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    <body><![CDATA[I read this book this morning after it was recommended (and loaned) to me by our fantastic new recruiter, Ali.  She had read a post I had done for my team on hiring and interviewing and thought I'd like.  <br/><br/>couple macros before I go into what I took away:<br/>1) I am going to try to hunt ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80786485">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm giving this book a five because I think everyone in the software business should read it, even though there are points I disagree with.  Spolsky's contention (as everyone who reads his stuff knows) is that one should only hire the very best programmers, and then treat them like rock stars.  Bein...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13738073">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A very interesting read.  Joel's ideas on finding and retaining good talent ring true to me as a developer.  I cringe a little at the private offices because I am really social, but in terms of productivity, he is probably right.  <br/><br/>His interviewing techniques do not resemble what we do at...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57724298">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Smart, opinionated but has justifications for those opinions. Correct about product companies being the best to work for but his notion that profit will just happen lacks his normal analytical rigor.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[An excellent book that is ostensibly about hiring software developers, but is actually about hiring, leadership, and team-building for anyone who works around tech geeks.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Nice little book, if you read Spolsky site you'll find little new, but not a bad compilation regardless.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Most of the material in this book was familiar to me from reading Joel's blog, and I would recommend reading that instead of buying this book.  In fact, I read this at a Borders one afternoon because I don't want to financially support his work and certainly not his authority.  I agree with most of ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20359907">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[At my business we've been trying to figure out the best way to find new employees that are well...smart and get things done.  Joel has a funny but real way of writing what he has learned in the process of growing his buisness Fog Creek.  Not only does Joel have excellent ideas on how to hire the bes...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29403898">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A quick, easy read. This is the sort of book managers should read but, of course, don't. His prescription for hiring is interesting, but I can't see it being used anywhere other than a small programming shop. Nonetheless, a lot of what he says would be helpful to anyone managing programmers.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A lot of the material here is recycle from his website, so there's not much new content if you already follow his blog.  However his writing style is entertaining and straightforward enough that I didn't mind, although his insights aren't as impressive the 3rd time you read them.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Lots of practical advice on hiring developers and how to create the right environment to attract and keep the best. Nothing too earth shattering, but stuff that's easily ignored in the rush to fill positions and the desire to cut costs.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[We have a number of openings and I purchased this book to get some ideas and it was a good quick read.  The best advice I garnered from it was for VanDamme to put more emphasis on our intern program as a recruiting tool.<br/><br/>Good stuff!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The book as a whole is just average.  Joel makes some very excellent points about some specific things in the software management field but he also keeps it a little too simple.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Excellent book. I honestly wish every manager at my company would read this book, along with The Mythical Man-Month.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great book - lots of thought-proviking ideas and common sense.  And, BTW, I grok pointers and recursion.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Most articles I had already seen on Spolsky's blog, but having them all in hand was nice.]]></body>
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