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Date Comments   Title
31 Dec 2003  3   Whoops! It doesn't work
  5   Bought Empower ISV, now what's the *total* cost!?
  16   Wrong industry
  1   Happy New Year
  23   Self Important Programmers
  5   legacy
  19   Agency terminology: people as the commodity
  17   Just under the wire in 2003...
  6   The Most Popular* Joel Article of 2003 is...
  15   Un-Hosing Windows Update
  13   Recommend a free RSS reader?
30 Dec 2003  4   Start an open source project get knighted
  20   High return skills investment
  6   Understanding Pixels and Dots
  3   Menu Shadows
  15   copying hard drive
  14   Voice Recognition = Command Line Prompt?
  28   Israel Stops Buying Microsoft Software
  16   Quotes about software development revolutions?
  2   Make More Mistakes
  16   2003 Year in Review
  9   Can a folder be hidden yet allows indirect access?
  5   Why apps developed with MSFT tools have a poor UI
  12   Create files from DOS command line?
29 Dec 2003  14   "Compiling" scripts
  18   E-Vote Gear firm hacked
  31   most software is quite poor
  27   Could it be that M$SFT is missing an opportunity
  42   sorting
  27   A coherent Linux strategy for Microsoft?
  1   Maya book
  14   Bookmarks/Favorites Mgmt
  14   Source Control
  21   Java: Long.TYPE vs Long.class
  27   I have done something stupid
  17   Why do we need scripting langauges?
  12   Internal Rates
  31   Lovers at Work ...
  4   Free Calendar Control
  1   Why not just block the apps ...
  4   Estimates for contracts
  24   Got asked to fly to a meeting on NEW YEARS EVE..??
  5   Dilbert Relocation Comic
  11   Things that make you
28 Dec 2003  23   pseudo-RAID on a single drive?
  4   Mem
  50   "IT shifting away from Microsoft"?
  13   Simple ASP Question
  13   Serving ads in software
  24   Open source complexity issue
  5   HELP! data recovery advice
27 Dec 2003  4   Type of parser used for ASP->PHP compiler
  8   phone interviews
  15   Increaseing Speed of Computer - optimizing process
  29   Advice for S/W Entrepreneurs: Make More Mistakes
  39   More Linux Developers than Windows ones?
  3   Some Thoughts on FogBUGZ for UNIX
  17   IDE RAID
  3   Software cloning and copyright
  15   Selling software applications to Microsoft
  6   Recovering data after HD hosed by Magistr virus?
26 Dec 2003  9   Smallest possible Www + PHP + MysQL package?
  15   Statistics - reading code vs. writing code
  7   network games
  17   MySQL or Postgress
  36   Outsourcing and the law of unforeseen consequences
  6   Clear the console output
  1   Shipping high quality software
  22   Future of Window API
  13   I want to be like Andy dufresne
  19   IEEE reports highest level of unemployment ever
25 Dec 2003  5   Cable Modem I-net Connection and Viewing Cable TV
  3   a nice sql elearning site
  5   Merry Christmas!
  15   FS-Portability of data-LCD-FAT?
24 Dec 2003  17   The Programmer Species
  26   Working at Microsoft
  9   Hackers and Painters
  2   Locking physical memory on NT based OSes
  10   iTunes store design
  3   Looking for a SOM overview
  60   job advice for a new graduate
  8   Q for Independent Consultants - end user focus?
  13   Advice on best MP3 software
  24   Highly programmable non-Emacs editor?
  19   C++? Opinions?
  8   ASP to PHP compiler
23 Dec 2003  8   Scripting desktop apps on the server, an inquiry
  27   Latest on SCO/Linux thing
  37   Future of straight C dev on Win & Linux GUI
  27   Windows for a Bank Teller machine?
  2   Ideas on communication between Flash6 and a DB
  5   Creating Specs for a data-Driven Website
  25   Why does FogBugz need PHP?
  2   What did you learn, Joel?
  5   tech interviews
  7   Stop javascript/DHTML overlay ads?
  13   Internet Optimizer problem
  5   Installing software on Unix
  19   Client-Server Software Vulnerability
22 Dec 2003  38   Why The Flip Flop, Joel?
  9   Don't use Cisco's GUI!!!
  16   MFC
  20   Borland is no more.
  44   Joel on installing Debian
  22   Unix OS installs
  3   Blogging screws up your blissful ignorance...
  5   EM_DISPLAYBAND (Technical question)
  17   A book about Microsoft
  9   philo, please help.
  8   Visualizing
  2   Why are the best developers Vulcans?
  17   Why are the best developers man ? (class id:007)
  36   sql query question
  10   Longhorn as a "blank page"
  28   Why are the best developers women ?
  6   Registry Permissions and Explorer Options
  6   DLL Base Address suitable incrementor?
  68   working hard or hardly working?
  42   "he or she" NOT politically correct!
