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I am codirector of the yale institute for network science yins. The united states of hobby lobby with candida moss. This is part one of the text of a talk delivered to the yale computer science department on november 28. Joel holds a bachelors of science degree in computer science from yale. What im going to try to do today is relate my undergraduate years in the cs department to my career, which consists of developing software, writing about software, and starting a software company. His web site joel on software is popular with software developers around the world and has been translated into over 30 languages. We employ and train many dedicated and talented students year after year. Further thoughts 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 by joel spolsky. This is joel on software, where ive been ranting about software development, management, business, and the internet since 2000, although you may have noticed i dont publish too much here lately. The perils of javaschools joel on software 10092007 05. With a nod to both the serious and funny sides of technical writing, the best software writing i. Joel on software and on diverse and occasionally related.

Joel spolsky is a globally recognized expert on the software development process. More joel on software further thoughts on diverse and. Joel spolsky studied computer science at yale university class of 1991. I am an expert on software development, the founder of fog creek software, and the cocreator of stack overflow and trello. Crenshaw captures the ominous, yet hopeful spirit of joels prophecy in his new translation and commentary. With joel s newest book, more joel on software, youll get an even better not to mention updated feast of joel s opinions and impressions on software development, software design, running a software business, and so much more. The anchor yale bible commentary series is a project of international and interfaith scope in which protestant, catholic, and jewish scholars from many countries contribute individual volumes.

Avram joel spolsky is a software engineer and writer. Youre reading joel on software, stuffed with years and years of completely raving mad articles about software development, managing software teams, designing user interfaces, running successful software companies, and rubber duckies. I am a sterling professor of computer science and a professor statistics and data science and of mathematics at yale university. I despaired of finding a company to work for where programmers were treated like talent and not like typists, and decided i would have to start my own. He joined the yale school of management in february 2008. Further thoughts on diverse and occasionally related matters that will prove of interest to software developers, designers. Levin issued the following statement to the yale community on april 26, 2005. You may establish yale authentication now in order to access protected services later. Joel spolsky founder of stack overflow, trello, and fog creek software now glitch.

Joel graduated from yale university with a computer science degree. There are maybe 40 posts and the book is about 350 pages. Avram joel spolsky born 1965 is a software engineer and writer. Joel on software painless functional specifications. Joel spolsky is a cofounder and ceo at stack overflow and is one of the.

Joel spolsky is the founder of fog creek software, a small software company in new york city. The anchor yale bible is a fresh approach to the worlds greatest classicthe bible. And on diverse and occasionally related matters that will prove of interest to software developers, designers, and managers, and to or illluck, work with them in some capacity. He is the author of joel on software, a blog on software development, and the creator of the product management software trello.

Further thoughts 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. Neurotechnology core nov 12, 2019 the neurotechnology core is a stateoftheart design and fabrication facility. Joel spolskys recent talk at yale has some interesting bits on software quality. After concluding a few successful software architecture design and implementation phases, i want to take a moment to write down some of the principles i have learned, and how they can simplify the architectural design process. Jun 27, 2017 cellular therapy software delivers an integrated patient and laboratory management solution. He is the author of joel on software, a blog on software development, and the creator of the project management software trello. This is part three of the text of a talk delivered to the yale computer science department on november 28. User interface design for programmers apress, 2001 and joel on software apress, 2004.

Login to select or view your favorite links keyword. This is part two of the text of a talk delivered to the yale computer science department on november 28. And weve seen plenty of examples of great software, the really high notes, in the past few years. Yes, you are in what is called a cost center that doesnt get the same management priority as a revenue center. He created fogbugz, a popular project management system for software teams. Jul 25, 2005 this is a conversation about software companies, shrinkwrap software, where the companys success or failure is directly a result of the quality of their code. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover joels connections. This closely integrated research group targets development of ai and machine learning algorithms, numerical methods, software tools and database architectures for digital pathology and multiscale tissue analysis. Microsoft flipped its corporate strategy 180 degrees based on a single compelling email that steve sinofsky wrote called cornell is wired.

Joel has an opinion on everything and a fairly strong one. Priority is given to supporting the development of novel scientific. For my day job, im the cofounder and ceo of stack overflow, the largest online community for programmers to learn, share their knowledge, and level up. Joel on software is a collection of joels blog posts. Tuesday, december 04, 2007 this is part two of the text of a talk delivered to the yale computer science department on november 28. Crenshaws fresh translation of the biblical prophecy of joel combines the latest research into hebrew language and literature with downtoearth insights into how joels words relate to the modern world.

Ceo, stack exchange network cofounder, stack overflow, fog creek software and trello. Im your host, joel spolsky, responsible for just about everything on this site. He later founded fog creek software in 2000 and launched the joel on. With the success of joel on software, there has been a strong demand for additional gems and advice, and this book is the answer to those requests. Getz is in charge of all fundraising and alumni initiatives. Joel spolsky since the release of the bestselling title joel on software in 2004, requests for a sequel have been relentless. Founder of stack overflow, trello, and fog creek software now glitch. Spolsky on software on both sides of the table both sides of the. Since its founding in 1701, yale university has been dedicated to expanding and sharing knowledge, inspiring innovation, and preserving cultural and scientific information for future generations. Containing a collection of allnew articles from the original, more joel on software has even more of an edge than the original, and the tips for running a business or managing people have far.

