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 Sep 2002  29   Programmer Interruptions, where does it stop?   14   Starting a Functional Spec Late   22   Groove Platform   7   Your favorite remote control app?   13   Shrinkwrap db app deployment 29 Sep 2002  19   Forum Design - Good & Bad   17   Intel's Itanium: bloated and behind schedule 28 Sep 2002  8   UI design/methodology for a many to one   3   "physical limits to what can be achieved" 27 Sep 2002  12   Business book   15   Tools to support brain-dead users?   9   Data-structures drawing package   1   Groove compeitors   10   Forum software packages 26 Sep 2002  7   Dreamweaver MX   14   CVS vs Perforce vs ???   23   Most admired person in CS field   11   STARS is late and over budget by $700 Million 25 Sep 2002  25   Ending a Contract   4   General Magic's Death   18   Questions about codelines and branching   3   Good FAQ manager with indexing capability? 24 Sep 2002  4   Appalachian appellation   6   Recommended Books by Joel   17   User Interface and Engineers   12   Stopping pop up ads   1   Risk Management   3   non-technical books?   66   Why you should (not?) buy an e-book   14   Blogs 23 Sep 2002  24   learning to program   16   Decent alternative to WinDiff   12   Programming for the Internet 22 Sep 2002  25   Calculation of Results VS Storage of Results   13   Last minute changes   9   VB in a big project 21 Sep 2002  2   show tables in ms access using sql 20 Sep 2002  12   API Design   18   Gilmore Girls   14   Does hell mean Microsoft for Google ?   4   Windows programming in MS language 19 Sep 2002  25   Favorite Science/Math Books   4   :-)   21   software secrets exposed!?   3   Jscript/DHTML outliner/tree controlls   1   Separating Application from architecture 18 Sep 2002  2   CodeCharge Studio?   3   Owner Drawn Menus In VB   24   Joel's wrong on this one. 17 Sep 2002  9   One Stop Platforms vs. Market Complexity   32   After $273 million, NASA scraps computer project   2   Simonyi has left Microsft..   18   building a community   9   Alternative to ScreenCam + FAQ manager? 16 Sep 2002  37   If you're good, don't worry: 12 Reasons   5   Client Server Application in C++ .. 15 Sep 2002  38   Make it too easy, and it will become too cheap.   9   Should Consulting be Outsourced? 14 Sep 2002  10   Daily Build Considered Harmful ?   15   Editorial Advertising. 13 Sep 2002  2   Fog FTP   7   Guess the next CityDesk release date   25   Advertising vs. word-of-mouth marketing   6   Thanks Joel!   16   Advertising   6   Web site authentication 12 Sep 2002  31   On FogBUGZ And Custom Fields   23   New Articles   13   HELP 11 Sep 2002  60   Memoriam   11   Groove nuspeak   46   25 times as many Mac users? 10 Sep 2002  15   Is technology simplifying our lives?   15   TopCoder   37   One insightful interview question   13   Thinking About Part-Time or Contracting 09 Sep 2002  49   A-ha! interview questions   16   How do "platforms" make money then?   1   who's Joel?   42   Outsourcing limits innovation   21   Google hijacked? 08 Sep 2002  1   Spam from Offshore Development Companies 07 Sep 2002  13   Triangle Problem   7   Interview Question   18   .NET vs. Web Standards 06 Sep 2002  38   Job Interviews   25   Joel's attitude problem   4   "Rule 5: Templates considered harmful" I Disagree 05 Sep 2002  2   Getting web software off the ground...?   17   Software Estimates Early in the LifeCycle ...   14   Why Napster failed to deliver 04 Sep 2002  2   FinalBuilder - Thanks Joel!   29   Dealing w/ Ignorant Software Managers   11   Marketplace Research (Who do you trust?)   11   web services - ever used/developed them?   2   Groove Lite?   1   Software ecosystems   9   a team of 15 can't build version 2 for years   3   Napster 03 Sep 2002  8   How does support fit into business model?   25   Shrink-wrap apps built from VB?   14   THE Platform   7   new/unique software licenses   9   ACM membership worthwhile?   26   Star-Calc VS Excel (Star Calc loads like a dog!) 02 Sep 2002  17   YAOSD (Yet another open source discussion).   9   Windows free for developers ? 01 Sep 2002  12   Joel Assumes Incorrectly That Wide Adoption=Good.   7   An alternative to Groove might be REBOL   9   What's the point of run-times? 31 Aug 2002  32   Jet vs SQL Server for small apps   6   Royalty Free Components 30 Aug 2002  6   Platform Business model   41   Can someone please explain Open Source to me?   22   Notes is Dead -- Long live Notes   8   *CityDesk* is a platform   17   Apple Development Support Really Is BAD   11   Joel's Platforms essay 29 Aug 2002  4   Weblog Tools   9   High Stakes no prisoners   24   What would you?   27   WISE vs. InstallShield   2   Remote Control Trhough Firewalls using TightVNC   31   Joel on Mozilla   14   J2EE, .NET - what was before ?   