Джоэл о программировании: и разнообразных и иногда родственных вопросах, которые должны быть интересны разработчикам программного обеспечения, проектировщикам и менеджерам, а также тем, кому посчастливилось или не повезло в каком-то качестве работать с ни

Joel Spolsky began his legendary web log, www.joelonsoftware.com, in March 2000, in order to offer insights for improving the world of programming. 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 worldnow linked to more than 600 websites and translated into over 30 languages.

Joel on Software covers every conceivable aspect of software programming—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.

Table of Contents

1. Choosing a Language
2. Back to Basics
3. The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code
4. The Absolute Minimum Every Software Developer Absolutely, Positively Must Know About Unicode and Character Sets (No Excuses!)
5. Painless Functional Specifications Part 1: Why Bother?
6. Painless Functional Specifications Part 2: What’s a Spec?
7. Painless Functional Specifications Part 3: But . . . How?
8. Painless Functional Specifications Part 4: Tips
9. Painless Software Schedules
10. Daily Builds Are Your Friend
11. Hard-Assed Bug Fixin’
12. Five Worlds
13. Paper Prototyping
14. Don’t Let Architecture Astronauts Scare You
15. Fire and Motion
16. Craftsmanship
17. Three Wrong Ideas from Computer Science
18. Biculturalism
19. Get Crash Reports From Users—Automatically!
20. The Guerilla Guide to Interviewing
21. Incentive Pay Considered Harmful
22. Top Five (Wrong) Reasons You Don’t Have Testers
23. Human Task Switches Considered Harmful
24. Things You Should Never Do, Part One
25. The Iceberg Secret, Revealed
26. The Law of Leaky Abstractions
27. Lord Palmerston on Programming
28. Measurement
29. Rick Chapman Is In Search of Stupidity
30. What Is the Work of Dogs in This Country?
31. Getting Things Done When You’re Only a Grunt
32. Two Stories
33. Big Macs vs. The Naked Chef
34. Nothing Is As Simple As It Seems
35. In Defense of Not-Invented-Here Syndrome
36. Strategy Letter I: Ben & Jerry’s vs. Amazon
37. Strategy Letter II: Chicken-and-Egg Problems
38. Strategy Letter III: Let Me Go Back!
39. Strategy Letter IV: Bloatware and the 80/20 Myth
40. Strategy Letter V: The Economics of Open Source
41. A Week of Murphy’s Law Gone Wild
42. How Microsoft Lost the API War
43. Microsoft Goes Bonkers
44. Our .NET Strategy
45. Please Sir May I Have a Linker?

Annotation Joel Spolskybegan his legendary web log, www.joelonsoftware.com, in March 2000, in order to offer insights for improving the world of programming. 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 worldnow linked to more than 600 websites and translated into over 30 languages. Joel on Softwarecovers 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! 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. Table of ContentsChoosing a LanguageBack to BasicsThe Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better CodeThe Absolute Minimum Every Software Developer Absolutely, Positively Must Know About Unicode and Character Sets (No Excuses!)Painless Functional Specifications Part 1: Why Bother?Painless Functional Specifications Part 2: Whats a Spec?Painless Functional Specifications Part 3: But ... How?Painless Functional Specifications Part 4: TipsPainless Software SchedulesDaily Builds Are Your FriendHard-Assed Bug FixinFive WorldsPaper PrototypingDont Let Architecture Astronauts Scare YouFire and MotionCraftsmanshipThree Wrong Ideas from Computer ScienceBiculturalismGet Crash Reports From UsersAutomatically!The Guerilla Guide to InterviewingIncentive Pay Considered HarmfulTop Five (Wrong) Reasons You Dont Have TestersHuman Task Switches Considered HarmfulThings You Should Never Do, Part OneThe Iceberg Secret, RevealedThe Law of Leaky AbstractionsLord Palmerston on ProgrammingMeasurementRick Chapman Is In Search of StupidityWhat Is the Work of Dogs in This Country?Getting Things Done When Youre Only a GruntTwo StoriesBig Macs vs. The Naked ChefNothing Is As Simple As It SeemsIn Defense of Not-Invented-Here SyndromeStrategy Letter I: Ben s vs. AmazonStrategy Letter II: Chicken-and-Egg ProblemsStrategy Letter III: Let Me Go Back!Strategy Letter IV: Bloatware and the 80/20 MythStrategy Letter V: The Economics of Open SourceA Week of Murphys Law Gone WildHow Microsoft Lost the API WarMicrosoft Goes BonkersOur .NET StrategyPlease Sir May I Have a Linker? Someone once said that the task of a writer is to "make the familiar new and the new familiar". For years, Joel Spolsky has done exactly this at (http://www.joelonsoftware.com) www.joelonsoftware.com . 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. A selection of essays that will appeal to programmers and their managers is culled from the author's Web site which covers every imaginable aspect of software programming from writing code to designing an office in which to write code. This is a selection of essays from the author's website. Joel Spolsky started the web log in March 2000 in order to offer his insights, based on years of experience, on how to improve the world of programming