatic Dave   9   Bullfighter   45   Ideal nummber of pages in a resume   5   ASP.NET Session management design   7   Technologies developers need to know   5   Graduate School - Language Design   10   creating a bunch of word files   9   does programming make you dumber?   23   movie "hackers"   19   Collecting VAT on software sales from USA   7   SSL Support in Apps - common solutions?   17   RE Cold calling + job hunting sites   29   Where do we get unbiased information from?   20   Suggestions please?   11   Suggestions/Pointers for Project Issue 23 Jun 2003  21   XSLT Question   35   G5's   32   interview questions versus usable work   33   How Much Tuition is Wasted on Anti-MS Univesities   10   Is "version" the correct word?   9   Direct IP spam   22   Rearranging Furniture   46   Snobbery and the IDE   10   Features that unnecessarily announce themselves   3   Dealing with Burnout -- II   11   Screenshots   38   Liars   4   XP Themes and XP File Dialog   40   "plumbers make more hourly then Sys Admins"   9   Ars Digita and Ayn Rand   3   ask for salary increase?   13   FTP Client Recommendations?   2   Merchant Account, Payment Processing service?   19   What makes work fun? Or making work a fun game   42   Fresh "good" programmer vs. experienced "bad" one 22 Jun 2003  12   Paper Trails and CYA   6   software contract / freelance work   27   What to do when you reach version 9?   6   Marc, I am willing to help you out   6   Thoughts on VCs and entrepreneurs   40   What Does a Degree Mean?   25   wondering if you know a good pop-up killer? 21 Jun 2003  55   Are my teachers just glorifying assembler?   20   obnoxious addition to a resume?   6   Favicon on this forum   19   Distracted manager   5   How To Start FTPfile.bat as a batch file   12   embedded sql engine?   7   Teleworking   9   Job hunting sites   52   Finding People 20 Jun 2003  18   .NET Forms Datagrid has made me physically sick   17   Cowardly Programmers???   20   Where do you eat lunch?   21   Rename in DOS   8   Mailing list hosts?   7   Google for public FTP sites?   5   Object State   5   Get a range of file using FTP   8   Web+Client Server Development recommendations?   16   Memory after Internet-Usage   8   Programming as an unstable "life stage"?   22   PowerPoint is the Symptom   4   WebObjects   12   "Don't ask me again"   3   GDBM experiences?   8   Using a competitor's product?   17   Dealing with burnout   4   Win 95 Image   8   Move to India to get a job?   6   To be or not to be   20   Cancel != Debug >-(   19   Masters of Hype   6   Omniweb feature-bragging?   15   What's the big deal about Ars Digita?   18   Invisible functionality (JOS - 20 June)   3   unrecognized data base   22   CityDesk URLs are poor usability! 19 Jun 2003  14   Free Soda & losing sight of goals   16   Are "team building" seminars worth anything?   18   Google results quality declining   25   Setting a Price, The Black Art Of   10   Build and release management tools for .NET?   3   Saving www.techtv.com videos on files   8   Nigerian Spammers use Joel's name in vain   5   Opening a file and saving it with WordPad   9   Negotiation book   5   Symptoms of a virus or just Outlook?   20   To yacc or not to yacc   1   search engine results clustering when to stop   10   Ironic "Things never change"   6   product manager !! 18 Jun 2003  5   Clueless headhunters with good leads   2   LDAP Simulator   3   HTTP/1.1 New Application Failed   12   Define "Effort" in context of Project Schedules   28   Offshore development realities   18   Reiser FS gets rewritten?   31   Lie on an application?   10   Anyone Here Used Jakarta Struts?   8   Project size == how many LOC/ forms? 17 Jun 2003  18   Switching Jobs   10   Instant Object Hierarchies with MSXML?   17   Writing a resume or cover letter? Reading an emplo   7   UI design question   11   For those geeks seeking an MBA...   27   What to pick - C# or VB.NET?   8   What can a SQL Server do?   21   Freelance websites?   25   Loading class hierarchy   28   Are deadlines bad for business?   8   How do I make a radio antenna for my TV Tuner?   17   Summer slowdown   29   More forms = simpiler User Interface? 16 Jun 2003  27   Techies and Non Techies   46   Dart vs. IP*Works?   22   Maybe Bush should be a usability tester   4   Opera Browser, User Mode   17   Doing database transformations with XSL   15   what do you think about this?   8   Advertisement   34   Should I Stay or Should I go?   18   ask JoS:: New mobile telephone   10   Fog Creek 9 to 5?   