  3   Main C# App + subsystems : approach?
  17   How Much Do Offshore Developers Cost, Anyway?
  5   Another usability site bites the dust
  3   Hacking .NET and LongHorn
  14   Programming bottom-up
21 Dec 2003  4   Look! links to photos of my new baby
  32   kinds of sw development not likely 2 be outsourced
  6   Master Pages in .NET make CityDesk obsolete?
  4   Acceptable ways of displaying help
  2   Baffling Problem !!
  1   dodgeit.com: mailinator v2.0
  9   Outsourcing - making it work
  46   Outsourcing -But not the usual stuff
  20   Forced Subscriptions
20 Dec 2003  16   Help vs. Info
  1   A topic that JOS hasn't covered yet?
  3   Visual Basic .NET Resource Kit - FREE
  15   Contd..Display the sine graph of a sound file
  8   Organizing Software Specs and Specs for Websites
  36   Philo's disclaimer
  4   How many find wordweb indispensable ?
19 Dec 2003  21   Buying hardware... computer recommendations?
  51   Did linux just show up on the radar?
  3   Earlier printf question
  1   Microsoft's Answer to Tenacious D
  72   Bold topics.
  16   Nokia sucks :(
  5   Privacy Gimmicks
  15   hiring directly over phone
  1   PDC 2003 sessions online
  9   WinAmp5 and Firebird
  24   Replacement for PGPdisk?
  7   MS Web Browser Control
  23   Compression Algorithm Suggestion
  1   Microsoft WebBrowser control problem
  4   Registry entries for registering COM DLLs
  18   stuck between a rock and a hard place
  33   Programmers creating user interfaces? No...
18 Dec 2003  20   You have to love OSS developers
  13   Salary negotiation style
  16   Home Brew PVRs, anyone got one?
  2   Another Deployment ?
  18   Athlon 64
  21   The most annoying user type
  7   Blogging Question
  9   Creating an Uninstall for my app
  12   weird interview
  27   Hogwarts School of Architecture and Software
  7   Architects here + offshore devs
  15   Dell Inspiron 8600 (or 8500)
  30   New Project - offshore help requested
  8   Printing Screenshot In Outlook
  16   Software/technology associations in VIRGINIA?
  27   Are IP addresses recorded?
  9   STL Vector on Borland tools
  5   Feature "Feature/Code Freeze"
  21   Noise blocking headphones recommendation
  22   Display the sin graph of a sound file
  6   A clash of styles
  19   database storage
  15   Lisp company IPOs
17 Dec 2003  12   Bully Institute
  4   Distribution Question
  9   Question about ink cartridges
  5   Math Drawings
  9   NewDotNet and vNC
  13   Oracle - SQL 'insert' Question
  48   Defining moment in computing
  25   Doom on Itanium
  29   Voice Recognition - In corporate?
  17   Separating Interface from Implementation
  13   [VB] Good tool to determine & resolve dependencies
  9   Editing Lisp on Windows
  42   Cultural Divide: It's the command-line not the OS
  44   OS dominance
  7   Yeah right
16 Dec 2003  11   C# .NET and NT 4
  30   Embedded Databases (ala MS Jet or Berkeley DB)
  6   Eclipse and build number
  17   GPL Newbie Question #1
  38   Joel on Software Motto
  16   Software Cultures
  12   Developers, WinXP SP2 will break your apps.
  25   Why programmers should do their own support
15 Dec 2003  15   Standards Schmandards
  11   Guide to building JET powered windows apps?
  4   Game programming in C#
  11   HTML-stripping mail reader?
  8   Laptop HD
  26   Fav mp3 players
  29   Has Joel even used KDE?
  21   Caution on Bayesian Filters
  9   Another unix cultural value?
  12   Doomed from the start
  57   Biculturalism
  4   Polite Question
  10   Leaving St. Paul, Minnesota
  30   Programming for Programmers
  11   Allowing users to create custom fields
  9   Opportunities Revisited
  26   IBM sends more jobs overseas
  7   Designing Windows GUI Plumbing
  2   "Active Directory Programmer's Guide" ... Where??
  14   Crystal Reports
  25   music at work
  6   Message board software
  10   Failed entrepreneur turned into spammer
  26   IP address question
14 Dec 2003  8   HTTP scripting?
  6   Consulting: Small biz or "other income"?
  2   XML -> Flash
  4   Recruiter in administration stiffs contractors
  32   Mastering English as a Foreign Language...
  9   State Machines
  3   access registry info detect service failure
  38   Help, my HTML Always Sucks!
13 Dec 2003  14   Environment Variables in Windows - anoying to edit
  10   Linux 101
  8   Drag and Drop using VMware - aaaargh!! Please Help
  16   Signing up for accounts - how to prevent attacks?
  30   Dual monitors ... at home?
  13   More thoughts on single threaded servers
12 Dec 2003  20   programming drunk
  14   What does it mean?
  7   Java and Oracle interview
  9   7th interview running
  10   Secure file transfer under windows?
  16   software copy protection
  1   CVSTrac - How to install
  14   Getting started with Lisp
  3   If recruiter goes broke ...
  23   Command line vs. Guis
  4   XML-RPC - how to capture message?
  20   how do small companies live amongst the monsters?
  16   Simulate Slow Network Connection
  23   Recruiting in remote locations
  2   Coverage statistics using nUnit?
  9   Where do entrepreneurs hang out on the net?
  53   Hiring someone who *almost* has a degree?
  21   Software Engineers: Good or Evil ?
  26   How "e" is the place you work?
11 Dec 2003  12   technical interview
  6   Nul Folder
  7   Any bulletin board software standards compliant?
  21   Programmers' Opinions Needed- To Change or Not?
  8   working at google in LA
  18   Lisp Jargon - A little help, please.
  2   .NET OLEDB Data Reader Datatype is VARCHAR(255)?
  13   Opinion on Experts Exchange
  19   Do monitors cause cancer?
  4   Moving software forward
  34   New Development PC
  7   What percentage of your hires are keepers?
  14   Disabling of Controls vs Error Messages
  37   LISP - why?
  45   IRS Systems upgrade, $8 bil. and overbudget
10 Dec 2003  50   Bill Gates: agnostic/athiest or agnostic/theist?
  3   unicode article inaccuracies
  18   "Must a surgeon cut the crusts off his sandwiches
  4   Technical Luddite - Needs Help Understanding Paths
  19   Choosing a laptop
  35   Auto-Hiding Menu Items and Usability
  4   Throttle incoming connections?
  45   Odd situation
  17   The Need to Outsource Explained
  25   Lisp and Productivity
  59   U.S. Programmers at Overseas Salaries
  15   useit.com
  21   Software will eat itself
  13   As cunning as a.... modal form
  33   "Better" language vs. Big Software
  41   Our jobs... (again)
  16   On design: database row/table depends?
  10   Spam Overload
  13   how much this so called software legends made..
