'... Too bad Joel stopped blogging about software... ...'
I've noticed this as well. A while ago he lamented the fact there was nothing more to write about (i forget the exact post, article it was in) having got everything off his chest about software & software development (old skool desktop mainly). But don't despair. I think a lot of the stuff he's pump(ed & ing) out is ahead of the curve. The articles are what you need to know a bit further up the line. Not as useful in the immediate as when you expand beyond survival mode.
"... Useful software written above the level of the single device ...." Jeff Stutz wrote this on leaving Microsoft ( http://www.synthesist.net/writing/onleavingms.html ). I view JOS, "useful advice written above the level of a startup".
I've noticed this as well. A while ago he lamented the fact there was nothing more to write about (i forget the exact post, article it was in) having got everything off his chest about software & software development (old skool desktop mainly). But don't despair. I think a lot of the stuff he's pump(ed & ing) out is ahead of the curve. The articles are what you need to know a bit further up the line. Not as useful in the immediate as when you expand beyond survival mode.
What do you do when you need to know about
- design an office ~ http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/BionicOffice.html
- learn about management skills ~ http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2006/08/07.html
- why writing is essential ~ http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/SortingResumes.html
- larger picture ~ http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/DevelopmentAbstraction.html
- how to ship physical things ~ http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/HowToShipAnything.html
"... Useful software written above the level of the single device ...." Jeff Stutz wrote this on leaving Microsoft ( http://www.synthesist.net/writing/onleavingms.html ). I view JOS, "useful advice written above the level of a startup".