17   Cover letters & Ivy League applications   9   Handheld development tools   3   Windows Boot Debugging on laptop W/O Serial Port?   27   Cover letters   13   Business Cycles   15   VB ActiveX EXE Heisenbugs   16   What does this mean?   7   Full Content RSS: I was wrong   3   The Moral is . . .   18   Ungrateful users...   14   Outsourcing   12   Conditional Compiling of code...is it worth it? 15 Jun 2003  9   Seeking advice on an MP3 manager   8   Nice office layout   7   Cities with the lowest unemployment   26   Suing Joel...   30   Expecting the return of the British Empire..   15   Your Perfect Company   34   Down & Out 14 Jun 2003  3   Sun One Debuggin' Fun   2   Oradata files   13   Hiding my ignorance about C syntax   39   Companies "based" upon hating Microsoft? 13 Jun 2003  34   Who here works on car engines?   15   Hosting a tech support news server?   38   For those who have been fired from a job ...   38   Want "First Impressions" feedback for my website   3   Sun's Last Stand   52   Synchronicity?   56   Not my problem...   19   SourceGear Vault vs SourceOffSite vs SourceSafe 12 Jun 2003  24   Folder compare utitily   69   The Mythic Microsoft Monopoly   11   Removing an extra windows XP OS   20   cold-calling companies in job hunt   10   Skills Atrophying   22   Microsoft buys Linux antivirus company   12   New MFC Project and COM?   14   More efficient method to brighten image?   3   VS2003.Net Enterprise Architect   23   Who Moved My Cheese?   27   don't wanna ?   3   Parties using VC Money   30   Hungarian Notation   16   Source Code to this board?   30   With   4   Number of applicants   38   Smart/Funny/Stupid Code Snippets 11 Jun 2003  1   What a change from monster and flipdog   29   Test The Nation   46   Excellent grades   37   Cool title   5   Rav no more...   29   Use of the word Engineer   30   Free soda?   28   Would you move?   18   Microsoft has purchased a major Romanian software   33   Database and OO: design mismatch?   50   Survey:: Personality Types   11   Assembler? HL Assembler? Anybody?   12   Back on the procrastination thing...   8   First Job Search   11   How much does a shareware company cost?   1   Usability link   28   Database Model vs. UI design   6   Writing Solid Code   23   Monster.com tip 10 Jun 2003  33   What do you listen to while working?   2   GetTextExtent   36   Procrastination = not always bad   3   Installers -- Quick Conversion from InstallShield   46   For Stephen Jones & Materialists   28   Better than KLOC   50   WHO NAMES A NAMESPACE "SMITTY"?!?!?   7   Database table/design problem   17   A Damned Good Link 09 Jun 2003  5   Best Practices For Dealing With Users ...   12   CVS and automated builds...   29   stop deleting interesting topics..   16   Comprehensive survey on types of SW developed?   33   Is the majority of development web development?   24   Have you registered for VAT? The EU wants your $$$   29   Angry Coder on VB inferiority Complex   3   HowTo: Full-Text Justification w/ RichTextBox   18   word-of-mouth.org   12   Raising prices   33   More Performance Appraisals 08 Jun 2003  9   Is anyone here involved still in mainframe?   2   Speaking of Viruses...   11   Free NewsGroup Server   33   Missing C++ feature? 07 Jun 2003  5   Experience with SQL Server Clustering?   13   Mozilla versus Mozilla Firebird   36   Self-evaluation   28   Want feedback on new computer language   42   The Let's Make a Deal Paradox   1   Virtual Server Implementations   32   Dell Desktop Opinions 06 Jun 2003  18   OO benefits - a counterexample.   8   MS MapPoint Dynamic URL   17   ISO 9000   3   Viruses Class   25   Why no really destructive virus?   25   Back to the VC world   6   Close option at wrong location??   3   dHTMLSpy --- where did they go?   21   Embedded SQL server for VB?   8   Help, before I go insane!   19   Using Bandwidth 05 Jun 2003  14   Enjoying your work   8   Analyst reports on SCO/Linux code comparison   16   Is Visual Studio used for Complex GUIs?   26   Doctors, Pair Programming, and Macs vs. PCs   10   Code Quality From Another Perspective   18   Printing - anyone really paper-free?   11   Stripped Windows?   11   CodeWright editor   24   Ouch, I'm Windows 95...   4   QA Contractor needed (NYC, part-time)   1   Another book on startups and VCs   5   Applying One theory in many different areas   15   How to hire a Medical Doctor?   