The Best Software Writing I

The Best Software Writing I

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Frustrated by the lack of well-written essays on software engineering, Joel Spolsky (of www.joelonsoftware.com fame) has put together a collection of his favorite writings on the topic. With a nod to both the serious and funny sides of technical writing, The Best Software Writing I: Selected and Int...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Spolsky, Joel (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, CA : Apress, 2005.
Subjects:
Computer science.
Software engineering.
Computer Science.
Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems.
Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • Style is Substance
  • Award for the Silliest User Interface: Windows Search
  • The Pitfalls of Outsourcing Programmers
  • Excel as a Database
  • ICSOC04 Talk
  • Autistic Social Software
  • Why Not just Block the Apps that Rely on Undocumented Behavior?
  • Kicking the Llama
  • Save Canada’s Internet from WIPO
  • EA: The Human Story
  • Strong Typing vs. Strong Testing
  • Processing Processing
  • Great Hackers
  • The Location Field is the New Command Line
  • Starbucks Does Not Use Two-Phase Commit
  • Passion
  • C++—The Forgotten Trojan Horse
  • How Many Microsoft Employees Does it Take to Change a Lightbulb?
  • What to Do When You’re Screwed
  • Larry’s Rules of Software Engineering #2: Measuring Testers by Test Metrics Doesn’t
  • Team Compensation
  • Mac Word 6.0
  • A Group is Its Own Worst Enemy
  • Group as User: Flaming and the Design of Social Software
  • Closing the Gap, Part 1
  • Closing the Gap, Part 2
  • Hazards of Hiring
  • Powerpoint Remix
  • A Quick (and Hopefully Painless) Ride Through Ruby (with Cartoon Foxes).

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