  44   Software Babe
  6   Refracturing
09 Dec 2003  19   Lego intuition?
  34   productivity tip
  34   C# Help
  3   Delphi 8 (Octane) flash movie
  18   What the hell
  10   Some logic puzzles
  16   Mozilla Firebird can't save as mht...
  18   What to do whan I don't have a clue?
  16   SQL question
  3   VS.NET 2002 IDE Keyboard Shortcut Question
  18   Writing device drivers
  10   Ever seen this (Engrish Inside)?
  11   Software % Pricing
08 Dec 2003  11   The Apprentice
  1   Javascript & selectbox
  53   Binary search in 5 lines of code? How?
  16   How To Get Rich Programming Error
  46   Doing Charity Sites
  4   Unix question
  3   API for converting MySQl queries to XML
  6   Design Question - Database Queries
  43   Chest Pain ... Am I dying ?
  11   Do we deserve fragmented roles?
  14   Role Fragmentation
  11   Who cannot live without MS Project here ?
  10   Rulers
  5   Treo 270 + Palm OS 5.x
  108   Eric Raymond and Richard Stallman
  83   open source
  14   Desktop app. Data storage / File Format?
07 Dec 2003  29   Am I a unique hybrid?
  18   C# Games
  28   New Career?
  65   "Low Skill" Rhetoric
  5   Building Different File Viewer
  56   "Low-skill jobs like coding" (NYT)
06 Dec 2003  10   CityDesk, Blogger and Joel's business model
  13   Win32 admin: I'm pathetic, please help
  27   If there are few decent jobs in programming...
  16   Does C# is going to Kill Delphi ?
  17   This app won't die
  7   VBScript Export Add-in for VB6?
  8   Running a VB app inside a browser
05 Dec 2003  23   The real enemy of programmer productivity
  59   Are Debuggers Wasteful Timesinks? Martin thinks so
  3   Recommendations for Customer Support software?
  13   What's wrong with InstallShield ?
  2   Printer-friendly with tabular data
  15   "Secret Question" Password Reminders
  1   Microsoft(R) Office HTML and XML Reference missing
  27   Well, this is it
  15   Avoiding unused variable warnings
  10   Patterns For Relational Database Design
  2   C++.Net Book Recomendations
  10   Automated backup through FTP?
  3   Wise Installer - Newbie Nightmare
  4   Programmer question - NetServerGetInfo?
  8   Assertions in C#
  5   Help in writing Word Macro!
  8   Avalon's rearchitecture - Performance
04 Dec 2003  6   installing apache+php+mysql with my app ??
  2   Joel Article Request : product support
  35   Garbage Collection in VB6
  70   American programmers at Indian wages
  11   Maximized Internet Explorer?
  6   Old FAT Microsoft
  20   Joel's algorithm is flawed
  69   Why are 80% of programmers no good?
  13   Code in Mind
  9   Thin client vs client/server architecture
  3   Passport.net down?
  18   Joel's Strawman Arguments
  13   Stitching together MS Word Documents
  20   Scrabble and Dummy Data Objects
  10   Shrinkwrap support ratios
  10   Test Driven Design in Functional Languages
  100   ...ism at FogCreek?
  43   The knife and the axe
  20   IT at School
  7   Why Pragma?
  3   software purchase
03 Dec 2003  11   Trackball Recommendations?
  10   itunes ACC restrictions
  5   conversion tools for excel97 & access98 ->XP
  19   TV Show about Programming?
  6   Configuration Management book recommendation
  7   ASP to PHP compiler in two months?
  3   Empower Program
  32   When will .NET achieve significant market
  10   More Amazon.com Troubles
  32   Debug vs Release build
  5   Organizers
  5   Multifunction reccomendations?
  25   HTML forms and back button in dynamic apps
  6   Does this article sway your views?
  10   Anyone change cell phones yet?
  3   Open Source Persistence frameworks-Delphi and C#
  17   Conflict: Thrive or Avoid?
  9   FrontPage 2003 Vs. DreamWeaver MX
  15   Advice For Somebody Breaking Into NYC Job Market?
  2   Usability vs. FUnctionality specifications
  5   On Things You Should Never Do, Part I
  17   how to get assertive
  5   Managing Manager
  8   Opinions on Tibco?
  3   Unit tests as daily affirmations
02 Dec 2003  2   Warm Chair Attrition
  3   Do a Google search for aspect-oriented, get hired.
  8   Craftsmanship
  2   small business software licenses
  20   how any interviews before landing a job?
