In the end, i got a couple of very late responses through the joel on software job boards, and ended up hiring one of those guys. This is the old fog creek software discussion system. As smooth as silk, one can set up a passage or a word search, and move effortlessly through the myriad of illuminating tools that accordance proffers. He later founded fog creek software in 2000 and launched the joel on software blog. Since then, hes completed the software development training at mthree before joining amadeus as a software engineer. The book is directed, as the title indicates, at a variety of different people, from pure coders to codeless managers, but mostly people who are somewhere in between. Infosystrade provided critical consultation during our systems architecture design phase, and provided implementation of our order routing platform. What a company should do, whom it should hire, how it should be managed, are all covered. Bidsketch as a oneperson company while working as a software developer for a billion dollar payroll company. The mac user requires a software work environment that is intensely intuitive. Things you should never do, part i joel on software. The joel test isnt about how good the software is, its about how effective the production process is.
His blog joel on software is an excellent collection of articles for programmers, managers, startups and ceos. Joel has some odd ideas when it comes to software i think it has to do with the fact that he manages a software company and isnt an engineer himself. The best way to do this is incorporate your usp into your customer testimonials. Complete guide to customer testimonials wordstream. The companys client base represents a wide variety of industries, including finan. Excellence and integrity are the two words that immediately come to mind when i think about joel. Founded by joel spolsky of joel on software, fog creek has been focused on continuous innovation, launching new products almost every.
Citydesk desktop content management software fogbugz viral bug tracking joel on software. Avram joel spolsky born 1965 is a software engineer and writer. But there has never been a convenient way for customers to provide testimonials or for businesses to showcase them. Making all posts independent makes it easy to pick up the book every now and then, read one, and move on. They take the time to understand our business needs and how we are structured before arriving at a solution however big or small. The guerrilla guide to interviewing joel on software. Code complete in case you have not worked in any software company or team, but just on your own, your code will be probably greatly enhanced once you implement the ideas presented in this awesome book. The joel on software is developing at a frantic pace.
A lot of companies want testers to be programmers who write automated test suites. At techcentric, we believe our clients are our best advertisement. 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. In my industry, software, fire and motion takes the form of adding new features to an application or updating a program in some other way. We caught up with joel at the amadeus offices near heathrow to find out how hes been getting on in his role. Expeditors is known for their inhouse developed freight visibility and distribution software. Joel on software is a collection of joels blog posts. He was a program manager on the microsoft excel team between 1991 and 1994.
I have been in this business for decades and im amazed by sassafras software k2 just works and is probably the most reliable software we have in place. Since its early days as a company of one, bidsketch has grown. New versions of the software should be released several times a quarter and even several times a month. Ive known him for over 30 years, as a fellow engineer and as a contractor to his company. To anyone looking for the right person to provide the software and data solutions needed for their company i strongly recommend bruce. Helping companies maximize roi by making processes more efficient using software solutions. Of course hed like the guy whos obsessed with shipping products and not with quality code after all, hes the beneficiary of shipping products, and he doesnt have to be the one tearing his.
The bummer about the joel test is that you really shouldnt use it to make sure that your nuclear power plant software is safe. 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. Interview with joel who works at amadeus at a software engineer. Chris broome retired from a large technological university. We are proud to boast about our many happy clients. Joel is listed in the worlds largest and most authoritative dictionary database of abbreviations and acronyms joel what does joel stand for. This helps readers put themselves in the storytellers shoes. 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. I was able to shift everything from telnet into ssh in a matter of hours. They did it by making the single worst strategic mistake that any software company can.
As a fortune 500 company, they specialize in freight consignment, supply chain management, customs brokerage, and various other logistics services. The fullfeature mobile pos and inventory management software fits all the functionality of a traditional pos workstation into a android, apple ios, or windows tablet or smartphone. Your company as a group defines what a software company should be. 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. He is the author of joel on software, a blog on software development, and the creator of the project management software trello. Hes been blogging since the year 2000, when computers were handcarved of wood and the internet transmitted data via carrier pigeon. We bridge the gap between testimonial collection and presentation, making it easy for you to get the most out of past satisfied customers in making sales for the future.
