The Old Joel on Software Forum: Part 4 (of 5) - Cargo Cult Organization Styles

Cargo Cult Organization Styles

Anyone see this article? Comments?

http://www.stevemcconnell.com/ieeesoftware/eic10.htm

pdq
Thursday, March 4, 2004

Some old comments:

http://discuss.fogcreek.com/joelonsoftware/default.asp?cmd=show&ixPost=12134

Thursday, March 4, 2004

... and "The UNIX-HATERS Handbook" is always pretty funny too.

http://www.devili.iki.fi/pub/misc/books/uhh.pdf

Fred
Thursday, March 4, 2004

My favorite part, courtesy Dennis Richie:

Here is my metaphor: your book is a pudding stuffed with apposite observations, many well-conceived. Like excrement, it contains enough undigested nuggets of nutrition to sustain life for some. But it is not a tasty pie: it reeks too much of contempt and of envy.

Bon appetit!
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Who can resist, but to take - just - one - bite.

hoser
Thursday, March 4, 2004