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 03 Sep 2004  3   New Forum Request   6   Joel on Software graveyard   2   joel's articles   9   Where's Philo?   2   My 2 cents on the new forums   3   Which forum would Chris track now?   2   New Forum Critic   6   Yuk!!!   4   This forum is obsolete. link to the new forum 02 Sep 2004  1   Interesting hiring posts   3   Joel on Human Resources   1   ASP resources   8   Eric's sense of humour.   7   difference between java standard and enterprise   10   Caching Theory   13   Re-using desgin/code   5   web services / 'thinish' client over web apps?   2   The Product Marketing Handbook for Software on Sla   6   Smokin' theme for Ffox/T-bird   2   .NET runtime delivery vehicle   15   The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time   13   Windows File Manager thingy   12   laser printers   17   Is it safe to use VS.Net 2005 now?   21   Which data type would you prefer here?   16   New discussion board software   13   errno and MSVC   16   Be Safe   19   What exactly is a stencil?   16   Music, mp3's, etc. 01 Sep 2004  17   finger, the father of blog   20   How Many Hats Do You Wear?   16   Code for Windows crash reports?   21   Usenet Web sites   31   Baby coming, Changing cars...   55   "The Joel Spolsky's of the world"   13   Evaluation support emails   13   "Don't fake the plural"   4   Testing Taking Too Long   7   Use BTS as a personal organizer   16   Web based bug trackers   7   Why buy tech support with software?   13   Gradudate School   29   Winnable Solitaire article   6   Bug tracking at Microsoft   6   Equivalent of mshtml for Linux?   50   CEOs being paid to outsource   13   Von Neumann and HCI   23   If Java doesn't have pointers... 31 Aug 2004  11   Version Control : Open Source   9   Outlook client with open source exchange server?   8   Multiple Build Machines or Just One?   10   Database access in Web applications   17   Sharing a nifty trick   5   Work Intlligence   53   Best Disasters   7   why bother   12   Reading technical (technical!) books   12   Commenting out   3   Growing your business   1   ABOUT TRANZAX   10   Fear the power of Shell_NotifyIcon   49   why bother being a coder   22   Coding on Widescreen Monitors   11   So Bored,   20   My mind seems to have become a kind of machine...   4   custom software development - contract template?   45   New take on "practicality" of Comp/Eng degrees   45   I'm scared.   14   More Windows servers than Unix going to Linux?   40   How many of you know all of this? 30 Aug 2004  21   Hacker need such a tool?   15   Last laptop related post - I promise   25   Best Way to develop Web Application by 1 person   3   SAN - Can they be access in real-time   49   Incentive Pay Considered Harmful - so instead. . ?   28   I want out writing web/database applications   9   Trademark Question   41   What motivates you to post online?   3   Is Bloglines r-e-a-l-l-y slow for everyone else?   6   SSL Certificate   17   Newbie Overview of Longhorn?   5   SQL Server Reporting Services   16   IP spoofing/altering   5   developping for Windows & Mac : 4D ?   4   Parser Generation in C#   27   Windows Update required services??   17   Drawing GUI...   13   Alpha Blended Icon Source   12   Outsourcing happening within North America?   103   Americans need learn foreign language?   8   Writing an Ad   14   Rewrite Gecko in Java ?   7   Muppet overtakes Bella on JOS Stats   9   Google Calculator Mistake   25   Bill Gates on "professional engineers" 29 Aug 2004  15   faux striped source print-outs   2   Search engine personalization   8   Strange Windows XP Behavior 28 Aug 2004  20   GmailFS - Gmail Filesystem   38   Insourcing?   1   Device driver for XP   6   Mircrosoft.com Moves Towards Standards   50   Compulsory support role for departed programmer?   9   Running arbitrary command line exes as NT services   3   Batch export Outlook's AddrBook into VCards?   23   The API is king   6   Finding Companies   17   Name that executable   3   Auto-update add-on to VB?   4   Decent back-up software for personal use?   15   How Laundry destroyed my Harddrive   16   Avalon FAQ bloopers   4   Pointers to UI design help?   15   Best add-ons for Delphi 7? 