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by Joel Spolsky
Smart and Gets Things Done: Joel Spolsky's Concise Guide to Finding the Best Technical Talent
Title Page
Dedication
CONTENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
INTRODUCTION
The Story Behind This Book
Chapter 1: HITTING THE HIGH NOTES
But Wait, There's More!
But Wait, There's Even More!
Chapter 2: FINDING GREAT DEVELOPERS
Where Are All Those Great Developers?
Can I Get Them Anyway?
To the Mountain, Jeeves!
Internships
Build the Community (*Hard)
Employee Referrals: May Be Slippery When Wet
Chapter 3: A FIELD GUIDE TO DEVELOPERS
Private Offices
The Physical Workspace
Toys
The Social Life of Developers
What Am I Working On?
Can I Identify with the Company?
One Thing That Programmers Don't Care About
Chapter 4: SORTING RESUMES
Criteria for Sorting Resumes
If Resumes Are So Weak, Can't We Add Some Other Hoops?
Don't Look for Experience with Particular Technologies
Chapter 5: THE PHONE SCREEN
Chapter 6: THE GUERRILLA GUIDE TO INTERVIEWING
Bad Questions
Closing the Deal
Solve Problems
Treat Them Like Samurai
The Obstacle Course, Revisited
Chapter 7: FIXING SUBOPTIMAL TEAMS
The Wrong Way to Do It: Measurement and Incentives
Different Types of Contributors
True, Some Developers Just Don't Pull Their Weight
Firing Underperformers Doesn't Always Hurt Morale
The Rubber Room
Improving Performance
Management Methods
The Command and Control Management Method
The Econ 101 Management Method
The Identity Management Method
Appendix: THE JOEL TEST
1. Do You Use Source Control?
2. Can You Make a Build in One Step?
3. Do You Make Daily Builds?
4. Do You Have a Bug Database?
5. Do You Fix Bugs Before Writing New Code?
6. Do You Have an Up-to-Date Schedule?
7. Do You Have a Spec?
8. Do Programmers Have Quiet Working Conditions?
9. Do You Use the Best Tools Money Can Buy?
10. Do You Have Testers?
11. Do New Candidates Write Code During Their Interview?
12. Do You Do Hallway Usability Testing?
INDEX
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