Software bloat may also be a symptom of the secondsystem effect, described by fred brooks in the mythical manmonth. Last week, joel joel on software spolsky wrote an article arguing that theres not much of a business case for developing mac software. If a big mac hamburger is fried for 37 seconds in anchorage, alaska, it will be. Man lives on big mac diet for last 30 years, remains healthy says hes eaten 12,000 in his lifetime by burke speaker, investorplace writer sep, 20, 11. Last quarter, i read user interface design for programmers by joel spolsky, host of the popular joel on software. The joel test cmmi3 it aint, but for a lot of software development teams in smaller organizations, following these twelve simple rules would be a good first step towards a more structured and more effective development process. Thats because mcdonalds real secret sauce is its huge operations manual, describing in stunning detail the exact procedure that every franchisee must follow in creating a big mac.
The dos, mac, and windows versions are quite different from each other. In particular, he was writing this on going series about how bad most user interfaces were mostly because programmers by and large knew, as joel and i would. What software do you get with a macbook macbooks come with enough software that you can basically take them out of the box and start playing around with photos, video and music, browse the internet and chat with friends online. The quality of these essays is more uneven than in the first book, but there are nonetheless some true gems. Further thoughts 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 by.
Building communities with software 2003 1 point by networked 17 days ago past web. Last week, joel joel on software spolsky wrote an article arguing that. For my day job, im the cofounder and ceo of stack overflow, the largest online community for programmers to learn, share their knowledge, and level up. He is the author of joel on software, a blog on software development, and the creator of the. His web site joel on software is popular with software developers around the world and has been translated into over 30 languages. Not surprising, given that his company only develops for windows, and that mr. Joel spolsky is the cofounder and ceo of fog creek software in new york city and the host of the joel on software blog at. Remember, just because microsoft can do something, doesnt mean you can.
This split the software community into two big, mostly mutually exclusive camps to everyones detriment. And presumably the idea of making mac or linux versions of visual studio was a. Joel is listed in the worlds largest and most authoritative dictionary database of abbreviations and acronyms joel what does joel stand for. Its also short about 140 pages paperback and fairly light reading, a rare pleasure in a technology book these days. Joel spolsky is a globally recognized expert on the software development process. The term bloatware may be applied to software that has become bloated through inefficiency or accretion of features as outlined above. He graduated from yale university, and has worked as a programmer and manager at. Now, lets get back to why this is such a big deal for microsoft. Avram joel spolsky born 1965 is a software engineer and writer.
How to make big mac sauce secret recipe revealed heres how to make it at home millions love the big mac and its special sauce is a major factor share. Each month, more than 40 million professional and aspiring programmers visit stack overflow to ask and answer questions and find better jobs. Enabling integrated windows authentication in chrome on a mac i was surprised at how difficult it was to find this information, given that chrome is certainly one of the most widelyused browsers in the world, and also that it is commonplace to have macs connecting to windows domains. Billybill 50 the making of oracle database 10g cocoa developer for mac 12.
Making all posts independent makes it easy to pick up the book every now and then, read one, and move on. Like its predecessor, more joel on software, by joel spolsky, is a collection of essays that had been published in the joel on software blog. Having the talent create rules for the untalented the methodology results in very low quality. 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 now with oreilly online learning. Secondly, the needs of users are growing, requirements are increasing and the needs are changing for joel on software. The escape character, when sent from the keyboard to a computer, often is interpreted by software as stop, and when sent from the computer to an external device. Goodreads members who liked joel on software also liked. The mac was introduced january 24, 1984 and microsoft introduced word 1. Joel on software covers every conceivable aspect of software programmingfrom the best way to write code, to the best way to design an office in which to write code. A cultural difference doesnt mean that american stomachs cant digest sushi or that japanese stomachs cant digest big macs, and it doesnt mean that there arent lots of americans who eat sushi or japanese who eat burgers, but it does mean that americans getting off the plane for the first time in tokyo are confronted with an overwhelming feeling that this place is strange, dammit, and no amount of philosophizing about how underneath were all the same, we all love and work and.
Find books like joel on software from the worlds largest community of readers. First, most people who pay for software have new computers. He was a program manager on the microsoft excel team between 1991 and 1994. A cultural difference doesnt mean that american stomachs cant digest sushi or that japanese stomachs cant digest big macs, and it doesnt mean that there arent lots of americans who eat sushi or japanese who eat burgers, but it does mean that americans getting off the plane for the first time in tokyo are confronted with an overwhelming feeling that this place is strange, dammit, and no. He is the author of joel on software, a blog on software development, and the creator of the project management software trello. Her er et eksempel pa oversettelse fra engelsk til norsk. Painless functional specifications painless software schedules daily builds are your friend hardassed bug fixin. Join newsletter get the latest news right in your inbox. A weblog by joel spolsky, a programmer working in new york city, about software and software companies. Enabling integrated windows authentication in chrome on a mac.
Or at least the first ten i have my doubts about the last two, actually, but as i said. It was more interesting and more useful than i expected. The naked chef 3 points by putnam 81 days ago past web. Joel spolsky is the founder of fog creek software, a small software company in new york city.
Share joel spolsky quotations about values, writing and design. At macs software, we offer an array of resources when you have questions or need help using our products. Recruiting the top 1 percent joel spolsky fog creek. If youre willing to live with notverygoodness, you can have a big mac with absolutely no chance of being surprised in the slightest. So while os x may only have a small fraction of the installed base, it has the majority of the population of people. Companies that are smart dont make obvious mistakes. There are maybe 40 posts and the book is about 350 pages. First, new technologies are emerging, as a result, the equipment is being improved and that, in turn, requires software changes. Only companies that are run by committee and marketing departments do. This forum was set up and moderated by joel spolsky, probably back in the 1990s. Artikkelen er vel verdt a lese ogsa pa grunn av innholdet. Joel has a great article on the substitution of talent in place of capable people. Why is it that the cool upstart consulting companies start out with a string of spectacular successes, meteoric growth, and rapidly degenerate into mediocrity. Net strategy the secret of big macs is that theyre not very good, but every one is not very good in exactly the same way.
The summary for the years 20002010 can be found on the joel on software summary index page. He has written five books for developers and, in the year 2000, started joel on software, a cleanly written and often funny blog that has addressed key issues in the tech business and delivers. Only the mac version was wysiwyg and used a graphical user interface, far ahead of the other platforms. All programmers, all people who want to enhance their knowledge of programmers, and all who are trying to manage programmers will surely relate to joels musings. Quickbooks desktop for mac 2020 accounting software for small business with shortcut guide mac download intuit. Spolsky formerly worked for microsoft developing windows software. Joel on software and on diverse and occasionally related. Lessons from 6 software rewrite stories herb caudill. Daniel berlinger has noticed that mac software shops are starting to move to os xonly development.
If a big mac hamburger is fried for 37 seconds in anchorage, alaska, it will be fried for 37 seconds in singapore not 36, not 38. I think his ideas on management as expressed here are excellent. The other secret of big macs is that you can have an iq that hovers somewhere between idiot and moron to use the technical terms and youll still be able to produce big macs that are exactly as unsurprising as all the other big macs in the world. Mcdonalds secret big mac sauce revealed heres how to. Dont grow faster than you can find talented people. Contents of joel on software, the book joel on software. Joel on software the identity management method this item ran on the joel on software homepage on thursday, august 10, 2006 when youre trying to get a team all working in the same direction, weve seen that.