27 Aug 2004  7   90 million downloads of .Net from Windows Update   11   Does XP SP2 include .net?   15   Relational databases hate me   5   Changes in Longhorn Plans   22   UML   10   Folder view periodically messed up   8   Peoplesoft Bug Tracking System   15   General question about CPU architecture   18   How much do icon desingers cost   23   Tool to display disk space usage details?   62   Salary survey   10   How do I find out what is held in cache?   30   From idea to final product   28   Valuable contribution to project ?   20   Great idea for a new business   13   D - Day !!   27   Typedef Insanity? (Not-so-newbie C question)   18   Health Insurance   20   Google AdWords is useless   30   "Rescue abandoned project" contract - opinions? 26 Aug 2004  20   Getting the value of the lower and higher byte?   9   Debug   19   Second guessing my designs   26   Cross Platform development   2   Excelsior JET   11   marketing to developers   15   Visual Studio .Net / Source control   15   Is Java is security risk   4   How do you write look and feel spec?   21   Cracking The Three Laws Of Robotics   15   Passing by value / reference   6   mutliple access to same db   18   Should I install XP's SP2?   10   Looking for JOS Projected Bug Count Comment   8   Using Bugzilla for the Helpdesk   28   Ever worked with a real Anoop?   37   Marc Andreeson   17   If you like this...   17   Free GUI designer for Windows?   27   Need info on Mideast Internet usage   11   Which build software do you use   13   Contingency Plans for Republican Convention   1   Open Source ERP   15   microsoft.com redesign   2   eclipse and MS C++ Toolkit   23   proving dates on emails   18   Just finished The Curious Incident... 25 Aug 2004  17   Accounting for your Time   69   Super-Duper Incredible Person   23   Looking for some software   17   Correctly developed Swing application   20   Some Questions   11   Do you know what I want?   20   If MS Only Cares About The Newest Paradigm...   7   Source Code analysis tool   2   Infopath question   24   Looking for some laptop recommendation   26   shocking, misleading ad from Microsoft?   14   hmmm   12   Trouble with Verio's new spam filter?   10   Bored out of my mind   3   Joel has proven influence   9   Return back to the community.   38   Progammer pay rates in the US   15   Style of working   9   Most efficient file i/o for reads   10   The Mystery of SaudiBinLadengroup.com   5   It's one of those days   6   Singing HTML   48   Sink Battleship   20   What is "SUCCESS" !?   26   Psychology in the work place   8   Is Sybase in search of stupidity ?   1   Book recommendation for SOA   11   COM & XML question 24 Aug 2004  12   Removing a Cookie from the Command Line in Windows   10   Today (Aug.24) is the 10th anniversary   33   Building a Wiki   8   Obtaining File Name from File Pointer in C   14   Any good GUI builder tools for SWING?   22   Need a text editor that can handle gig+ files   8   When do you update Revision/Build numbers?   17   Technology Review on Linux   19   Trust, 3rd parties, and shades of grey   25   Manual transmissions great for ice   8   Database Relationship Problem   9   simplest implementation of lambda calculus on C++   4   Using Linux/Unix "Top" command   5   Ask Joel Rant on Program Managers   29   OT - Anyone jog with an iPod?   22   Gopher   9   how to handle user permissioning?   14   (OT?)The Curious Incident of the Dog...   3   UML diagram from IDL   8   AdSense on Blogger   29   Union threatens James Hardie   15   2 Strings..   7   <iostream> - polymoronic   18   Trusted computing   13   Word automation woes 23 Aug 2004  10   Wire Services and PR...   12   Expedia? No...CRAPedia   22   patterns for file import?   4   IDE problem .NET Web Control   1   Looking for sites like vcbuzz.com   9   Making HTML sing   10   Progessively slower downloads?   23   An opportunity?   6   MSDN editorial   38   Profoundly screwed up Windows computers   8   Tape Backup Software   5   sticky buttons   18   Table inheritance: worth using?   3   Look familiar??   1   How to get invited to gmail?   