  18   Good interview approaches?
  11   Workaround to Bayesian filters?
  1   Informix C-ISAM files
  9   Resizing Forms
  22   Who to let go?
  23   All the screws lined up?
  16   Intrinsic fatal error - coders are not users
  21   Do you want to change it now?
  20   Software Craftmanship
  15   How often do you release your Software?
  10   A slightly more serious question
01 Dec 2003  12   Does .Net Have
  16   Machine identification revisited
  11   Software Manufacturing
  11   working for core vs non-core of business
  8   ThoughtWorks
  20   Software patents
  9   Poll on the use of RSS Aggregator
  18   Recruiting Ethical Problem
  31   Requiring pre-interview homework
  6   Graduate degrees - worthwhile in this biz?
  17   Dynamic formatting
  36   Any Programmers Agree on Reasonable Interview Q's?
  4   XML Document formats
  5   RSS feeds for Windows C++ developers?
  22   Why only 2 GB?
  1   OpenCourseWare, straight from Dehli
  6   London:: JOS meetup?
  4   Contentsystem with dynamics
  4   Oracle Question - Update hassle
  9   Multithreading
30 Nov 2003  44   Stupid specific interview questions
  44   Interview Question
  12   Small LAN firewall recommendations?
  17   French translation needed...
  7   Dealing with Interruptions
  21   Learning Unix/Linux
  10   Where do YOU get productivity tips?
29 Nov 2003  5   Where to place CVS?
  15   how good a software engineer
  23   Reading Times
  61   POLL : Do you play video Games ?
28 Nov 2003  4   Best way to clip mpg files?
  8   how long to wait till company gets back
  41   Book recommendation for the holidays?
  12   web filters at work
  15   Spammers are stupid
  7   Project Management Tool
  6   Bionic office samples
  12   Private rooms vs. "radical collocation"
27 Nov 2003  29   I need a pay rise
  37   Why Open Source Has a Long Way to Go
  25   Hiring through interviews is like....
  9   JWZ or JS?
  10   www.opensourcecms.com
  13   Design pattern?
  16   telecommuting problems
  19   Performing at your Peak?
  15   Tidbits - Bayesian Anti-Spam
26 Nov 2003  8   A bit far-fetched
  9   C# position
  16   Cross Platform Server Application
  20   Advice on how to fix Internet Explorer
  66   Master and Slave
  4   Problem converting handle to file descriptor
  2   How to save & restore NTFS permissions?
  20   and or or
  13   ASP dynamic include problem
  14   Wizard-Style Web UI
  17   automated testing
  11   Teaching him a lesson
  25   How did Amazon become so terrible.
  3   Your Favourite Web-based Calendar?
  21   Comparison of Development tools for Windows Apps
25 Nov 2003  20   The relentless march of Linux
  13   Death of Moore's Law greatly exaggerated
  3   PageControl Usage
  9   Exchange like architecture
  9   Help in fixing an hourly rate.
  7   Reinventing The Wheel Revisited
  39   The bookshelf
  29   Continuous income for software?
  11   Going solo. How?
  23   Does Programming make you THINK Different?
  10   REfactoring large procedure
  12   Company asked for references
  18   Pretending to work--  Favorite techniques?
  2   Rub a Dub Dub Revisited
  8   OT:corporate snobbery..good or bad?
  11   Good packager for VB?
  9   Requirement for learning .NET
  24   Call me a tinkerer
  37   I hate regular expressions
  14   I hate Windows!
24 Nov 2003  25   Dell to Stop Using Indian Call Center
  70   Army v. Business
  10   ProFont
  12   Low-Tech User Manuals
  10   ATL Server
  141   Proposed Interview Process
  18   Code Ownage
  8   How to sync with a Palm
  36   What do I say to this?
  13   Define: bug
  17   Turbo Pascal editor for linux?
  19   Problem in my Development Team
  21   Troublesome Team Members
  27   What is a Halon system?
  11   What is "Cocoa" for Macs?
  12   Looking for a mouse and finding a can of worms
  9   15.4" AND (WXGA OR WUXGA OR WSXGA)
  29   Problem Solving Skills
  27   Spammers now thwarting Bayesean filters
  17   There's a requirement I don't completely understan
  12   Window Managers
  33   Women on board
  16   When Good Metaphors Go Bad.
  16   Useability:: Backward compatability
23 Nov 2003  13   OT: Protecting clients' data to cover yourself?
  15   Source code for this board
  16   Web Hosting
  10   The Anti-Bionic Office
  33   Stupid Users
  27   Linux Refactoring
  2   How to uninstall oracle developer6i?
  1   Biz with importers
  7   Build tool for VB6
  14   Bayes filtering, invented by...
22 Nov 2003  27   JoS - Delphi...
  6   going independent (sort of)
  13   Is .NET overkill for Desktop Apps?
  12   Microsoft "Empower" Program
  19   Stupidity Video
  6   VB.Net Code Help in logging user activity.
21 Nov 2003  22   GUI design (Linux)
  9   web development rates
  13   Joel Mentioned on Slashdot
  34   .net benchamarking
  13   GetEnvironmentVariable API Call Broken in WinXP?
  38   IT is being moved to the 5th Floor
  16   Sabbaticals
  3   Safety of smart clients
  27   Obscure acronyms
  6   health insurance for IC in massachusetts
  12   Do you know of a free data-analysis tool?
  33   An outsourcing/offshoring opinion article
  10   Interesting take on airline marketing
  28   An end to blog spam
  11   Publicity from this site/forum
  18   Application Architecture 101
  18   The Lifestyle
  14   Users revolt against bad design
20 Nov 2003  4   Visual Studio Evaluation
  35   World Class Programmer in 5 Years ?
  13   MS Exchange Server : Sending at a defined time how
  54   Why are we doing this guys?
  18   Small software biz at crossroads – VB6 or what?
  1   Fee to use Windows
  26   "warm-chair attrition"
  49   C/C++ programming question
  8   Engaging the thought process
  39   Being pushed
  39   The Irony of Outsourcing
  4   Creo Tokens link dead
  9   WEB services
19 Nov 2003  7   Webapp GUI design
  20   When Will the 'Sunset' of Win32 Happen?
  10   Comparing varous BASICs variant
  32   XP question (delete by all means if inappropriate)
  17   MySQL Gotchas
  29   Blaming poor UI on user ignorance.
  26   Order of things (aka, advice on design of a class)
  6   is MCSE/MCSD useful for the knowledge?
  12   Share powerful PC CPU ?
  2   Toronto Joelsters Meetup
  4   Pocket¨PC Syncronization at Home & Work
  19   Stopping Spyware
  4   Identifying Windows version in a unbootable PC?
  12   Show me hard data...
  10   PHP Newbie Question
  12   Macromedia developers get a shot at AIM
  22   Optimizing massive data entry forms in Windows?
  5   88% uptime for J2EE apps
  9   How big is this boards database?
  2   Licensing and registration tools?
  36   What's your document writing approach?
  12   Limiting the user experience
  1   Vague Enterprise Software Product Definitions
  10   Installing new program under "start menu\Programs"
  37   How about a "To All" email at your place?
  10   Still haven't found what I'm looking for.
  7   Visual Basic Coding conventions
  10   Name that alternative to XML
  13   Revamping my website
  14   A list of domains to expire
  8   Sofware reseller asking for too much?
  5   HowTo: transportable development environment?
  20   How can companies prefer web apps?
18 Nov 2003  5   Um, Powerbuilder and Appeon?!
  37   Silly Question: How do I know what I *want*?
  12   Great Places to be an Engineer
  4   CVS Query
  12   What say ye, desktop developers?
  4   Maximizing Forms
  3   Potential Employer - Potential Customer
  2   Career Change Adivce: Technical Marketing
  3   "Visual Studio" w|wo "MS Platform SDK" installed
  18   future of programming
  11   Any techies who made the leap to management?
  29   On stored procedures...
  12   3D software engineer position
  5   The world Wide Spam Web
  8   Linux in China
  1   pseudonyms rule!
  28   Inexpensive Relational Database
  24   Developing software independently while employed.
  8   How did you get started?
  19   Aeron Chairs
  9   Workplace Environment
  2   RealAudio to OggVorbis, to streaming?
  4   firewall and ssh
17 Nov 2003  8   Will technology improve customer service?
  51   Loyalty?
  17   Offices and Feynmann
  28   How do I develop a personal firewall application?
  21   wawa
  2   Online reference libraries
  16   XAML Revisited
  30   Microsoft opens Office file formats?
  15   A good C++ editor for Mac
  38   efficient / fast software development
  8   More on Quark
  3   desktop/laptop speaker
  34   how much your salary increase this year?
