One of the great things about Joel Spolsky's books is that they are <i>not</i> 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 <i>Joel on Software</i> over <i>Rework</i> any day.
"Interviewing. It is much, much better to reject a good candidate than to accept a bad candidate. You’re looking for people who are smart, and get things done."<p>This made me think. I have read lots of things about how to best hire somebody. What are strategies for picking the right company to work for? If there is a shadow of a doubt, don't accept?
This is a cool idea. It will provide a useful index of Joel's writings.<p>I already used to to re-read one of Joel's essays about how to deal with chicken-and-egg problems, which is something I've been puzzling over lately.