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One of the great things about Joel Spolsky's books is that they are not a series of bullet points. He tells stories, and I for one always find stories to be mor
by TrevorBurnham 17y ago
One of the great things about Joel Spolsky's books is that they are not a series of bullet points. He tells stories, and I for one always find stories to be more useful than adages taken out of context. Sure, they take more time to read, but it's time well-spent. I'll take Joel on Software over Rework any day.
- rguzman 17y agoA lot of people probably share the sentiment of Joel > Rework. I think that's because Joel reasons things out and his reasoning is nuanced, consistent, and intellectually honest. The 37s advice writing, more often than not, consists of generalization of simple concepts (that worked for 37s) without analysis of their caveats.