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Cover of Joel on Software by Joel Spolsky

Joel on Software

2004·378 pages·Nonfiction

Self-Help & Business

Someone once said that the task of a writer is to "make the familiar new and the new familiar". For years, Joel Spolsky has done exactly this at www.joelonsoftware.com. Now, for the first time, you can own a collection of the most important essays from his site in one book, with exclusive commentary and new insights from joel.

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Joel on Software

Year

2004

Pages

378

Type

Nonfiction

Self-Help & Business

Description

Someone once said that the task of a writer is to "make the familiar new and the new familiar". For years, Joel Spolsky has done exactly this at www.joelonsoftware.com. Now, for the first time, you can own a collection of the most important essays from his site in one book, with exclusive commentary and new insights from joel.

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