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Joel's experience working for Microsoft shaped his mind. It has been MS trademark to start slow but building a _SURE_ thing with good architecture (security is

Joel's experience working for Microsoft shaped his mind. It has been MS trademark to start slow but building a _SURE_ thing with good architecture (security is a different story). How old is MS Office now? Compare that with Silicon Valley startup mentality: code like crazy, take shortcuts, release early, flipped your company and let the new hires figured out the mess. (Or you could opt for re-writes like the Reddit people have been doing since their inception).

michaelneale 19y ago
Also startups are short bursts relatively speaking, coding binges etc. He is talking about something sustainable for a career (of sorts).
testapplication 19y ago
Do you know anything about the early history of Microsoft?
- palish 19y ago
  Was Joel working for Microsoft during its early history?
  - timr 19y ago
    Yes. He was responsible for VBA in Excel, amongst other things.