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 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 book gets to the heart of the matter: how to recognize a great developer when you see one. The author writes humorously but seriously about his methods for sorting resumes, for finding great candidates, and for interviewing, in person and by phone.
It's nice having a collection of high-quality writing related to software and the business in one place instead of trawling the Web for it. Meryl K. Evans, meryl. ...an entertaining read with a number of enlightening insights into what I do for a living... The whole book is fantastic though, and you should absolutely pick it up...in dead tree form. This is a book worth checking out, even if you're not a software developer. With a nod to both the serious and funny sides of technical writing, The Best Software Writing Selected and Introduced by Joel Spolsky is an entertaining read and a guide to the technical writing literati. The Best Software Writing contains writings