Joel on SoftwarePainless Software ManagementStack Overflow Launches- September 15, 2008 You know what drives me crazy Programmer Q&A websites. You know what Im 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 there, the answer is all encrypted, and youre being asked to sign up for a paid subscription plan, An old Usenet...http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/09/15.html Password management finally possible- September 12, 2008 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 to use once you have it all set up, it maintains an automatic backup of your password file online, and it's...http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/09/11b.html Stack Overflow Podcast 21- September 11, 2008 Episode 21 of the StackOverflow Podcast is up, in which Jeff and I talk about the anthropology of abusive users. Youve got a bunch of people playing Chess, but certain people want to play throw the chess pieces all over the park... The site itself goes live Monday. Not loving your job Visit the Joel on Software Job Board: Great software jobs, great people.http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/09/11.html We're finally moving!- September 10, 2008 This weekend, Fog Creek is finally moving into the big new office space we've been working on since last March. These things take FOREVER. The new office will be: twice as big as the old office in a better neighborhood costing about 5 times as much in rent with higher quality finishes 50% more aquarium a private marble-lined shower and adjustable-height desks (for developer ergonomics, of course). Also, thanks to Jeff Atwood, it will have Rock Band. Today, the company came down to.http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/09/10.html StackOverflow Podcast 20- September 5, 2008 This week's StackOverflow Podcast is up: episode 20. We talked about the deadlock that was fixed, which was the last thing holding up the public beta... caused by a very small bug in third party libraries, which is exactly why I've always had a bias against using third party libraries. I tell an interesting story about why the Excel team had their own compiler. And I explain to a listener why Jeff never listens to me. Thanks to everyone who came to the Business of Software conference and...http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/09/05.html |