The Best Software Writing I

It's nice having a collection of high-quality writing related to software and the business in one place instead of trawling the Web for it. — Meryl K. Evans, meryl.net & Slashdot Contributor

...an entertaining read with a number of enlightening insights into what I do for a living... — Thomas Duff, Duffbert's Random Musings

The whole book is fantastic though, and you should absolutely pick it up...in dead tree form. — Garrett Rooney, Software Engineer and Author

This is a book worth checking out, even if you're not a software developer. — David Bindel, Tea Total

Frustrated 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: Ken Arnold Leon Bambrick Michael Bean Rory Blyth Adam Bosworth danah boyd Raymond Chen Kevin Cheng and Tom Chi Cory Doctorow ea_spouse Bruce Eckel Paul Ford Paul Graham John Gruber Gregor Hohpe Ron Jeffries Eric Johnson Eric Lippert Michael Lopp Larry Osterman Mary Poppendieck Rick Schaut Aaron Swartz Clay Shirky Eric Sink why the lucky stiff

Seeking to encourage better writing about software, the editor has selected 29 pieces written in 2003 and 2004 as examples of clear, engaging, and occasionally funny writing about software composition and use. Contributions include Paul Graham's "Great Hackers," Adam Bosworth's talk from ICSOC04, Mary Poppendieck's "Team Compensation," and "A Quick (and Hopefully Painless) Ride Through Ruby (with Cartoon Foxes)" by the programmer known as "why the lucky stiff."
Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Seeking to encourage better writing about software, the editor has selected 29 pieces written in 2003 and 2004 as examples of clear, engaging, and occasionally funny writing about software composition and use. Contributions include Paul Graham's "Great Hackers," Adam Bosworth's talk from ICSOC04, Mary Poppendieck's "Team Compensation," and "A Quick (and Hopefully Painless) Ride Through Ruby (with Cartoon Foxes)" by the programmer known as "why the lucky stiff." Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Frustrated 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: Ken Arnold Leon Bambrick Michael Bean Rory Blyth Adam Bosworth danah boyd Raymond Chen Kevin Cheng and Tom Chi Cory Doctorow ea_spouse Bruce Eckel Paul Ford Paul Graham John Gruber Gregor Hohpe Ron Jeffries Eric Johnson Eric Lippert Michael Lopp Larry Osterman Mary Poppendieck Rick Schaut Aaron Swartz Clay Shirky Eric Sink why the lucky stiff

It's nice having a collection of high-quality writing related to software and the business in one place instead of trawling the Web for it. — Meryl K. Evans, meryl.net & Slashdot Contributor

...an entertaining read with a number of enlightening insights into what I do for a living... — Thomas Duff, Duffbert's Random Musings

The whole book is fantastic though, and you should absolutely pick it up...in dead tree form. — Garrett Rooney, Software Engineer and Author

This is a book worth checking out, even if you're not a software developer. — David Bindel, Tea Total

Frustrated 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: Ken Arnold Leon Bambrick Michael Bean Rory Blyth Adam Bosworth danah boyd Raymond Chen Kevin Cheng and Tom Chi Cory Doctorow ea_spouse Bruce Eckel Paul Ford Paul Graham John Gruber Gregor Hohpe Ron Jeffries Eric Johnson Eric Lippert Michael Lopp Larry Osterman Mary Poppendieck Rick Schaut Aaron Swartz Clay Shirky Eric Sink why the lucky stiff

Frustrated 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: Ken ArnoldLeon BambrickMichael BeanRory BlythAdam Bosworthdanah boydRaymond ChenKevin Cheng and Tom ChiCory Doctorowea_spouseBruce EckelPaul FordPaul GrahamJohn GruberGregor HohpeRon JeffriesEric JohnsonEric LippertMichael LoppLarry OstermanMary PoppendieckRick SchautAaron SwartzClay ShirkyEric Sinkwhy the lucky stiff

This is a collection of the best essays on software engineering of the recent past, selected and exclusively commented by Joel Spolsky.