He graduated from yale university, and has worked as a programmer and manager at. Joel saltz, dimitris samaras, tahsin kurc, chao chen and fusheng wang form the digital pathology group at stony brook. His website joel on software is popular with software developers around the world and has been translated into more than 30 languages. My technology team turned me on to spolsky on software a periodic newsletter served up blog style from joel spolsky of fogcreek software. Joel on software by joel spolsky nook book ebook barnes. Yale class of 1853 donated to the yale library in 1896, thus founding one of the premier slavic collections in north america. He later founded fog creek software in 2000 and launched the joel on software blog. Joel s prophecy has an unexpectedly familiar ring to it. The rest of the talk will be published tomorrow and wednesday.

Last year i went to a computer science conference at yale. Each month, more than 40 million professional and aspiring programmers visit stack overflow to ask and answer questions and find better jobs. All programmers, all people who want to enhance their knowledge of programmers, and all who are trying to manage programmers will surely relate to joel s musings. Jss provides digital access to an important collection of slavic materials that assistant librarian joel sumner smith 18301903. Joel and joan smilow are assuring the future of a very important aspect of patient care at yale. He is the author of joel on software, a blog on software development. Podolny, novartis professor of leadership and management and director of research at the harvard business school, and professor of sociology in the harvard faculty of arts and sciences, has been appointed dean. Making all posts independent makes it easy to pick up the book every now and then, read one, and move on. It gives me great pleasure to announce that joel m. We are especially grateful for this cohort and the bond we formed with them over the last 3 years. Yalenew haven hospital goes live with mediwares transtem.

After a few years in redmond, washington, during which i completely failed to adapt to my environment, i beat a hasty retreat to new york city. Joel on software covers every conceivable aspect of software programmingfrom the best way to write code, to the best way to design an office in which to write code. Joel spolsky is a globallyrecognized expert on the software development process. He was a program manager on the microsoft excel team between 1991 and 1994. Joel saltz stony brook dept of biomedical informatics. For those who want to read and understand joel, this book is indispensable. Joel getz serves as the senior associate dean for development and alumni relations. The book is directed, as the title indicates, at a variety of different people, from pure coders to codeless managers, but mostly people who are somewhere in between. The project is not sponsored by any ecclesiastical organization and is not intended to reflect any particular theological doctrine. Congratulations to our graduating seniors from the yale class of 2018.

Joel holds a bachelors of science degree in computer science from yale university. Joel spolsky, ceo, and cofounder of stack overflow is a globally recognized expert on software development and is known by developers around the world for his website, joel on software, which has been translated into over 30 languages. The biblical book of joel is relevant to our latetwentiethcentury world because it confronts an age when people tolerated almost anything, did not want someone telling them how to live their lives, and had difficulty distinguishing right from wrong. Inhouse programming doesnt need to be as bad as joel s experience. Joel felber leason ellis intellectual property attorneys. And on diverse and occasionally related matters that will prove.

Before college, he served in the israeli defense forces as a paratrooper, and. Joel katz, project argus, yale school of art and architecture, yale, charles moore, stan lawder, the pulsa group, pulsa, researchers in programmed environments, public art, voltagecontrolled, analog digital synthesizer, collaboration, public environmental art, art and technology, multisensory, lightsound, installation, minimalist, banks of. Joel baden is a specialist in the pentateuch, biblical hebrew, and disability theory in biblical studies. Part 1 of 3 joel on software there must be a bunch from cmu and cornell as well. Image pulsa installation at project argus, yale school of. This is a conversation about software companies, shrinkwrap software, where the companys success or failure is directly a result of the quality of their code. Apr 22, 20 too many times you see teams create very decent products that, for whatever reason, fail to rise above the crowd and truly capture the popular imagination. The project is not sponsored by any ecclesiastical organization and is not.

I despaired of finding a company to work for where programmers were treated like talent and not like typists, and decided i. So, we went back to the famed archives and pulled out a new batch. Our student employees often come to us as freshman or sophomores and stay with us through senior year. Before college, he served in the israeli defense forces as a paratrooper, and he was one of the founders of kibbutz hanaton. Joel will share stories and anecdotes from starting his popular blog joel on software. Joel abraham dna analysis facility on science hill. But the more closely your work is aligned with a revenue center, the better treatment youll get. Joel spolsky, ceo and cofounder of stack overflow, is a globally recognized expert on.

New versions of the software should be released several times a quarter and even several times a month. Look here for more information about the major in statistics and data science, or contact the dus, sekhar tatikonda. In 2000 i cofounded fog creek software, where we created lots. This prestigious commentary series represents the pinnacle of biblical scholarship, drawing from the wisdom and resources of protestant, catholic, and jewish scholars from around the world. Joel spolsky stack overflow nyc tech influencers alleywatch. Lenexa, ks, june 27, 2017 mediware information systems, inc.

Prior to his tenure at yale, joel was a software engineer and programmer, and developed mission critical applications for the emergency department at yale new haven hospital, the department of virology at the west haven connecticut veterans affairs medical center, the department of care management at the hospital of saint raphael, and the new. Now, trying to write complete specs becomes the software engineering equivalent of a. Further thoughts 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. Selected and introduced by joel spolsky is an entertaining read and a guide to the technical writing literati. As the founder of fog creek software in new york city, he created fogbugz, a popular project management system for software teams.