Nov 22, 2005 the management training program were starting up here at fog creek will take about three years and will be relatively intensive. The book is a great collection of wisdom on software development in general, and i love spolskys inyour. Ive been reading joel spolskys articles on development and technology for years. Today i serve as the chairman of the board for stack overflow, glitch, and hash. Johannes bjerregaard friday, january 4, 2002 good suggestions. A good foundational book for programmers and project managers the capacity in. Open, twoway, authentic communications with your customers and employees are in. Spolsky based these observations on years of personal experience. Books recommended by joel spolsky software developer, ceo stack exchange network, cofounder fog creek software and trello. We think foreign policy has become partisan today, but this superb book reminds us that the debate over who lost china, as it went communist in 1949, was ferocious, even engulfing the most admired man in america at the time, general george marshall. Many of these articles have been collected into four books, available at your favorite bookstore. User interface design for programmers is clear, accessible, and engaging. Consider joel spolsky and his international tribe of scarysmart software engineers.
Books recommended by thomas sowell bookadvice reading list. Joel spolskys concise guide to finding the best technical talent 1st ed. Joel spolsky is the ceo of stack overflow, my current employer. He writes humorously, but seriously about his methods for sorting resumes, for finding great candidates, and for interviewing, in person and by. For years, joel spolsky has done exactly this at now, for the first time, you can own a collection of the most important essays from his site in one book, with exclusive commentary and new insights from joel.
Or gary vaynerhuck, a wine expert with a devoted following of enthusiasts. Thomas sowell is an american economist and social theorist who is currently a senior fellow at the hoover institution at stanford university. The ultimate developers reading list the reading room medium. Joel spolskys concise guide to finding the best technical talent. Illluck, work with them in some capacity kindle edition by spolsky, joel.
May 10, 2016 the cofounder of the online programming hub stack overflow shares his thoughts on to forge a career as a successful software engineer. Avram joel spolsky born 1965 is a software engineer and writer. What seth godin said about joel on software by joel spolsky. Ive been reading joel spolsky s articles on development and technology for years. This one shares ideas on how to do things simply but effectively. Chris sharma led a tribe of rock climbers up impossible cliff faces, while mich mathews, a vp at microsoft, ran her internal tribe of marketers from her cube in seattle.
Sowell was born in north carolina but grew up in harlem, new york. The management training program were starting up here at fog creek will take about three years and will be relatively intensive. Aug 16, 2004 joel spolsky is a globally recognized expert on the software development process. Joel spolskyas favorite projectmanagement books, leading.
Once a long time ago, i worked on a rather technical program. Fareed zakaria recommends a book each week on his show, global public square. Through clever fictional stories and characters, clason reveals the simple secrets of personal wealth. We feel it is safe to say that this is the most useful book you will buy this year. Joel spolskys concise guide to finding the best technical talent, and more. This books protagonist sums up the most important advice in dealing with personal wealth, a part of all you earn is yours to keep. And on diverse and occasionally related matters that will prove of interest to software developers, designers, and managers, and to those who, whether by good fortune or illluck, work with them in some capacity joel spolsky. Below is my list of books that ive read and i think people in the software industry. Posts by joel spolsky in 2000 i cofounded fog creek software, where we created lots of cool things like the fogbugz bug tracker, trello, and glitch. Joel spolsky isnt a goodreads author yet, but he does have a blog, so here are some recent posts imported from his feed. He is the author of joel on software, a blog on software development, and the creator of the project management software trello. Kudos to joel and everyone who offered suggestions.
Just as the engineers might be best equipped to make technology decisions and recommendations, project managers, sales, marketing and upper level management are best. He dropped out of stuyvesant high school and served in the united states marine corps during the korean war. Regardless, this one is primarly a group of his blog posts, so if you cant get a hold of it, you. Joel spolsky speakers bureau and booking agent info. This list is for people who want to become associate software engineers at blizzard. Similar to seth klarmans margin of safety, this is probably the best book on special situation investing. Joel spolskys concise guide to finding the best technical talent ebook written by avram joel spolsky.
Editoratlarge, time magazine, columnist, the washington post fareed rafiq zakaria is an american journalist, political scientist, and author. The management team guest post from joel spolsky avc. And on diverse and occasionally related matters that will prove of interest to software developers, designers, and managers, and to those who, whether by good fortune or ill luck, work with them in some capacity aug 2, 2004. For a good, short summary of the seo problem, from a brilliant software entrepreneur, watch the twominute video here.
When youre starting out as a technical blogger, youll inevitably stumble across joel on software. See all books authored by joel spolsky, including joel on software. This is not a particularly highlevel book, and is a very quick read 30 minutes or so but manages to pack in a lot of useful ideas, suggestions, and warnings, with copious illustrations the pictures alone are worth. And his approach to management is unorthodox at times but amazingly effective. Its an excellent way to read the site in the bath, or throw it at your boss. Books ive read that i think you should read too musing, rants. If youre not familiar with the joel test, you should be. Joel spolsky books list of books by author joel spolsky. This book by the wellknown software developer, entrepreneur and blogger joel spolsky is a comprehensive collection of the most interesting articles that have appeared on the joel on software website in the course of the last five years. Joel spolsky s concise guide to finding the best technical talent. John darnielle is an american musician and novelist best known as the primary member of the american band the mountain goats, for which he is the writer, composer, guitarist, pianist, and vocalist. Joel spolsky s concise guide to finding the best technical talent smart and gets things done tells you everything you need to know about attracting, recruiting, interviewing and hiring great programmers. Selected and introduced by joel spolsky is an entertaining read and a guide to the technical writing literati. Containing a collection of allnew articles from the original, more joel on software has even more of an edge than the original, and the tips for running a business or managing people have far broader application than the software industry.
