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More Joel on Software: Further Thoughts on Diverse and Occasionally Related Matters That Will Prove of Interest to Software Developers, Designers, and ... Luck, Work with Them in Some Capacity (Pro)
Joel, Apress, Blogs, and Blooks
I was learning the hard way about how to be a publisher and probably spending way too much time looking at web sites and programming than I should have in response to that. Anyway, one day I came across this web site called Joel on Software, which was run by a guy with strong opinions and an unusual, clever writing style, along with a willingness to take on the conventional wisdom. In particular, he was writing this ongoing series about how bad most user interfaces were—mostly because programmers by and large knew, as Joel and I would say, using the same Yiddish–derived NYC vernacular that we both share, “bupkis” about what users really want. And I, like many, was hooked both by the series and the occasional random essay that Joel wrote. And then I had this epiphany: I'm a publisher, I like reading his stuff, why not turn it into a book?
Read the complete Foreword — Gary Cornell, Cofounder, Apress Since the release of the bestselling title Joel on Software in 2004, requests for a sequel have been relentless. So, we went back to the famed JoelonSoftware.com archives and pulled out a new batch of favorites, many of which have been downloaded over one million times. With Joel’s newest book, More Joel on Software, you’ll get an even better (not to mention updated) feast of Joel’s opinions and impressions on software development, software design, running a software business, and so much more. This is a new selection of essays from the author’s web site, http://www.joelonsoftware.com. Joel Spolsky started his web log in March 2000 in order to offer his insights, based on years of experience, on how to improve the world of programming. This web log has become infamous among the programming world, and is linked to more than 600 other web sites and translated into 30+ languages! Spolsky’s extraordinary writing skills, technical knowledge, and caustic wit have made him a programming guru. With the success of Joel on Software, there has been a strong demand for additional gems and advice, and this book is the answer to those requests. Containing a collection of all–new 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. We feel it is safe to say that this is the most useful book you will buy this year. What you’ll learn- The best approaches to managing and hiring extraordinary people
- Advice for those interested in the software industry as a career and for managers who want to get them
- Joel’s unique impressions of how to create products and design—good and bad
- An “in the trenches” look at how to start and run an effective software business (or any business for that matter)
- A true sense of what it takes to create a differentiated, unique, motivated organization
Who is this book for?Anyone interested in the software business will truly enjoy this book, but in particular this should be required reading for managers of technical businesses. .
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Joel on Software: 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
Spolsky is knowledgeable, funny and free of unnecessary religious fervor. Joel on Software is a must-read ...having ( Joel on Software) in one place, edited, with an index, is probably the best twenty-five dollars you'll spend this year. — Greg Wilson, Dr. (Joel Spolsky's) genuine desire to make the software world a better place keeps us coming back for more. — Bruce Hadley, softwareCEO. This book will challenge, encourage, upset, and entertain you. Spolsky knows his stuff, and he's got the war wounds to prove it. This book is worth the price of admission... — Tom Duff, Duffbert's Random Musings An entertaining oportunity to get to know one of today's most influential developer/authors.Spolsky based these observations on years of personal experience. The result just a handful of years later? Spolsky's technical knowledge, caustic wit, and extraordinary writing skills have earned him status as a programming guru! His blog has become renowned throughout the programming world&emdash;now linked to more than six hundred websites and translated into over thirty languages. Joel on Software covers every conceivable aspect of software programming&emdash;from the best way to write code, to the best way to design an office in which to write code! All programmers, all people who want to enhance their knowledge of programmers, and all who are trying to manage programmers will surely relate to Joel's musings..
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To Hate Like This Is to Be Happy Forever: A Thoroughly Obsessive, Intermittently Uplifting, and Occasionally Unbiased Account of the Duke-North Carolina Basketball Rivalry
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Full Circle: One Man's Journey by Air, Train, Boat and Occasionally Very Sore Feet Around the 20.000 Miles of the Pacific Rim
Full Circle could be subtitled Palin's Book of Wonders As he and his television crew undertake what may be the first-ever circumnavigation of the Pacific Rim, they prove that there is an awful lot of the world Palin hasn't seen. In this, the third and most ambitious of Michael Palin's adventures, he travels for almost a year through the eighteen countries that border the world's largest ocean. Volcanoes mark Palin's journey like stepping stones. He climbs one which has freshly erupted and is still smoking. He is forced to negotiate mountains and plunging gorges, cross glaciers and dodge icebergs. He follows great rivers like the Yangtze and the Amazon to some of the most remote places on earth, and he confronts the notorious Cape Horn and the windswept beaches of western Alaska. The people Palin meets provide a constant supply of surprises, pleasures and lessons in life. He visits a Gulag camp in Siberia with one of its few remaining survivors, talks to head-hunters in Borneo, eats maggots in Mexico and rustles camels in the deserts of Australia. He's stood up on a date in Adelaide, taken short on the banks of the Amazon, allowed to land a plane at Seattle and sing with the Pacific Fleet choir in Vladivostok. Full Circle is the record of a journey of several lifetimes and of the often colourful, sometimes disgusting, frequently hair-raising, once or twice hysterical but almost always beautiful world that stretches around the Pacific Ocean. .
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Rising to the Occasion: A Practical Companion For the Occasionally Perplexed
Young people nowadays don't seem to know much about the important things in life. Like carving a turkey (important) or writing a thank you note (more important) or unclogging a drain or jump-starting a car (incredibly important). Not to say that older folk have got it all down. We appreciate the elegant gesture or the timely repair that saves the day, but parents these days are too busy to teach their children the things people used to take for granted. Social skills like making an introduction or entertaining a party of six and practical skills like replacing a pane of glass or sewing on a missing button are fast becoming lost arts. Shirts are sent out, plumbers called in. But it's not too late, thanks to Edith Hazard and Wallace Pinfold, who, with wit and know-how, guide the helpless through concise explanations of how to do things the right way-and with flair. This handy little book is now available in paperback-and with a snazzy new look. Now when you're asked to dance a waltz, arrange a bouquet, give a haircut, or lay a fire, no need to run for the hills. When the lights go out, you'll know how to change the fuse. .
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The Secret of Golf: A Century of Groundbreaking, Innovative, and Occasionally Outlandish Ways to Master the World's Most Vexing Game
47 Holy Grails—or, the Last Instruction Book You'll Ever Need
The X-Factor The Gate. Golf-O-Metrics and Square-to-Square, Tour Tempo and the Pinch. For every golfer, at every level, hope springs eternal—that there's a secret or two out there that will take your game to an entirely new level. Well here they are—forty-seven revolutionary keys to playing golf extremely well. Culled from teachers, players, pioneers, scientists, savants, and obsessives, George Peper's The Secret of Golf addresses every aspect of the game, from mechanics to what's inside the golfer's head. Includes hundreds of instructional photographs and diagrams..
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The Principles of Natural and Revealed Religion Occasionally Opened and Explained; in a Course of Sermons: Preached before the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn. Volume 1
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The Principles of Natural and Revealed Religion Occasionally Opened and Explained; in a Course of Sermons: Preached before the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn. Volume 2
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