4   sss 22 Aug 2004  13   New dot com companies   48   Manual vs. Automatic Transmission   11   Spanish text translation   48   Anti-anti-virus   9   advertisement blocking with hosts entries   10   How to view existing Cron jobs?   7   Creating an Outlook Like User Interface   4   SICP   19   Install XP in 5 hours   18   Writting all the comments then writting the code   10   The Practice of Programming BOOK - Kernighan/Pike   14   Looking for JOS reader in central NJ   12   Finding Time to read & indentifying what's worth .   6   Not-so-hypothetical a situation   24   Am I too old to be a video game programmer ?   9   Open source usability is a *technical* problem...   5   Conflict between Norton Antivirus And SP2 21 Aug 2004  8   Interviewing at Microsoft   16   How the Internet is different from Real Life   15   How to verify a company's claim of being No.1?   8   MS Office oddity; is this progress?   10   comment.it service   24   Web sites for buying technical books 20 Aug 2004  14   Client education - finding a way to charge for it   4   Book similar to the Asperger's one   29   Card shuffling routine   36   Is there a term for this?   21   Asperger's or just INTP's?   16   Gmail notifies   9   Web application usage tracking tool   18   new idea about how to sell, please review   2   NUnit 2.2 w/ NUnitASP?   21   If you were CEO of Sun...   9   Hotmail/Gmail as network storage?   8   what do you ask a startup boss?   38   How bad is goto, really? 19 Aug 2004  60   Does your employer mandate your hours?   9   How do I get rid of this annoying error message?   8   Outrageous Metaphor   44   Microsoft pays for insults through ignorance   43   Automatic vs. manual transmission   29   Would you ever get rid of your landline?   2   PHP and C++ encryption/bigint libraries   22   IBM in a pickle   13   Google   12   ASP (classic) frameworks and libraries   16   Production/Testing Databases w/ SQL Server   8   MCSD Certification   10   Internet Operating System   8   A Question on Memory - How much Swap is desirable   4   REBOL IOS?   47   Bargaining for more flexible flex time   18   GOOG off to the races!   9   how to run an open source project?   20   Ford kills major Oracle inititiave   10   Joel's new book.   16   Sink Solitaire   17   ASP vs. ASP.Net   9   SOHO Firewall/Filter recomendation??   35   Code Olympics - what events ?   50   Why so much negativity toward "Corporation"?   14   At the end of the day...   14   How do you want to write a device driver 18 Aug 2004  35   How do you prepare and do perfomance appraisal?   13   ASP.NET and Digital Cameras   2   And now for a question regarding email   2   Great Spec Site   8   SQL 2005 vs Oracle 10G   36   Next big thing?   19   dooooooom!!!   10   Device driver development   8   X12 820 Parser   12   ASP.NET without VS.NET   26   Are bigger systems always more complicated?   28   Good Place to Move for a job?   8   Digital Signage Software   49   read/have article "Why Is Software So Bad" ?   16   Uses for the C keyword "Auto"   2   Recommended website validation app/script?   83   SQL Server - Up or Down?   1   Tool for changing display several folders?   19   Install SP2 or not?   20   Interesting article about Joel and web interfaces   13   Database help -- which is best   4   Developing in the Open   3   Backup Software   18   obsession 17 Aug 2004  3   Retainers   39   Google Censoring sites based on content   21   Whats happening with web services?   14   How was the dinner in Rome?   12   Algorithms   9   use Visio to generate code for .NET?   14   Feasibility of a VMOS   28   Consultants who hold back the source code   13   Eiffell: Pro's and Con's?   22   Latest IE threat   12   Deploying XP SP2 without the firewall?   16   Plain-text messages in Outlook   18   .Net not good enough for Olympics   11   Software pricing   20   Strange: Queries are slower after adding indexes!   18   Morons and Assholes - Mark Pilgrim on Specs   13   Have I misunderstood .Net classes?   2   Bloglines feeds? 16 Aug 2004  6   XP's unexpected surprises   59   Why learn basic search and sort algorithms?   19   Choose between two projects:   4   How to find the version number of a http server?   