More Joel on Software: Further Thoughts on Diverse and Occasionally Related Matters That Will Prove of Interest to Software Developers, Designers, and - Paperback

by Avram Joel Spolsky (Author)

Due to demand from purchasers of Joel on Software, we pulled together this sequel. This book covers every aspect of the programming universe, from praise of hardware, to product management and economics, to testing and coding style, and the best way to write code to the best way to design an office in which to write code. The book will relate to all software programmers or anyone interested in furthering their knowledge of programming, or anyone trying to manage a programmer.

Author Biography

Joel Spolsky is a globally recognized expert on the software development process. His web site Joel on Software (JoelonSoftware.com) is popular with software developers around the world and has been translated into over 30 languages. As the founder of Fog Creek Software in New York City, he created FogBugz, a popular project management system for software teams. Joel has worked at Microsoft, where he designed Visual Basic for Applications as a member of the Excel team, and at Juno Online Services, developing an Internet client used by millions. He has written two books: User Interface Design for Programmers (Apress, 2001) and Joel on Software (Apress, 2004). Joel holds a bachelor's of science degree in computer science from Yale University. Before college, he served in the Israeli Defense Forces as a paratrooper, and he was one of the founders of Kibbutz Hanaton.