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I am always amazed at the number of very senior IT people who have never heard of him. I read his book as a very junior employee and felt like I was in some kin
by JunkDNA 16y ago
I am always amazed at the number of very senior IT people who have never heard of him. I read his book as a very junior employee and felt like I was in some kind of secret club compared to everyone above me. People can be forgiven for going down technical dead ends or any of a multitude of bad decisions that are only obvious in hindsight. There is zero excuse for repeating mistakes that are well-documented and avoidable. The funny thing is, it's not like his book is all theory. Anyone who has spent 5 or more years near most big corporate IT shops can readily identify most of the things he mentions in their own organization.
- fendale 16y agoThe Mythical Man Month, Peopleware, The Pragmatic Programmer and all the classic Joel On Software Articles - they taught me so much. Unfortunately, just like you I have encountered very few people in my day job who have heard of these books. I am not sure if that is reflective of a big company, or IT folk in general?
- chrisaycock 16y ago> There is zero excuse for repeating mistakes that are well-documented and avoidable. I once showed the CAP Theorem to a former employer. A few of the guys there were still convinced they could have a fully distributed system that would be consistent and available. I left soon after.