55   sick days   6   VC Bootstrapping   38   Learning the basic algorithms   4   Just another Phd who get things done ....   97   Coworkers who won't go away   19   Garbage Collection Mechanism Motivations   13   Career Plan : Projet Manager IT -> CIO -> CEO   20   UML?   40   contract penalties for below-par performance   7   Accounting Pattern or system from scratch?   32   Need America-born to criticize my soft-review   28   Poll   27   Annual Leave 15 Aug 2004  25   Java deployment => pain in the rear   21   Best natural kyboard?   18   Preferred ways of backing up your OS/hard-drive?   9   Activity Pattern?   56   How to get focused and start working..   10   wrapping an app as an activeX control   28   Working as a SW Developer in Japan?   7   Anyone familiar with WorldPay?   13   Guide to being an independent Consultant 14 Aug 2004  21   Anthropomorphizing computers   11   Recruiting requires effort   35   Doing free work - a pitfall of freelancing   3   treo 270 and images...   12   XP SP2 font bug   16   Speaking of Google IPO   41   What makes a great programmer?   17   allright, so what happened to   8   Non-pathetic sw work?   1   Lazarus Long Quotes (OT)   36   This ain't about love just pay me.   13   Need advise/help on 2 hardware purchases 13 Aug 2004  140   Coldfusion programmer wanted to work for assholes   15   23 Reasons Google Could Become a Penny Stock   2   Microsoft Commerce Server 2002 pricing   7   Are these guys serious?   33   Friend's Idea / My Implementation   4   SQL DTS "On Failure" workflow   3   Transitioning from VBscript to VB.NET, guidance?   9   Freelance Site   13   Charles Simonyi hold a Phd and get things done!   25   Your Thought on IP (Intentional Programming)   34   new management fad: charge workers for vacation   25   Web Shops: 120 an hour?   6   Mozilla vs wxWindows   8   How to market if nobody knows me   4   Automatic header comments?   7   Source Control -....vba??   2   Common MVC framework for Java & .NET?   13   how does norton ghost work?   80   The Olympics   18   Java listeners...   21   Super OT: Fear of Driving (Cars)   23   develop cross-platform app   18   The truth, TWT, ANBTT. So, help me JoS-ers! 12 Aug 2004  29   word processor with CONSERVATIVE 'save as HTML'?   24   Managing and fixing spaghetti code   30   Favorite Screen Savers   65   Purchase this forum?   6   how to proxy a web app?   4   Open source specs   10   SP2 & eMule   16   Books on Entrepreneurship   15   what to do   39   Issue related to file formats in essay contest   21   I want advice on pricing!   8   Excutable bit always set on Windows files   13   Anyone install WinXp Service Pack 2 yet?   2   Automated Tool for Web Apps   7   RSS with Ads.   19   Speaking of Code Monkeys   30   How do you destroy an ingrown fear?   10   Browser authentication in Windows   5   How do I Update my system to a new software Releas   3   Empower ISV - Termination?   13   Determining a Product's Need / Marcomm Method   13   Does JBoss suck?   4   Notworking   12   Clients/Bosses and "written proof"   9   Windows XP SP2 and SQL Server 2000   13   benefits of daily build if not integrating daily?   49   Python: Whitespace and OO   4   Rules Engine   14   Empower Termination   22   Windows XP Lite   4   Do remember the boss who banned e-mail?   10   Odd %HOMEDRIVE% value when moving "Docs&Settings" 11 Aug 2004  34   How good an employee are you? who's fault?   63   which language?   45   Opinionated people   9   SQLServer getting the last record   5   MSMQ Versus a DB Table   15   A good Career   76   The Python Paradox   13   Is this just a phase?   8   MS SQL 2000 Stored Procedure   15   Balancing life while still performing at top level   14   Are some parts of a URL encrpted under HTTPS?   13   Yet another Unix security flaw and exploit   12   Get it in Writing   10   Best PHP Book?   10   Poll: Database size/config, How do you compare?   22   Good tips on downsizing stored procedures for Jet?   23   SQL Server: Can multiple instances access one DB?   13   How do you deal with this? 10 Aug 2004  22   What happened to my job?   10   IIS download   22   White Box Linux   50   Decline an offer - and it's taken personally?   