last updated:04 Sep 2004 18:31 UK time JOS Statistics - Items A to Z Q3 04 | Q2 04 | Q1 04 | Q4 03 | Q3 03 | Q2 03 | Q1 03 | Q4 02 | Q3 02 | Q2 02 | Q1 02 | Q4 01 Date Comments   Title 31 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 Q3 04 | Q2 04 | Q1 04 | Q4 03 | Q3 03 | Q2 03 | Q1 03 | Q4 02 | Q3 02 | Q2 02 | Q1 02 | Q4 01