Joel elsea, director of facilities, curo financial. Dan and the agile team helped us analyze and refine our highlevel vision, using their patternbased approach to break things down in a way that fit our business, our requirements and our budget. While joel has little to say on the specifics of how to write code, he has a lot to say, all of it very sensible, on the businessside of programming. Last week, joel joel on software spolsky wrote an article arguing that theres not much of a business case for developing mac software. Sep 21, 2002 on joel on software saturday, 21 september 2002. You have provided the best tech support i have ever experienced from a software vendor. Net questions citydesk user interface design for programmers by joel spolsky wednesday, october 24, 2001 printer friendly version chapter 1. As an independent, privatelyowned company, weve been making customers happy since the turn of the century. The site is read by thousands of programmers a month the ones who are so good at programming they have.
In every instance both have worked in concert to meet our needs. I also founded fog creek software, one of the most influential small tech companies in the world. Showcased below are just a few testimonials from our clients. Joel has a unique down to earth view on computers, programming and business that makes his blog worth reading. Ive been reading joel spolskys articles on development and technology for years. See these customer testimonials, and find out why optinmonster is the most powerful conversion optimization software. And the accordance software is the most intuitive that i know. I integrated the activex with software id previously developed, and the transition was very seamless. With over 18 years of collective market intelligence and insider perspective, software contract solutions can help you successfully navigate it vendor audits, contract, and price negotiations to maximize cost savings and cost avoidance. Keep asking yourself which is worse that we grow into a big, lousy software company with lots of coconuts, or that we stay small but high quality. Theres also a lot of uncertainty, you dont know what youll find or whether the company will be good. Agile software enabled us to take our technical platform from vision to reality, transforming our ideas from words on a page to a commercial product. It was under his guidance i became a programmer for an amazing company.
He graduated from yale university, and has worked as a programmer and manager at microsoft, viacom, and juno. In particular i found very interesting the explanations of various management practices in software. Management methods from joel on software manager tools. The quality of these essays is more uneven than in the first book, but there are nonetheless some true gems. Being new to the software product manager role, the training was enlightening in many ways. Joel spolsky, cofounder, fog creek software joel spolsky founded fog creek software with his friend michael pryor in 2000. He believes in using the right tool for the job, and not just always using a hammer because you have one handy. And powerful testimonials not only help tell your brands story, but they also serve to tell the story of the customer whos sharing them, writes alex turnbull, the ceo and founder of groove, a helpdesk software company. I am in the process of testing secureblackbox in a bankrelated application i am building.
Im joel spolsky, a software developer in new york city. 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. A decade ago, i started joel on software, a blog that put my company on the map. Testimonials web and app development vancouver bc canada. They did it by making the single worst strategic mistake that any software company can make. After concluding a few successful software architecture design and implementation phases, i want to take a moment to write down some of the principles i have learned, and how they can simplify the architectural design process. There are maybe 40 posts and the book is about 350 pages. At redleg consulting we have not only been pleased with n software s tools, we are also delighted by the excellent customer service and technical support staff. When youre starting out as a technical blogger, youll inevitably stumble across joel on software. But as the business matures, ive come to realize that blogging is holding me back. That is why all software companies that are wellmanaged will require all developers.
There are a lot of books and web sites on how business, software, computers and programming should be conducted. Or at least the first ten i have my doubts about the last two, actually, but as i said. 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. We continue to have a great working relationship and look forward to future success. Customer testimonials computer repair shop software. The latest version is the guerrilla guide to interviewing, version 3. Joel computer troubles, call the doctor durango, co.
Expeditors is a global logistics company based out of seattle, wa. Hes also the name behind the joel on software blog, which consistently ranks top or top ten on software mustread lists. Very easy to read joel s style is very light and he basically is talking with the reader, making jokes and repeating things on the way in case. Joel spolsky and jeff atwood launch stack overflow 10.