11   Search Engine Recommendation Sought   3   Intreview with Ben Collins-Sussman   51   CityDesk   19   Microsoft Revolutionizing the kitchen.   5   mod rewrite rule   8   in other words   15   Pricing a source code license   28   Legit reason to start a business?   7   Reporting Techniques...   5   GPRS documentation   21   best way to move into a proj management role?   30   Masters of Doom   3   Java, dates, and time zones   5   PHP and ADODB -- Could anyone help?   5   VB.Net Interview Questions and answers   10   An idea for a framework (does such a thing exist?) 09 Aug 2004  11   htaccess and Apache problem   12   disclaimer and terms & condtions   7   Free Bitmap Source   13   Beginning the CMMI process   22   dual processors   38   Rude = No Hire?   19   Why bother with a tape drive?   63   Sacrificing parts of your life to do great things.   11   Solving the .NET/Java market penetration problem   6   Survivor of Technetcast?   26   Shareware and ISV's boom   9   Nah. You can't sell it!   7   Outlook attachments   7   Documents (specs, ...) : how do you manage them ?   13   T-SQL Stored Procedures   9   Getting Spammed & Looking for GOOD Trace Tools 08 Aug 2004  51   Hidden URLs - How easy are they to find   13   How to raise prices?   7   What's with Ars Technica?   10   Eric Sink's Software Pricing Article   21   Buffer Overflow and Bounds Checking   4   Client side validation   12   {kill time}site with good website recommendations?   14   Too many bells and whistles   11   How to link 3D Studio Max and VC++   15   Getting Things Done: best brief tips   19   What would you ask for?   12   Backup Program 07 Aug 2004  8   Recommended setup for a Webcast?   4   Matthew Wilson on integer to string conversion   24   WinAmp = memory HOG.  Any lightweight mp3 players?   10   Contract/part time Programmer   1   Videoconference Interviews   25   Getting Things Done vs. Hanging Files   12   Custom XML Parser   4   JOS Homepage Dates 06 Aug 2004  7   Sharepoint 2003 Portal Services DB Design   20   Do I need a help file   18   longhorn commercial name ?   8   Lightning Strikes a Computer strikes a...   9   Good forms design ref?   8   Looking for a time logging application   6   Winzip & WinRar API   44   Why are pointers used?   4   Promoting your web business   25   Employment contracts & Intellectual Property   24   When: 20.00 16/08/01 -- Dang, missed it by 3 years   9   Invoicing format?   28   UI design -> human factors engineering?   4   Software Patents   3   Researching a private company   3   Windows XP profiles   6   Create a wizard?   9   Intel assembler   88   pre employment background check/drug test   12   Market Research   16   Job Boards   9   Printing Postcards   1   Designing software in Fog Creek   28   Fog Creek Marketing   7   Great Hackers   23   Programming books in your native language   17   Logo design costs   17   Preincrement vs. postincrement   1   softwaremarketsolution new look and feel   2   Easiest way to upgrade Win2k to Windows XP 05 Aug 2004  11   Blogs, avalon, gmail, 802.b11, texting, iTune   48   Who is your messiah?   12   Google May Have Illegally Issued Shares   17   Binding services for PDF files?   14   Error 403   54   checked atoi() or strtol() for C/C++   20   What do you use for Time Tracking?   13   Microsoft Version Control Systems Concluded   9   Are URL Addresses in a HTTPS connection encrypted?   45   CNN: CS School Breaks with Tradition   8   ISV owners - Do you still program?   42   You too can run up $60K of student loan debt!   31   More perils of outsourcing   9   C, T or I?   7   Naming an interface, any ideas?   21   Diff program   15   Munich puts Linux on hold   25   Computability   9   Dynamic Content   7   Pedant: Blah Details or Blah Detail?   4   Creating an ODBC driver for .NET application   2   e-commerce vs software salesman   25   Hiring Mistakes 04 Aug 2004  17   Question configuring my IPOD   2   MSSQL Sequencial RPC over WAN   3   Calculated Column(s) or a View?   15   Anyone else from Wisconsin   11   Question for Joel on the SoftwareCEO article   6   An HTML Carol   73