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NewsThis item ran on the Joel on Software homepage on Wednesday, October 20, 2004Hoo boy, almost let an entire month go by without posting! I'm editing a new book: a collection of the best software essays published anywhere -- on the web or in print -- during 2004. Please nominate essays by posting a new topic here. Please include the title, the author's name, and a URL where the essay can be found. If you've read one of the essays mentioned and want to comment on whether it belongs in the book, please reply to the topic nominating it with your comments. Full names and email addresses are required to nominate or comment. Writers are encouraged to nominate their own works... don't be embarassed! The deadline for nominations is November 20th. The best articles will be published in a book by Apress (assuming we can secure the rights). In other news... The whole company (and four outside consultants, phew) has been concentrating on trying to get FogBugz 4.0 out the door. Exciting stuff there: this release, I think, will really show the benefits of our policy of listening to our customers, not our competitors. If all goes well we'll be pushing out the first beta in a couple of weeks. The goofy name FogBugz is an historical accident which I rather regret, but the brand name is so well known by now that we're not going to change it. We have subtly reduced the number of capital letters (FogBUGZ became FogBugz) which makes it a little bit less embarassing, but I think for now we're stuck with the stupid name. I have actually gotten email from people who say they can't buy FogBugz because the name doesn't sound "professional." Sorry! Get over it, or you may have to use the professionally-named "Bugzilla" forever! My new book is here! Apress has just published a new collection of 36 essays from Joel on Software, aptly named More Joel on Software. Get yours today! Available from Amazon.com or wherever fine cheese is sold. About the Author: I’m your host, Joel Spolsky, a software developer in New York City. Since 2000, I've been writing about software development, management, business, and the Internet on this site. For my day job, I run Fog Creek Software, makers of FogBugz—the smart bug tracking software with the stupid name, and Fog Creek Copilot—the easiest way to provide remote tech support over the Internet, with nothing to install or configure. Enter your email address to receive a (very occasional) email whenever I write a major new article. You can unsubscribe at any time, of course. |
I'm your host, Joel Spolsky, a software developer in New York City. Since 2000, I've been writing about software development, management, business, and the Internet on this site. More about me.
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For my day job, I'm the CEO of Fog Creek Software, a bootstrapped software company in New York, NY.
 We make FogBugz, a bug tracking system that actually works and can be used to manage everything your development team does, from bug tracking to customer email to feature management to project scheduling and so much more. Free online trial.We also make Fog Creek Copilot, which lets you control someone else's computer (with their permission, of course) over the Internet. It's the best way to fix someone's computer problems remotely. There's nothing to install, it's simple as heck, and it works through any kind of firewall, NAT, or proxy situation with zero configuration. More
If you're in college, Fog Creek Software has a very cool paid internship program (last year's interns developed Copilot in one summer). We also run a Software Management Training Program, an intensive two year program for college graduates to learn about managing high tech that combines a Masters in Technology Management with extensive hands-on experience in a variety of positions.
Wondering what it's like to develop software at Fog Creek? The documentary Aardvark'd covers the story of the development of Copilot. It's available on DVD.
Fog Creek co-founder Michael Pryor has his own site on Technical Interview Questions.
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