10   Programming puzzles book in C++   7   Last ditch effor: Accessing Exchange Mailboxes   33   Measures of Code Quality   13   Undo/Redo algorithm with large data chunks   13   What is actually wrong with VBs As New?   18   Worst Java IDE ever?   10   The OO programming benefit no one talks about   9   Windows XP Themes 04 Jun 2003  82   A comment on Joel's anti-VC essay   7   Suggestions for Speech Synthesis and recognition   28   Turned down again   21   Suggestions of program for OUTLINING?   23   Russian Developers   17   How is Fog Creek being funded?   7   Blogs and News pages: Up or down?   28   "Whack a mole" decision making   5   English -> Malayalam   8   HTML, page layout and accessibility   1   Virtual Servers   5   From Business Problem Domain to Scientific One   43   Damned Lies and statistics   19   Who Else Is Getting Spammed By Vignette?   22   What Exactly Are Obidos?   3   old school?   5   Tracking Software Development   34   C++ question   8   90 Day Money Back Guarantee   27   ASP/Access or PHP/MySQL??   48   Time to avoid Developement as a career?   2   VMWare and Microsoft.   24   Fixing Venture Capital Article   6   Shlemiel the painter's algorithm   23   Anyone used java for shrinkwrap application? 03 Jun 2003  13   Justin Frankel leaves Nullsoft.   6   Citrix metaframe experience   2   SVGs coming to the mainstream?   3   Running your server in a VM? Still need to patch..   17   Am I crazy?   24   ...the vast majority of modern software...   6   Practices for remove project management   8   Oracle 9iAS experiences?   45   Pair Programming - trying to clear the air   5   MSN & AOL messengers?   4   VmWare and virtual servers   17   Pair programming   18   Installing VB 6 apps "in the wild". Problems?   35   Confusing times for new developers   15   Personal Web Server on windows 2000?   2   How to "become" a usenet new server? 02 Jun 2003  14   VMWare 4 - Ouch!   28   A simple programmer's joy   8   VB Script for Remote Workstation Admin tasks?   25   Email syncronization between two computers   10   My #1 recommendations against popups, spam, ..   37   How important is a product name?   4   C language cross reference utility for Win32?   7   JOS #1 in blogdex   25   Email client recommendations?   11   Did MS pull a fast one on AOL?   10   How to hire for data conversion   4   Rules Engine? Expert System?   4   VirtualProtect   53   Pair painting   4   Runtime revolution   18   "Entertaining" computing-type books   15   My browser hijacked!   9   joel test - step 2?   43   Shrink-wrap developers: what programming language?   22   Contact Us..... or not? 01 Jun 2003  8   hackers and painters   12   How much a programmer know?   5   Annoying Msn Messenger Spam   13   Memory Management Question   29   What do you tell them?   72   A new web broswer 31 May 2003  7   Access Database - Table/Record Locking with ADO   32   Top 10 Indicators your home business is failing   29   Paypal = good or bad?   45   There's too much fear   6   Spanish forum about software development   24   Usability making products unusable 30 May 2003  12   Small Business Outlook Email Organization   13   How should a nondesigner address a portfolio site?   6   Code Analyzers/Profilers   17   Pairing   10   DNS Propagation - any way to speed up?   10   Database to object mapper   6   CHMOD and Web Server Question   30   Rude/Arrogant Managers   35   To Splash or Not To Splash   11   Database Version Control++ 29 May 2003  19   Webserver logfile analysis   11   When would you use HasRows()?   34   Any theories on this whole SCO vs Linux thing?   10   What do you think about users groups?   12   Disclosure   8   C++ reference book recommendations   4   Ronald Mak's compiler book   29   Probation Periods   13   uses of static   4   Document clustering 28 May 2003  4   Super Long Screenshots   18   Surprised this news hasn't shownup on /. already   14   Is Bangalore a brand in itself?   21   Computer ID   30   You can't be an accountant and run a software biz   12   Timekeeping & Billing App   18   Integration and The Spectacular Failure   10   Vendor Managers   24   E-bay pays $35million in patent case   6   advice on expanding my skillset...   18   problems with Java code snippet   10   Version Compatibility Settings in VB   9   Good task management practices? 27 May 2003  38   My website could be my resume. Would you hire me?   29   laptop manufacturers   6   Remote Support   10   Image Processing Books   9   SDLC - Feasibility   15   Another reason UIs go wrong   44   Can You See This??? 26 May 2003  11   Simultaneous virtual machines   12   j2ee installer   17   Perfect e-mail encryption   35   Encryptian of Emails   37   Google search results quality decreasing??? 