The Best Software Writing I: Selected and Introduced by Joel SpolskyFrustrated by the lack of well-written essays on software engineering, Joel Spolsky (of www.joelonsoftware.com fame) has put together a collection of his favorite writings on the topic. With a nod to both the serious and funny sides of technical writing, The Best Software Writing I: Selected and Introduced by Joel Spolsky is an entertaining read and a guide to the technical writing literati. The Best Software Writing I contains writings from:
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Rory Blyth Excel as a Database | 17 |
danah boyd Autistic Social Software | 35 |
Raymond Chen Why Not Just Block the Apps That | 46 |
The Human Story | 59 |
Bruce Eckel Strong Typing vs Strong Testing 67 | 66 |
Paul Ford Processing Processing | 79 |
Paul Graham Great Hackers 95 | 94 |
John Gruber The Location Field Is the | 111 |
Larry Osterman Larrys Rules of Software | 150 |
Mary Poppendieck Team Compensation | 157 |
Rick Schaut Mac Word 6 0 | 171 |
Clay Shirky A Group Is Its Own Worst Enemy | 183 |
Flaming and | 210 |
Eric Sink Closing the Gap Part 1 | 223 |
Eric Sink Closing the Gap Part 2 233 | 232 |
Eric Sink Hazards of Hiring | 247 |
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