Joel spolsky, cofounder, fog creek software joel spolsky founded fog creek software with his friend michael pryor in 2000. With a nod to both the serious and funny sides of technical writing, the best software writing i. He then moved with his family to jerusalem, israel, where he attended. His blog joel on software is an excellent collection of articles for programmers, managers, startups and ceos. Joel spolsky joel on software, founder and ceo of stack overflow, discusses lessons of building successful software companies. I also worked with jeff atwood to create stack overflow and served as ceo of stack overflow from 20102019. Many of these articles have been collected into four books, available at your favorite bookstore. Spolsky based these observations on years of personal experience. Joel spolsky stack exchange interview business insider. He was a program manager on the microsoft excel team between 1991 and 1994. How do venture capitalists think and how can you make fundraising easier.
As an independent, privatelyowned company, weve been making customers happy since the turn of the century. In 2000 i cofounded fog creek software, where we created lots of cool things like the fogbugz bug tracker, trello, and glitch. I have written four books about software development, including smart and gets things done. Now, im not saying we need to specifically not mention the fact that hes gay, i just dont think it is.
They didnt have a specific product in mind, but were motivated to start the kind of software company where they would want to workone where programmers were the stars. He later founded fog creek software in 2000 and launched the joel on software blog. Begleyflickr joel spolsky was blogging before it was called blogging. I asked him to tell us a little about how he does it. My website joel on software is popular with software developers around the world and has been translated into over thirty languages. Avram joel spolsky is a software engineer and writer. Hes also the name behind the joel on software blog, which consistently ranks top or top ten on software mustread lists. This repository accompanies joel on software by avram joel spolsky apress, 2004 download the files as a zip using the green button, or clone the repository to. We were looking for that rare combination of someone who could foster the community while accelerating the growth of our businesses, especially teams, where we are starting to close many huge deals and becoming a hypergrowth enterprise software. Joel spolsky net worth 2018, biowiki celebrity net worth. Getting things done when youre only a grunt do you have any ideas for getting things done when youre not in charge. Joel spolsky needs no introduction in technology startup world. Someone once said that the task of a writer is to make the familiar new and the new familiar.
The best software writing i selected and introduced by. He was until this month the host of the popular blog joel on software. 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. Frustrated by the lack of wellwritten essays on software engineering, joel spolsky of. Im joel spolsky, a software developer in new york city. In this episode of true technologist, stack overflow ceo joel spolsky, who authors a software development blog and created the project management software trello, talks with host eric knorr about. Ten years ago, the founders of the company, an hr consulting firm. Spolsky grew up in albuquerque, new mexico, and lived there until he was 15. Posts by joel spolsky in 2000 i cofounded fog creek software, where we created lots of cool things like the fogbugz bug tracker, trello, and glitch. The cofounder of the online programming hub stack overflow shares his thoughts on to forge a career as a successful software engineer.
In the early days, employco played fast and loose with job titles. His homosexuality seems completely irrelevant to these issues. Joel spolsky founder of stack overflow, trello, and fog creek software now glitch. Joel on software android app is an attempt to help fellow community members to access these articles on their android phone, even when they do not have an internet connection. His web site joel on software is popular with software developers around the world and has been translated into over 30 languages. Host nate black spoke with joel about the venture funded land grab situations vs. Joel spolsky tuesday, december 25, 2001 ive been in this situation at prior jobs. Spolskys technical knowledge, caustic wit, and extraordinary writing skills have earned him status as a programming guru. Joel spolsky is a globally recognized expert on the software development process. The absolute minimum every software developer absolutely, positively must know about unicode and character sets no excuses. Joel is known for being a software engineer and a writer, and for his website and company. Selected and introduced by joel spolsky is an entertaining read and a guide to the technical writing literati.
The company i started, port carbon, makes a terrific product called coalbugz for mining project management. He graduated from yale university, and has worked as a programmer and manager at. Joel spolsky speakers bureau and booking agent info. How do you bring an organization that scores 1 or 2 on the joel test up to 11 or 12. 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.
We share what weve learned about how to make great software, both by writing about our ideas and by creating products, like fogbugz, trello and gomix, that help others make great technology. The management team guest post from joel spolsky avc. Joel on software and on diverse and occasionally related. A weblog by joel spolsky, a programmer working in new york city, about software and software companies.
Joel spolsky is the founder of fog creek software, a small software company in new york city. Its web based, affordable, and runs hosted or on your own server, and its now available for windows, unix, or. And on diverse and occasionally related matters that will prove of interest to. He also runs one of our portfolio companies, stack. My style of servant leadership how hard could it be. This is such a common question here and elsewhere that i will attempt to write the worlds most canonical answer to this question. He is the author of joel on software, a blog on software development. Avram joel spolsky born 1965 is a software engineer and writer. Joel spolsky, ceo, and cofounder of stack overflow is a globally recognized expert on software development and is known by developers around the world for his website, joel on software, which has been translated into over 30 languages.
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 by avram joel spolsky. Its an excellent way to read the site in the bath, or throw it at your boss. And i may as well blather at you, about coal, about mineral extraction, and about energy in general. When youre starting out as a technical blogger, youll inevitably stumble across joel on software. He is the author of joel on software, a blog on software development, and the creator of the project management software trello. And his approach to management is unorthodox at times but amazingly effective. I also founded fog creek software, one of the most influential small tech companies in the world. Thats the way all 29 language versions of joel on software are encoded and i have not yet heard a single person who has had any trouble. The absolute minimum every software developer absolutely.
Joel spolsky is the cofounder and ceo of fog creek software in new york city. Joel spolsky is a software engineer, writer and entrepreneur. Hes been blogging since the year 2000, when computers were handcarved of wood and the internet transmitted data via carrier pigeon. 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, joel on. Thanks to his outstandingly written blog joel on software, joel spolsky is a popular software development guru. Back in 2000, spolsky was the founding ceo of fog creek software, a startup that got. Last march, i shared that we were starting to look for a new ceo for stack overflow. What is the net worth of joel spolsky, founder of stack. More joel on software joel, apress, blogs, and blooks.
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