How Hard Could it Be? Joel Spolsky recalls what it was like to work for Bill Gates
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Re: How Hard Could it Be? Joel Spolsky recalls what it was like to work for Bill Gates
#2I thought I recognised that, and indeed it is taken partly from http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2006/06/16.html . The original is a bit more detailed.
Re: How Hard Could it Be? Joel Spolsky recalls what it was like to work for Bill Gates
#3I thought I recognised that, and indeed it is taken partly from http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2006/06/16.html . The original is a bit more detailed.
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Re: How Hard Could it Be? Joel Spolsky recalls what it was like to work for Bill Gates
#4I thought I recognised that, and indeed it is taken partly from http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2006/06/16.html . The original is a bit more detailed.
The last couple of paragraphs are new, and are worth reading even if you read the original. Brought a smile to my face.
Re: How Hard Could it Be? Joel Spolsky recalls what it was like to work for Bill Gates
#5I thought I recognised that, and indeed it is taken partly from http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2006/06/16.html . The original is a bit more detailed.
The original is better--the order of the story and the emotion both work better. Probably has to do with trying to dumb down, sound more professional, and remove the swearing for Inc readers. Joel's Inc Magazine columns compared to his blog writing have pretty much convinced me not to subscribe to Inc..
Re: How Hard Could it Be? Joel Spolsky recalls what it was like to work for Bill Gates
#6Actually this isn't about what it's like to work for Bill Gates, it's about Joel Spolsky and reflected glory.
Re: How Hard Could it Be? Joel Spolsky recalls what it was like to work for Bill Gates
#7"When i graduated from college, in 1991"
Where's copyediting gone to?
Re: How Hard Could it Be? Joel Spolsky recalls what it was like to work for Bill Gates
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Re: How Hard Could it Be? Joel Spolsky recalls what it was like to work for Bill Gates
#9"When i graduated from college, in 1991" Where's copyediting gone to?
“You ended that sentence with a preposition…Bastard!”
-Richard Dean Anderson (as Jack O'Niell)
Re: How Hard Could it Be? Joel Spolsky recalls what it was like to work for Bill Gates
#10"When i graduated from college, in 1991" Where's copyediting gone to?
Spolsky is one of the best tech essayists alive. If he wants to graduate from college, in 1991, I'd let him.