  39   Software development for innovative ideas
  10   Internationalization of our VB app
  7   Project Management Software
16 Nov 2003  3   Creating Secure Applications - How much info shoul
  3   Philo's Camel blog - does it still work?
  23   Search engine censorship
  7   'What in "credit section" of the software' policy
  29   The real problem with offshore development
  14   RedHat:with morons like this who needs competition
  41   Interesting Work
  33   Significance of the Quark Fiasco
  10   What's your blog reading philosophy?
  10   Software Licensing
15 Nov 2003  13   support for a shareware application
  14   Choosing a "voice" for a 1 man consultancy?
  3   business license
  9   How to get started in embedded programming?
  18   Tasks for new programmers
  26   Need a reasonable database for java and C++
  19   Hard Data
  5   Microsoft gets a feel for large scale services
14 Nov 2003  24   cool companies in melbourne?
  4   GUI Humor
  82   Offshoring Opportunities/the Quark Debacle
  2   How to get Windows XP index searching to work?
  14   Locked in by shortcuts
  11   Why MSN search is so lame
  63   Dressing up for job interviews
  22   Why do I want to host managed code in SQL Server?
  6   Bound data controls
  28   Finding Funding for Software company?
  2   Solution Inc.
  37   Cycles in the economy & politics, & outsourcing
  28   Where's Bella?
  17   Laptop Security
  2   Website Accounts search engine
  35   ...favorite light bulb jokes?
  7   Crystal Reports for Visual Studio .NET
  53   Ok, seriously, why Windows?
  7   Speaking of Passwords
  22   Imaginary Online Girlfriends @ Ebay
13 Nov 2003  23   Open Source Software Contributor Demographics
  6   I don't like upgrades
  38   Airport Security - a nonsense
  16   New note taking software
  27   Lightbulbs
  15   Autonomic Computing
  8   Affiliate programs
  14   How does one join MP3 files?
  20   "Metaprogramming?"
  21   Subversion?
  38   Making really Zero-Defect roftware
  25   How to make opensource better
  11   Outlook 2002 + IMAP? Some doubts :)
  26   Joel, a critique of FIDO forums?
  20   Outsourcing Employees too.....
  17   Why username and password?
12 Nov 2003  18   Speed
  23   Key Generators - How do they work?
  3   VistaDB Experiences?
  4   McKoi vs HSQLDB vs ...
  45   Linux hack attempt
  9   A Programmer and an Engineer
  2   Contracting in NY
  5   Help with System.Configuration Namespace
  16   Peopleware and war games
  31   The Reality Distortion Field On Longhorn
  3   Looking for dynamic office solutions
  48   C++ meta programming.
  10   Business development
  26   PHP overview
  18   Possibly a virus
  51   Employment Hours Standards Question
  11   Large amount of images in a teeny-weeny directory
  51   Airport security - a step too far?
  8   SlashDot - stuff that matters... NOT!
  8   Curious about Fog Creek Software work hours...
  17   Anti Spam Scheme
  14   WMP for X!
11 Nov 2003  21   Piano Man Move Over...
  10   high k gate dielectric
  9   .org addresses
  24   Question for i/PowerBook Users
  23   I hate "smart" software
  5   GMAT Advanced Simulator (GAS)
  39   A small rant about Linux and Slashdot
  2   Using TreeView in desktop apps
  11   Software project VS Construction Project
  25   Windows Timer precision?
  27   What's China got to do with it?
  6   Copying text from sites/magazines on your Blog.
  1   Using PrintPreviewDialog and PrintDocument control
  23   PHP / ASP : Side by Side Comparison?
  18   Joel on Software for convicts?
  14   Linux not more secure when Joe pushes the buttons
  38   Windows/Mac Development
  3   Presentations: One CPU to several monitors ??
  6   Software Factory Package
  5   Run diferent versions of IE on same machine
  37   Speaking of Marketing
10 Nov 2003  9   Java Collection (or similar) for trees?
  11   Joel on Software for the DC Area
  8   after cv...contract
  11   CLI FTP client for Windows?
  1   Puzzling on UML
  3   Reason for Cross-Language Compatibility
  2   Don't let Marketing get at your firmware
  11   Sorting out job titles
  1   How's the Asp2Php compiler coming along?
  7   Online demo?
  1   Boston JoS'ers
  7   West Michigan Joelsters
  23   All I want for Christmas
  10   IPc
  20   Who has clients that expect working weekends?
  20   Writing a software schedule
  15   Usability: Fixed Length Passwords
  6   mailing list software...
  19   Installer that doesn't suck?
09 Nov 2003  14   Software developers calling shots
  20   Reporting options for a web based software
  3   What's ws2help.dll for?
  9   Where are all the new abstractions?
  9   You can see the quality of my work in...
  8   On what basis does google let you display ads?
  17   Is there a market for video games for Linux
  19   Developing a Replacement for "X" For Linux?
  8   Running multiple OS on one PC
  10   Supporting Multiple OS for a one man band
  15   Salary question
  5   Visual Basic.NET books
  21   Object Oriented VS Structured Oriented Programming
  2   Unicode and Character Sets article
08 Nov 2003  10   motherboard crazy
  27   Coding while watching TV
  14   Downloading Linux
  9   Do you organize web pages?
  27   What Anti-virus do you use?
  4   Movie recommendation
  4   Any seen this?
  4   Matrix vs. Project oriented organizations
  6   What ever happened to "shrouded" source code?
  9   Hacking & Learning CSS
  10   Where to Buy Visual Studio
  7   Plone
  32   C hash or C bang
  35   Music Selection While Coding?
  13   so I heard through the grapevine
07 Nov 2003  9   What Ballmer meant to chant
  20   Default language for homepage?
  13   Can Windows ever be secure?
  15   Google & .NET
  3   Belkin routers
  37   Kylix development abandoned
  6   For Toronto-Area Joelsters Only
  4   digital music licensing
  36   iTunes and iPod
  11   Copying Software Ideas
  5   Work  Relationships
  7   Any free SSH Server for Windows?
  15   Using a Thesaurus
  18   Can MS sell the lock-in?
  13   We're gonna hack the gibson, man!
  8   Downloading over a WAN Intranet
  30   The best font for programming
  12   Dynamic SQL Queries
  17   They call me NERD!!!
  50   Is Linux more Secure Than Windows?
  44   SQL Server hot backups in a different City
06 Nov 2003  4   FC Logo
  24   Amazon Sucks Now
  5   Data Access Functions
  6   Google Deskbar
  14   How to translate "gunslinger"?
  8   Suggestions for buying an ISDN modem/router?
  33   Incredibly Stupid Question
  2   SourceGear Vault Single User...
  42   What's on your quicklaunch?
  33   The Guerrilla Guide to Interviewing
  20   Quit SlashDot today!
  8   getting ora 12571 error
  8   software license management @ your comp?