23   What if Sun charge money for JDK? 28 Aug 2002  11   Will Habeus Work? 27 Aug 2002  22   When A Bad Design Is Ubiquitous, Is It Still Bad?   13   Software Rights, Responsabilities   10   Rebranding using Web Services   28   What is the future of Visual Basic .NET   24   *Interesting* Projects all over the Net...   4   Postmortems   7   C# & .net book recommendations   18   Strategy Letter V Rants 26 Aug 2002  9   MP3 Player   10   good design for geographically dispersed team   3   XML to ADO Conversion   11   What's your dream home development network? 25 Aug 2002  22   Doubts on Web Services 23 Aug 2002  35   What am I missing..?   10   how can i protect my name?   8   Books Joel should read   9   Return on Investment of Application Development 22 Aug 2002  9   Education   54   MENSA and all it entails   12   How to write like Joel?   14   Server Operating System   7   SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft softwares 21 Aug 2002  14   What's your work efficiency?   22   Programming Language Discussion = Religious War   5   Training Cirricula   13   Eclipse IDE - anyone?   4   Rewriting Opera   7   Ansi C++ Book   23   Serious question about the alleged Y2K bug.   2   y2k buzz for nothing?   17   How do you stick with a job you hate? 20 Aug 2002  9   Opera casts off legacy code for speed   3   A good project for intermediate (C++) programmers?   11   Software Review Sites   2   Someone at Opera Software must read JoS ;-)   59   CityDesk flash demo: lame? useful? boring?   41   Top programming language   8   dead trees versions?? 19 Aug 2002  4   Paper-and-ink beats the web in terms of usability?   15   Useful JOS Forum Statistics ?   64   Changing font size..   15   " (X) On Software" Articles   13   HyperCard: Programming for the masses? 18 Aug 2002  3   Other people's music / LanJukebox   9   Smalltalk on The Net ?   13   1990 - 1991 17 Aug 2002  1   Builder Script 16 Aug 2002  6   programmitc http uploads in java   7   how to make money in software industry?   38   Hiring Project Managers   4   National Domains   2   Distributed builds for Visual Studio   5   Help! I'm dying here!   13   How long before you switch jobs?   10   Software Development in Australia 15 Aug 2002  21   Catching all uncaught exception in Visual Basic   29   non-tech books you read now   6   Like FinalBuild but Portable   12   MS Access   16   What's on your plate today?   36   WinAmp, another software failure?   2   Looking for article.... 14 Aug 2002  15   FinalBuild vs. VisualBuild?   11   MS Content Management Server (CMS)   9   Will FinalBuilder support .NET?   8   Should developers see the test specs? 13 Aug 2002  12   Why you should normalise your data   28   CS - MIT, Stanford, CMU, etc   11   Form Designers and large apps   10   Is anyone using MSXML on the client?   1   MBTI and User Interface Preferences 12 Aug 2002  19   Sun's embracing of Linux. BAD MOVE!   2   BWM's new car interface might need some work!   14   Art   14   I am stuck..how to get going?   2   Listen.com doomed to fail   8   C# vs VB.Net   14   Sex, Drugs, and Sheet Music 11 Aug 2002  2   Great VS.NET Learning Resource   13   Bella is annoying   4   I like Books 10 Aug 2002  12   Did Anyone Try Six Degrees?   27   Developing Software is Hard 09 Aug 2002  3   Smart people, part 2: Are you an elitist?   5   CityDesk and swf 08 Aug 2002  10   Do normal people use Lint?   13   jdbc client   28   Peter Coffee on Apollo 11, the 747 and .NET   5   Added-value of ASP.Net vs. other tools? 07 Aug 2002  4   CVS vs. RCS?   20   Buy One Get 3 - Is that Delphi 06 Aug 2002  33   Indian Vacations   19   Are LCD screens better for your eyes?   2   Recrystallize   27   Salaries for new grads - East Coast & West Coast 05 Aug 2002  18   Selective Quoting   13   Asymptotic Analysis   20   Estimating Softare Development Time   18   Do you use the best tools money can buy? 04 Aug 2002  45   What if smart people are over-rated?   10   how to get respect from tech oriented employee   17   Books on Office Politics 03 Aug 2002  7   CLARION   18   are rich client uis still an advantage 02 Aug 2002  2   Dynamic fonts   24   Software Certifications. 01 Aug 2002  16   the best company to work ?   24   Ants   10   development manager   4   SpamAssasin - The E-mail Netiquette Maker   21   WhatTimeisit   4   Terminology Explained   7   how profitable can shareware development be? 31 Jul 2002  7   Know of any decent bug submission databases?   