With a nod to both the serious and funny sides of technical writing, the best software writing i. Among other things, there will be a required reading list consisting of about 75 books were working on the theory here of one book every two. Book recommendations for people who like kopf schlagt kapital by gunter faltin. Joel spolsky joel on software has a great writing style, and some keen insights into how user interfaces work or dont work. He writes humorously, but seriously about his methods for sorting resumes, for finding great candidates, and for interviewing, in person and by phone. A list of fareeds gps book recommendations bookadvice. Among other things, there will be a required reading list consisting of about 75 books were working on the theory here of one book every two weeks. It makes the case for usercentered design and offers good rules of thumb to achieve such designs. See just seth godin books, or browse his most recommended book reccomendations. My book of the week is the china mission by daniel kurtzphelan. He is the host of cnns fareed zakaria gps and writes a weekly paid column for the washington post. Im stepping out of the daytoday and up to the role of chairman of the board. The book focuses on special situations including arbitrage, bankruptcies and spinoffs. The corporate blogging book absolutely everything you need to know to get it right by debbie weil packaged, filtered, controlled conversations are out.
He also runs one of our portfolio companies, stack. And on diverse and occasionally related matters that will prove of interest to software developers, designers, and managers, and to those who, whether by good fortune or ill luck, wo, and smart and gets things done. Our teams pick of the best books for software designers and. Joel spolsky s concise guide to finding the best technical talent 1st ed. This book intentionally avoids topics restricted to venturebacked startups such as. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Im not an seo expert, but how telling that vivek wadwha posted why we desperately need a. And on diverse and occasionally related matters that will prove of interest to software developers, designers, and managers, and to those. The book is a great collection of wisdom on software development in general, and i love spolskys inyourface writing style he spells out alot of. Dec 05, 2019 posts by joel spolsky in 2000 i cofounded fog creek software, where we created lots of cool things like the fogbugz bug tracker, trello, and glitch. Books recommended by joel spolsky bookadvice reading list. Sep 11, 2006 11 sep 2006 has joel spolsky jumped the shark.
This is a book worth checking out, even if youre not a software developer. Spolskys technical knowledge, caustic wit, and extraordinary writing skills have earned him status as a programming guru. I have been spending time the past few weeks rereading sections of the book joel on software, a collection of essays on software development by joel spolsky. Im joel spolsky, a software developer in new york city. Joel spolsky is one of the most thoughtful writers on software development. Weve trawled up recommendations of over 300 books from seths blog, old squidoo blog posts, his many interviews and the deepest corners of the internet. I highly recommend his blog at his recently released book is called. User interface design for programmers by joel spolsky. Despite the books cheesy title there is a wealth of information here.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read smart and gets things done. Contact all american speakers bureau to inquire about speaking fees and availability, and book the best keynote speaker for your next event. Recommendations from joel spolskyspolsky highlyreco. D ate of book recommendation in parentheses go to year 2020. Dec 25, 2001 the book was called something like leading a development team. Note that joel spolsky is often wrong on details no one is perfect but he. Joel spolsky s concise guide to finding the best technical talent, and more. Joel spolsky founded fog creek software with his friend michael pryor in 2000. He later founded fog creek software in 2000 and launched the joel on software blog. I asked him to tell us a little about how he does it. Pdf download more joel on software free ebooks pdf.
Joel spolsky s concise guide to finding the best technical talent may 31, 2007. Joel spolsky s concise guide to finding the best technical talent ebook written by avram joel spolsky. Greenblatt, joel, the little book that still beats the market required. Feb, 2012 todays guest blogger needs no introduction. Chris sharma led a tribe of rock climbers up impossible cliff faces, while mich mathews, a vp at microsoft, ran her internal tribe of. Pdf more joel on software download full pdf book download. Chock full of good recommendations, as usual, but you have a couple of pitfalls in here. Follow to get new release updates and improved recommendations. With joels newest book, more joel on software, youll get an even better not to mention updated feast of joels opinions and impressions on software development, software design, running a software business, and so much more. And on diverse and occasionally related matters that will prove of interest to software developers, designers, and managers, and to those who, whether by good fortune.
Ive posted a very preliminary reading list for the fog creek software management training program. The forumula can just describe the graph, or be lifted from a text book, but nobody ever argues with anything that looks mathematical. Hes been blogging since the year 2000, when computers were handcarved of wood and the internet transmitted data via carrier pigeon. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. And on diverse and occasionally related matters that will prove of interest to software developers, designers, and managers, and to those who, whether by good fortune or illluck, work with them in some capacity author. I also worked with jeff atwood to create stack overflow and served as ceo of stack overflow from 20102019.
Books recommended by joel spolsky software developer, ceo stack exchange network, cofounder fog creek software and trello hackers and painters. Hacker news comments on you suck at excel with joel. Selected and introduced by joel spolsky is an entertaining read and a guide to the technical. He was a program manager on the microsoft excel team between 1991 and 1994. Joel spolsky had an hour long talk on excel to more or less use excel right 2 which is worth a watch, certainly, as the world is stuck in excel. The book was called something like leading a development team. Books recommended by joel spolsky february 4, 2020 february 4, 2020 by booksjam the required reading list consisting of about 75 books for fog creeks management training program the mythical man month dont make me. They didnt have a specific product in mind, but were motivated to start the kind of software company where they would want to workone where programmers were the stars. Jun 25, 2001 joel spolsky joel on software has a great writing style, and some keen insights into how user interfaces work or dont work. I worked with someone who excpected the output of external software developers to match that of external graphic designers who produced page mockups in photoshop. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading joel on. But for the most part its constructing hacks around fundamental problems that exist in the platform. This site is a complete list of seth godins book recommendations.
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