  6   Novell Suse
  30   Matrix Revolutions
  22   Class action lawsuits for unpaid overtime
05 Nov 2003  6   How to automate testing of non-class code?
  16   FC web glitch
  31   teamate becomming team manager... how to handle ?
  13   Frog Creek web site = yuck!
  10   scientific computing master's programs
  10   CDC computer virus
  28   Recommend an ergonomic keyboard?
  37   God in the firmware
  56   physics
  24   Well, iTunes may be doomed after all
  36   I wasn't a CS / EE major, so what am I missing?
  5   Remote control software and firewalls again
  3   Forum Software?
  8   Getting started in IP telephony
  19   Was I right?
  27   God vs. Computing
04 Nov 2003  38   When is open source not?
  10   MS-SQL 2000 Developer Edition...
  22   GUIDs
  5   How to Have Smooth Handoff From Dev to QA?
  7   How to open a .ART File ?
  24   USB Pendrive as your hard drive
  6   DB2 Personal Edition
  34   Toronto Joelsters?
  51   How to scare away your customers
  10   Social Networking sites
  17   Small city, small projects
  20   Linux and Independent Software Vendors
  13   ITunes And A Pocket PC
  2   Patents out of hand?
  1   Its not the syllabus silly.
  60   Where Did You Go To School?
  22   FogCreek's site is not Google-friendly
03 Nov 2003  25   Help needed choosing credit card payment solution.
  21   The REAL problem with debating educational levels
  14   Does FogCreek hire technical college grads?
  22   Redesign at FogCreek.com
  5   Internationalization with web sites
  20   Microsoft moves to RISC
  52   I Still Don't "Get" What's Useful About XML
  18   Wise/InstallShield?
  5   Does FogCreek hire Tech School Grads?
  4   Survey:: Any Tech College bosses
  18   End of Redhat Consumer Distro...
  28   Borland, 20 yrs and still going...
  3   blogging
  8   Internet Access - whither the middle ground?
  28   What's wrong with Technical College?
  8   Unix File Encoding
  7   Survey:: WiFi anyone?
  5   Hardware based firewall
  7   Tool to sync data between sites?
  4   2.5-tier
  2   Unit testing Visual Basic Programs
02 Nov 2003  16   A method of coding
  6   i have a secret for you...
  1   MS Active Directory, tips, rants, info, resources?
  9   Beating comment spam and email harvesters
  26   SW Mgmt Part 2 - Design by Dictatorship?
  62   Benefits of a degree
  8   Offshoring and illusions of savings
  16   Joel on Sun's strategy - OSS "TCO"
  12   joel test #13
  36   Why CEOs will never get "IT"
01 Nov 2003  1   Google PageRank and Comment Spam
  39   The Ridiculous Influence of Microsoft
  5   Strategies for managing lib files in src control
  21   XAML... what's it good for?
  4   Install & use both VB6 and VS.Net
  6   Alerts Management On FTP Site
  17   Managing web content via web interface.
  25   Peopleware : doors between developpers...
  5   how tough is it to duplicate clustering engine?
  12   Sybase Logo.  What math function is it called?
  4   Software Pricing Structure
  4   Empower ISV
  13   Microsoft to buy Google
31 Oct 2003  28   Why don't browsers just make URLs clickable
  32   360 students
  14   Programming for fun -or- profit
  9   Scoble, MS, blogging, identities
  4   Does Jet Use BTrieve?
  22   Longhorn, you, and your customer
  7   JoS RSS feed doesn't pass feedvalidator.org
  8   SQL Question
  7   Specs - what is a good one?
  15   Which way is "forward"? And why?
  13   What Other Types of Development Jobs are There?
  6   Compaq Evo and the Keyboard
  12   Viruses
30 Oct 2003  21   Investing Money In Companies
  11   Fearing abuse of new Longhorn features
  12   auto generating java code from sql database
  72   "Programmer Folkways"
  23   chitchat
  14   Advice for Student Turning Consultant
  3   Strategy letter V & Offshoring
  17   Capability Maturity Model
  6   Wouldn't you like your boss more if he could ...
  4   Unicode & Microsoft
  27   Online identity
  1   Web-Content Management? City Desk gets the nod.
29 Oct 2003  22   Computer aided pattern cutter?
  50   At Least Microsoft Patches are Free
  3   Longhorn available to MSDN subs
  3   Old Posts
  31   D.O.D. CIO says "Unix is the Betamax of software".
  39   Development has become insane complex
  48   Microsoft encourages bloggin
  24   The Hidden Costs of IT Outsourcing
  2   Looking for a good .NET sample app
  31   What angered me the most as a developer ...
  12   Token
  13   Is Electronics & Microcontrollers more interesting
  2   .NET where to start?
28 Oct 2003  14   CMM - How relevant is NASA example?
  29   Life and Career
  4   DataTable & Business Objects
  5   .asp email to fax networking issue....
  9   MS strategy with Longhorn
  4   MFC PreCreateWindow Question
  1   Stateful SOAP client in C++
  5   Software Architecture Stacks in MS, OSS and Unix
  4   Auto tests and an autotest method
  57   Academics vs. Engineers
  10   To Guest or Not
  2   Proper way to install i18l versions of WinXP
  37   Programming is no more interesting!
  24   Flash
24 Oct 2003  7   whadya bench?
  4   and it's going to take off like wildfire.
  3   Here comes the monoculture
  13   my boy wants to learn modern & visual language
  10   How can people say MS Word is a good program?
  10   Would you consider the "O" word?
  3   Unit testing ActiveX Controls
  15   Creo Tokens
23 Oct 2003  4   Delete a section from within an INI file
  4   Amazon now searches the full text of books.
  2   Empower Program for ISVs
  1   Topics in Software Engineering
  26   how many pounds have you gained as a programmer?