13   IDE's--Are they a crutch or a valuable tool?   35   what do you guys develop?   14   Windows Application Development   3   Listen.com 30 Jul 2002  6   Are there still people who fall for spam?   19   Favorite Source Control / Versioning Tool   18   Where to get ideas?   15   Beyond coding?   37   So, Joel, what did you think of us   6   Alternative to SpamAssassin   49   Remote control tech support   29   what kind of music do you listen when coding 29 Jul 2002  24   What's going on?   1   web reporting   8   Recommendation for DSL Wireless NAT box   5   The problem with Listen.com   2   Open Source   18   Best programmer   4   What is so nice about VS.NET IDE   1   Joel's No eMail and Web on Vacation Policy 28 Jul 2002  16   Being Better Organised   5   Microsoft internships?   8   Turn $6000 into $16 Mill overnight with Patents!! 26 Jul 2002  24   Really, how good is MS Access for web   16   Linux on the desktop (vis a vis on the server)   13   Are you working for a Cargo Cult   5   It loses something in the translation   7   experience working with HCI folk 25 Jul 2002  17   Piracy protection of "non-programmatic" products..   4   VB.NET Question   59   the best programmer and why 24 Jul 2002  7   How Do You Like Your Book Reviews?   10   Is game developer viable long-term career?   1   The myth of 100-day doubling   10   PMP certification 23 Jul 2002  2   Rhapsody is positively Bohemian!   18   .Net and returns for MSFt 21 Jul 2002  12   Lindows (Best of both worlds???)   10   Listen.com no Panacea?   11   Real-world XML DOM?   5   wml programing 20 Jul 2002  8   Listen.com vs emusic.com 19 Jul 2002  19   Learing Lisp   5   ASP   7   .NET Language Choices   7   Functional Spec Debate   12   What's the best computer related job   28   Pager duty for developers? 18 Jul 2002  6   Thinking in C++, etc   30   re: Listen.com..   16   Is .NET the way to go? 17 Jul 2002  13   Knowledge work this!   32   Measurement and The Talent Myth   95   Poll w moral: Who wears "Old Navy" brand clothes?   1   Those were the days ...   26   Mac fanatics 16 Jul 2002  19   Another way to reduce the cost of tech support   4   Anybody use the Wyde Active Modeller   16   Fixing bugs rather than taking time   24   Stuck in high-tech hell? There's a way out!   10   Meeting Time 15 Jul 2002  13   What's the alternative to performance reviews?   6   Measurement   2   oh well.....a few weeks wait, ended by an ad   12   why PDF is soo complex 13 Jul 2002  29   Age old Comp. Sci. laws and corrolaries   17   Whatever happened to Win32 Programming? 12 Jul 2002  1   Where are the "Old topics "   8   Is Joel on a break?   6   Ogilvy on Advertising 11 Jul 2002  15   Good Software Takes Ten Years. Get Used To it.   41   What's the best text editor?   8   From Applications to "Loosely Coupled Systems"   7   Quick Translator 10 Jul 2002  23   YAH1BT   4   Origin of "All programming is design"?   27   Views on UML? 09 Jul 2002  9   "rt of Computer Programming" by Knuth. Opinions?   5   Where the Job Machine Will Be Cranking   5   Question for Joel regarding e-commerce   8   Keyboard Pounder Sources available   9   Hey, US developers, stop wining! 08 Jul 2002  10   Enough bitching and whining already   32   Outsourcing work from US...Thoughts??   6   Apps for Pocket Pc 2002 07 Jul 2002  11   Unit Testing Database Applications   37   Foreigners programming causing me problems 06 Jul 2002  5   From The Lair   6   Do people hate when you send joelonsoftware links?   4   Caffeinated Soap 05 Jul 2002  30   Why open-source usability stinks   66   The key to working 40 hour weeks   3   Cost of Linux, one billion dollars of free beer. 04 Jul 2002  14   Bella's Fan Club   24   painless software management?   22   Am I supposed to work for free? 03 Jul 2002  67   PCWEEK Article   16   It's not bashing but pragmatism   8   Formal software development book   8   VIM   7   Microsoft shares Hotmail users data without asking   4   Good mailing list 02 Jul 2002  7   Usability of Printer Friendly Versions   25   How not to make a mess of it   14   More posting, less not posting, please!   14   Teaching the wife how to use a computer 01 Jul 2002  21   Whats a little requirement between friends   2   Is Microsoft playing dirty tricks with .NET?   40   Yet another proposal for defect free...   19   Good Documentation of C++ Standard Library   38   Flash as a serious environment?   7   Barbarians at the gate   3   Navajo isn't a written language Q3 04 | Q2 04 | Q1 04 | Q4 03 | Q3 03 | Q2 03 | Q1 03 | Q4 02 | Q3 02 | Q2 02 | Q1 02 | Q4 01