25 May 2003  23   Any reason to consider .NET for this?   29   Why this design spec/model obsession?   3   Connecting to an FTP server on own LAN.  Any help?   6   Programming to Interfaces 24 May 2003  70   Programmers Attack! (other programmers, that is)   27   Company's WebSite (Profile) - Should I put my pic?   7   Case Studies for Design of Client/Server Systems?   20   The Matrix 23 May 2003  19   Alternatives to Google   5   Localization   25   psychometric tests   44   Evolving code layout style! You be the judge!   20   Spamm 'o Ramma - from JoS   5   standards for key accelerators   8   Windows XP Pro resource issues   32   How did you get here?   15   What makes a developer "attractive"   9   QA Teams - do we need them?   39   Amazed at uninformed programmers?   7   Cue Cat Redux 22 May 2003  17   .Net Dataset - worth learning?   23   Experience with projects that failed?   31   Extreme Programming and the Hawthorne Effect   58   finding educated workers   2   Peachtree customization?   9   Text Justification w/ RichTextBox   16   Language suggestions   22   Resolution conflict on Fujitsu Laptop   9   VS.NET and Crystal Reports Licensing   12   Viewpoint shifts during a project   22   Need help.  Win2k installation question.   11   matter of time 21 May 2003  4   iTunes-style sharing plug-in for Winamp   79   Favorite Quote   59   Movies and the Mind of a Programmer   5   User Database Selection   3   Accessing raw Windows handles from RAS   28   This is why I am not a .NET fan   19   Cheap tech booxs?   4   Setup.exe using VB6   50   Recent Threads   7   Excel drag&drop prototype   7   Good Icon Sets For Applications?   6   How to script a c++ library   5   IShellFolder::ParseDisplayName   49   Evil and truly evil 20 May 2003  25   Cost of porting applications   12   .Net Forms   5   Stupid Wizards   6   Feasible business?   37   What would a sane person do?   8   Software Development Management Tool?   16   Shady Characters   1   Joel's now a Java-head 19 May 2003  10   Hack Hack Hack   8   Certification - Again   20   Design Question...   45   Build times   34   Self modifying code   18   Excel Automation vs. HSSF   9   Salary.com is it accurate?   9   Strategy Letter 0: Deciding which product to make   5   "DD"-like util for Windows??   10   Confusing Job Specifications   1   Problems using JoelOnSoftware with QuickBrowse   32   MS to buy Unix from SCO   5   What ever happened to "Changes in this release"? 18 May 2003  94   where did all the software jobs go?   6   Longhorn   4   Adding favorites URL to a web site   45   POLL : How Many Of You Guys Are Video Gamers   23   Filtering Mechanism in Access 2000 17 May 2003  11   Hardware book?   8   A way to bypass the user/password dialog in IE?   11   How was the "Paper Prototyping" book selected?   13   Working for a non-software company   6   Does anyone know how to access printer defaults?   4   A positive experience   11   User Selectected Interface   2   Asymetrix Toolbook...   53   Matrix Reloaded - only read after you see it 16 May 2003  2   Cover Fire   32   Preventing illegal use of my application. How?   1   Seven stages   12   music 2   7   Controling the re-calc cycle in Excel   20   ICQ in one week?   4   BDN Survey results - Team size 1 most common   7   RUP (Rational Unified Process)   10   Is Joel Alive and well?   56   Missing C feature?   3   Selling software to embed in other people's softw   11   First to Market   6   ear plugs   13   Anyone use Multiple Inheritance?   31   Worst engineering mistake you've ever made?   3   Lego Computer   3   Creating Wave (.wav) Files, sound theory 15 May 2003  13   I'm an idiot   85   Most satisifying software you've used?   26   How should I arrange my new small 1BR apt?   7   Pentium 4 Hyperthreading   14   usability of SSL web apps?   26   Better system - home or office?   35   Poll: Most used scripting language?   23   Opera   21   Reporting Solution   48   Music   15   The British School of User Interface   8   How To Ask Questions   8   waiting for distributed dev   23   Access vs. MSDE 14 May 2003  99   DOUBLE STANDARDS   12   Prince2 Tools   8   Persistent app in Win CE   32   UI Mockups   3   MSDN Hands on labs   5   Asynchronous processing in VB   20   Moving an application to the foreground   5   PVCS Tracker, anyone use it?   8