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    <![CDATA[Joel on Software: 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]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>This is a selection of essays from the author's Web site, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.joelonsoftware.com.">http://www.joelonsoftware.com.</a> Joel Spolsky started the web log in March 2000 in order to offer his insights, based on years of experience, on how to improve the world of programming. His extraordinary writing skills, technical knowledge, and caustic wit have made him a programming guru. This log has become infamous among the programming world, and is linked to more than 600 other websites and translated into 30+ languages!</p> <p></p> <p>This book covers every imaginable aspect of software programming, from 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 (Microsoft and Open Source), anyone interested in furthering their knowledge of programming, or anyone trying to manage a programmer. Spolsky will be writing an introduction for the book.</p>]]>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[EVERYONE who makes software. yes even game designers.]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I wish Joel was my boss. If his company started making videogames, I'd apply there tomorrow. <br/><br/>Spolsky's an insightful and relentlessly reasonable guy. Either that or he has a way of describing ideas that make them seem like the most natural thing in the world. <br/><br/>There are small ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41067631">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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