Sins of Commissions
2 days, 10 hours ago
“A couple of years ago, I went into a big-box shoe store and bought a pair of sneakers. At the checkout counter, the cashier grabbed a can of that bogus silicone spray stores always try to up-sell you. It's supposed to make sneakers shiny and waterproof, but it doesn't seem to do anything.” From my latest Inc. column: Sins of Commissions My dad emailed to ... [read]
Stack Overflow Podcast #25
3 days, 3 hours ago
This week's Stack Overflow Podcast features special guest star and programming blogger superhero Steve Yegge. It's a terrific conversation about working at Google, marketing your ideas, and programming languages... one of the most interesting podcasts yet. In the spirit of Steve's extremely long blog posts, we ran about 15 minutes long this week. In the past, Jeff and I have had some audio problems using ... [read]
Hair on fire
4 days, 14 hours ago
On August 17th, Jason, a student in our software management training program, read a post by Seth Godin, marketing guru extraordinaire: "Here's the challenge: Assemble your team (it might be just you) on Monday and focus like your hair is on fire (I have no direct experience in this area, but I'm told that hair flammability is quite urgent). "Do nothing except finish the ... [read]
Hair on fire
4 days, 14 hours ago
On August 17th, Jason, a student in our software management training program, read a post by Seth Godin, marketing guru extraordinaire: "Here's the challenge: Assemble your team (it might be just you) on Monday and focus like your hair is on fire (I have no direct experience in this area, but I'm told that hair flammability is quite urgent). "Do nothing except finish the ... [read]
Stack Overflow Podcast #24
1 week, 4 days ago
The whole Stack Overflow team got together in person at Fog Creek's shiny new office in New York City for a roundtable discussion about the future of StackOverflow.com, which is up as this week's podcast. Shanah Tovah u-Metuka! Not loving your job? Visit the Joel on Software Job Board: Great software jobs, great people. [read]
Stack Overflow Podcast #24
1 week, 4 days ago
The whole Stack Overflow team got together in person at Fog Creek's shiny new office in New York City for a roundtable discussion about the future of StackOverflow.com, which is up as this week's podcast. Shanah Tovah u-Metuka! Not loving your job? Visit the Joel on Software Job Board: Great software jobs, great people. [read]
Imaginary product
3 weeks, 2 days ago
Why doesn't somebody make this? It's a power strip It's a network hub It's a USB hub You clamp it onto the back of any desk This would make it easy to plug in laptops, USB peripherals, and all your rechargers at your desk without crawling around on the floor. (The photograph shows a product by Mockett which comes tantalizingly close, but which has ... [read]
Stack Overflow Podcast #22
3 weeks, 2 days ago
In Episode #22 of the Stack Overflow podcast, Jeff and I talk to guest Josh Millard of MetaFilter about moderating community sites. Not loving your job? Visit the Joel on Software Job Board: Great software jobs, great people. [read]
Stack Overflow Launches
3 weeks, 6 days ago
You know what drives me crazy? Programmer Q&A websites. You know what I’m talking about. You type a very specific programming question into Google and you get back: A bunch of links to discussion forums where very unknowledgeable people are struggling with the same problem and getting nowhere, A link to a Q&A site that purports to have the answer, but when you get ... [read]
Password management finally possible
1 month ago
Now that DropBox is shipping, there's finally a good way to manage all your passwords. This system works no matter how many computers you use regularly; it works with Mac, Windows, and Linux; it's secure; it doesn't expose your passwords to any internet site (whether or not you trust it); it generates highly secure, random passwords for each and every site, it's fairly easy ... [read]