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The 100 best software design books recommended by jeff atwood, david heinemeier. Its also one where there is quite a disconect between the scholarly concensus and what the public believes. The book spans a broad field and its obvious that many things, like the location of your company, are beyond the control of most managers and technical interviewers. His blog joel on software is an excellent collection of articles for programmers, managers, startups and ceos. Watch our overview video on the book of joel, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. User interface design for programmers apress, 2001 and joel on software apress, 2004. He is the author of joel on software, a blog on software development, and the creator of the project management software trello. Here, by popular demand, is the updated edition to joel best s classic guide to understanding how numbers can confuse us. Joel holds a bachelors of science degree in computer science from yale university. Joels book is about more than software design and usercentricity.
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