Not surprising, given that his company only develops for windows, and that mr. I have been struggling for a long time as a small business supporting small businesss in my area to find that one piece of software that would help me run my computer consulting company efficiently and cost effectively repairshopr does it all for me. Daniel shefer is a software product management professional and has written numerous articles on this topic. They helped us in our drive to improve productivity and application performance. He later founded fog creek software in 2000 and launched the joel on. So, when it came to our computer system, we were more than willing to find a qualified company to handle it for us. I love that with minimal technical knowhow almost anyone in my agency can get set up quoting 100s of life insurance companies with just a few clicks. Joel spolsky is the founder of fog creek software, a small software company in new york city. Joel on software is a mustread for developers, product managers and those who want more insight into the world of developing software. Lets take this offline a decade ago, i started joel on software, a blog that put my company on the map.
Ads is a privately held capital management company founded in 1998 by mr. Over the years, we have been helping our clients to meet their business objectives with our hitech solutions. 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. For almost two decades we have provided web, mobile, and custom software development as well as quality assurance services to truly great clients. If you have positive feedback, share it with us online.
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. Spolsky formerly worked for microsoft developing windows software. You should take a look at these testimonials theyre an incredibly rare example. Client testimonials as an outsourced accountancy firm, we understand the importance of focusing on core competencies.
Management methods from joel on software well, i think joel doesnt know what hes talking about regarding the military. Daniel shefer writes joel on software is a collection of essays from the joel spolskys joel on software web log. Credibility is key to any successful relationship and my customers have always felt confident that with ldi i have a solid. Working with clients ranging from small startup organizations to large, wellestablished corporations. Caster technology has taken care of our needs, every time, without fail.
Hansbernd kittlaus managed to not only give a comprehensive overview of the various activities and responsibilities of an spm, he also provided detailed insights into product strategy and product planning always enriched with helpful advice and entertaining stories. Joel spolsky is a software engineer, writer and entrepreneur. Jim was the recipient of the 2007 ibm system i innovation education excellence award. His ability to work with customers and create solid engineering solutions make him a standout talent.
Each month, more than 40 million professional and aspiring programmers visit stack overflow to ask and answer questions and find better jobs. Joel spolsky fog creek software thursday, march 4, 2004. We believe in good customer service our customer testimonials speak for themselves. Joel spolsky is a globally recognized expert on the software development process. I would recommend this software to any small business in a heartbeat. As the founder of fog creek software in new york city, he created fogbugz. Unlike other brokerages in my past, ldi offers their agents targeted sales leads, customized marketing materials and a professional website that shows both customers and carriers that ldi is a very reputable company. Client testimonials software development company qarea. Despite containing lots of stuff specific to developers, joel also talks a lot about starting, managing and growing ones own software company and his advice is invaluable to aspiring entrepreneurs. Youre reading joel on software, stuffed with years and years of completely raving mad articles about software development, managing software teams, designing user interfaces, running successful software companies, and rubber duckies. A score of 12 is perfect, 11 is tolerable, but 10 or lower and youve got serious problems.
Joel spolsky, our cofounder at fog creek software, whos now the ceo of. I highly recommend his blog at his recently released book is called. A team that fails the joel test may still make good products, but chances are itll take much longer and the workers will be miserable. Joel graduated with a firstclass chemistry degree from durham.
In the field of enterprise architecture and application integration, wama software team did a great job. Bob, i am writing to let you know that my agency has profited tremendously from your compulife software product. Joel has an opinion on everything and a fairly strong one. Joel spolsky is the founder and ceo of fog creek software in new york city and the host of the blog joel on software. The celebrity pitch, public relationspublicity article. They are an extremely proactive and innovative software company. It is no longer in use, but we keep it around so that old archived topics will always be available to the public. I do agree that command and control dont work as well as other techniques in the corporate world, but his examples and conclusions from the military are just wrong. We are a relationship company, and have many longstanding relationships with our clients.
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