  8   Use Cases And The User Interface
  17   Highly recommended e-mail programs
  13   Skills to Complement Programming
  21   Plenty of new jobs for tech experts
  10   VB for hand-held devices
  6   Even though I don't use them much anymore...
  6   What RSS feeds are you subscribed to?
  22   What online radio do you listen to?
  11   Does anyone *like* top-feeding printers?
  39   Why RDBMS?
  1   UTF confusion.
  8   Blocking IP Addresses + Brazil
  16   Poor Man's Double Blind Audio Test
22 Oct 2003  6   Are Blade Server all Hype?
  24   More on internationalization
  6   Examples of Interfaces in Databases?
  14   Medical records offshoring
  32   Background color for your editor
  14   CityDesk DataAccess Library?
  32   Curse of the 4.0
  21   Good home-use laser printer?
  5   WinXP boot problems. 
  7   Where to find IT consultant reviews
  23   Offshoring work
  19   Reverse offshoring?
  23   Test Team Chaos
  11   Hook into Win32 "Terminal" App
  11   Microsoft Versus Linux
  5   Security protocols, threat models and greenbacks
  1   Technical talks
  11   Over-Hyped Software
  11   MIT OpenCourseWare
  54   Terrorist profiles most certainly do work.
  55   Terror Profiles Don't Work
  6   PlanetLab, the SuperHyperMeganet... coming soon
  7   Empower Program for ISVs
  5   User permissions on Win32
21 Oct 2003  18   DLL Hell
  6   IIS 6
  14   Time pressure when programming - what do you do?
  21   Arrggghhh! Fixed size fonts!
  4   Identity Management
  12   So Who IS Going To PDC?
  16   Patterns of Human Interactions
  2   Judgements
  26   Any music sites with decent specs?
  8   Which sofware companies don't offer any support?
  13   Better then RSS? Jabber - Publish/Subscribe
  61   ITunes: What rubbish.
  66   The "zip code" is not universal
  9   Product Release Check-list
  18   Ever thought of giving up???
20 Oct 2003  21   overuse of css considered harmful
  6   2 entities, 1 form
  18   Where's the damn docs?
  4   OT: presenting your personal & career growth
  18   What goes down must come up
  4   WLAN and DMZ
  4   Licensing/Registration Question
  9   YANIIC
  44   CityDesk too much for small publisher
  7   Empower ISV's short term license
  23   I finally got it about .NET
  16   Am I the only one who's reminded of...
  18   MSc Anonymous
  14   Licensing/Unions
  4   Anyone programming for PocketPC's?
  7   Simulting Reduced Network Bandwidth
  12   Specialization - Which field?
  22   Microsoft to rule instant messaging?
  1   Guard your computer from unauthorized access.
  23   Made Me Laugh...
19 Oct 2003  10   Standard Icon for Strike-Thru?
  24   Development overhead in India
  4   Improving the market with client education
  11   Running Servlets
18 Oct 2003  9   Where can I find a GUI for Dos filesystems
  31   The great start up tradition
  9   Network config question
  7   Coloring hotspots in help with MS Help Workshop
  3   Top Discussion Topics on JOS Forum
  11   So Who Here Has Signed Up For Empower?
  112   What coders can learn from $200/hr plumbers
  97   Alyosha
  6   Beta Testers Wanted for Lingo-Uber-Cola-Code
  22   What do coders do??
  1   BIDI and Internationalization
  9   How to remotely shut down app on another computer?
17 Oct 2003  19   Excel as an application user interface?
  4   pricing structures
  20   When was the last time you ran out of memory?
  3   FS2004!
  3   Annoying Signup Webpages?
  14   Y DOES it Matter what Joel thinks re: Exceptions?
  3   Professional Association
  2   Information, Knowledge and Understanding
  10   Proof of the supernatural
  19   How do you Get Things Done?
  6   Sharing drive through the Net?
  22   XML Languages as political compromise
  26   Apple user interfaces (iTunes)
  13   The anti-patch
16 Oct 2003  11   hidden planning
  6   Easy Parsing of IF statement?
  12   How does one program w/o exceptions in C++/Java?
  1   Let's finally stop the exception madness!
  17   Do you have a refund policy?
  8   Stress/Load Testing a Web Application
  6   Exceptions: My attempt to refute both points
  4   To throw or not to throw, that is the question.
  19   enforcing licences
  8   How important are labels?
  6   Confused about exceptions vs. status returns
  16   An alternative to exceptions and error codes?
  5   Creating a secure web application
  4   Exceptions necessary but should never be thrown
  18   Transactions and Rollback Difficult?
  3   .NET BCL Exception List?
  18   Say it ain't so Joel
  2   Unexceptional examples
  13   DoSomething() about exceptions
15 Oct 2003  16   Top 5 tax deductions for a 1099 contractor?
  12   Returning Multiple Values from a Function
  16   GOTO's Considered Harmful
  20   No Perfect Language
  12   DoSomething as InstallSoftware
  28   Has Joel ever really coded in Java?
  7   Starting up an E-Commerce website
  19   Manual vs. Automatic is a design question
  4   Beginner to exceptions and status/error codes
  113   AI again
  6   bn.com link in addition to Amazon?
  41   Policy on exceptions:  Joel or Fog Creek?
  42   What should programmers learn first
  16   Does Joel use Java?
  5   Exceptions
  12   Joel on Software Book Club
14 Oct 2003  4   Build solution for web apps?
  46   Exceptions, Threads and robust software.
  12   A Clay Pot
  13   Laptop hard drives
  4   An exceptional misunderstanding.
  5   Disabling the "Save Password" option in IE
  3   Bjarne Stroustrup interview about C++
  57   Leave your language religious fanaticism
  11   Error handling pattern
  3   ACM membership useful?
  2   PHP and unicode: iconv
  6   Show me the exceptions
  13   RAII
  11   new job, but the actual project is silly
  10   Exception debate among other industry "names"...
  8   Reserve exceptions for exceptional stuff
  11   UCS-2 means no Unicode 3.1
  8   Exceptions good, just don't catch them!
  8   Exceptions considered harmful???
13 Oct 2003  11   Presenting the new champion
  4   Joel vs Chris
  19   skills do you want to acquire this/next year
  6   Little things all developers should know
  9   Exceptions in VB
  2   Latin-9
  22   Why does Joel care about PHP at all?
  7   artsy fartsy entertainment software school?
  14   Funny thing about GOTOs ...
  1   While we're on the subject of character sets
  36   finally, exceptions == bad
  5   ASP.NET Datagrids and border-style:collapse
  8   JUnit and packages
  4   UTF-8, textarea tag and Netscape 4
  4   Embedded web server?
  11   Application Logs
  7   PHP Unicode FUD
  12   Minimum Technical Knowledge for IT Suits?
  4   VPN to the VPN server?
  22   Larry Wall half-wrong, all-wrong or right?
  20   yyyy-mm-dd hh:nn:ss - the safest way?
  6   Foundation for large business software
  7   Bulk data entry
  7   No karma numbers, no contests, no bribes
  33   Email client used at home?
  9   How does one generate IT hype?
  8   C++ question
  9   How does it matter?
  1   Context Sensitive F1 Help with Visual Basic
  35   Cast Iron
12 Oct 2003  6   Unicode resources
  4   Web Site Indexing/Searching Recommendations
  4   Lightweight MS Office Components
  12   Parameters to check at startup
  14   A solution to spam?
  1   any one can recommend a good selectable image back
11 Oct 2003  18   CMS: Support for WYSIWYG editing?
  6   Unicode and VB6
  18   Magazines - How do you store them ?
  5   character encoding questions
  8   Microsoft's Got It's Eye on Security
  4   Story about fun with character sets
  44   The Language FOrmerly known as Lingo...
  13   Step #231 in the spam escalation wars
  5   Unicode and estonian
  10   PHP, Unicode .. other solutions!
  2   Headers and charsets
10 Oct 2003  1   A Great Localization article
  49   ANDY GROVE (!!!) warns on dangers of offshoring
  4   Encoding problem
  21   character encodings
  9   ah, memories
  15   JOS similar site
  21   leave company => theh give you a better offer
  11   Making the jump to COM+
  4   Since when did XPath collections start at 1?
  20   Case against documentation?
  8   Borland supporting Microsoft effort to mangle C++
  16   Is "business logic" by nature procedural?
  3   references, what is ethical?
  5   palm, pocketpc, laptop, filofax ... ?
  2   Microsoft gets periods
  9   Low cost intranet solution?
  6   What if you forget to read: Once again
09 Oct 2003  10   what affects windows application responsiveness?
  2   eclipse plugin for ejb debugging
  17   Real and other Mediaplayers
  12   Legacy Systems Question
  36   How can people excel in so many fields??
  11   Hiring Q: Value of documentation?
  20   Need a new compile error...
  12   Mail Sending : Enter the word from image
  12   What causes e-mails to simply disappear?
  9   Revenue-splitting arragements; tips, experience?
  8   musicmatch problem
  3   Hardware firewalls
  63   AI
  1   Wow
  3   Installer with Oracle client
  39   machine vs. human chess
08 Oct 2003  18   Beep
  26   Legal Question
  39   Are we all crappy coders?
  6   University Infrastructure
  1   Question on one of Joel's articles
  23   Design Oversight
  13   When does cool become useful?
  17   Only 65,000 H1Bs.  Any difference?
  17   are there any true "products" companies around DC?
  11   Preparing a server for connection to the wild
  7   Book recs - optimising code?
07 Oct 2003  9   MSDN Universal DVDs & VMware Workstation 4
  44   More on the Half Life 2 code theft
  5   IT staffing: permanent, contracted, outsourced?
  8   stupid recruiters
  98   Thomas Stanley - The Millionaire Next Door
  4   watching what sql server does
  19   MSDE?
  27   career advice (again?)
  27   Buying Your Own Tools for Work
  23   Stupid SQL Tricks
  60   What source control do you use/
  21   The Chinese government strongly supports piracy
  37   free bug fixes = no-no
  5   UI Layout Preference
  11   Recommendation on book for an Oracle newbie
06 Oct 2003  4   Serial Numbers with Installshield 6.2
  10   "Worshipful Co. of Information Technologists"?
  32   Counterculture junkies
  17   Software as Fashion Article (Interesting)
  4   Version Control for Web Projects
  6   Vendor vs Manufacture Specs
  3   desktop photo catalog: where to store images?
  28   Passwords
  8   Jolly News
  25   Programming as religion
  11   windows shell equivalent of find -ls
  2   excel webquery limited to 100 rows?
  21   Java Synchronization
  2   Managing a software company?
  52   Where do all the crappy coders go?
  18   Examples of well-written C?
  8   The Architect Within
05 Oct 2003  20   SpreadSheets rows limit
  21   Testing - Best Practices
  6   Hyphenation Library
  9   J2EE architect certification
  18   bionic office cure for monitor glare?
04 Oct 2003  18   How does disk defragging work?
  24   IT Department Pet Peeve
  4   Books on GUI app architecture?
  41   is this industry intellectually moribund?
  13   Better Mousetraps
  22   Yaml: Yanl Aint Markup Language.
  16   Specifications on a Laptop
03 Oct 2003  9   Honeypot?
  16   How many developers here write test before coding
  11   Obscure Lingo Syntax Question
  25   Next version of Delphi = .NET only
  40   Source code for Half Life 2 stolen!
  36   "C" 32 bit short?
  5   RFID device based Applications... any takers ?
  3   project with PDF
  60   should stupid people be allowed to Breed.
  31   spolsky, you have comment on this?
  5   Basic question, databases, flash
  26   Who should name an application?
  6   C/C++ Question
02 Oct 2003  7   Windows XP & Mirrors
  16   HT vs. Dual CPUs
  7   Tool to build a photography web site?
  11   Amazon.com Hacked?
  18   A FREEware like SnagIt
  29   XML Formatted Resumes?
  1   traverse web folder list
  15   dumb sql server question
  3   training?
  13   New Microsoft Patent may hurt CityDesk
  54   Joel and Kaizen have a lot in common
01 Oct 2003  19   My first bug come feature
  11   Bionic office colors
  19   What is Hyperthreading?
  11   New Fog Creek Office Lighting?
  8   Probably stupid ASP question
  101   What's Happened to Job Applicants?
  18   U.I. Button Question
  6   how to start own comp. if no contact
  20   Buying a new computer
  24   Dual Xeon Development PC
  9   Mail clients to read a POP account
  14   Inheriting someone elses Code

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