That means you, as a developer, should be filtering out the candidate companies before going to an interview. If youre not looking for a new job, a questionnaire like this can be useful to have a critical look at your team or project. Its a remarkably helpful series of questions to help software teams measure their quality. Created in 2000, the joel test is now 17 years old. For example, ive never heard of quantios but if they have a 12 on the joel test they might be a good place to work.
Painless functional specifications joel on software. Joel brings over 20 years of software development experience to our team at afterman software. How do venture capitalists think and how can you make fundraising easier. Jul 18, 2019 joel spolsky joel on software, founder and ceo of stack overflow, discusses lessons of building successful software companies.
Back in 2000 joel spolsky published a test to help gauge the quality of a. So i took a step back and reimagined what a test like a joeltest would be in the 2020s. Heres a nonexhaustive list of things i learned more about. Hes also the name behind the joel on software blog, which consistently ranks top or top ten on software mustread lists. Sure, it might just be that all the companies i interviewed at were terrible, but despite being new to the software world, i had a feeling that wasnt. And on diverse and occasionally related matters that will prove of interest to software developers, designers, and managers, and to those who, whether by good fortune or ill luck, work with them in some capacity spolsky, joel on. The joel test for radio technology teams selfassessment. Joel spolsky, top twelve tips for running a beta test, joel on software. Advanced concepts and engineering, llc is a pioneer in the aggregate industry.
Jun 24, 2016 that means you, as a developer, should be filtering out the candidate companies before going to an interview. Aug 12, 2017 joel tillinghast finds big returns in small stocks. If you havent heard of the joel test, its a 12item, deadsimple. May 14, 2011 a bit later i became the one in charge of doing the hiring. After concluding a few successful software architecture design and implementation phases, i want to take a moment to write down some of the principles i have learned, and how they can simplify the architectural design process. The joel test in real life and how i try to get 12 points. A weblog by joel spolsky, a programmer working in new york city, about software and software companies. Companies visiting joel sheppards profile most often. Can all of a products functionality be verified in one step. View joel sunpaycos profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. View joel sheppards business profile as principal software quality engineer at black duck software, inc find contacts direct phone number, email address, work history, and more. This forum was set up and moderated by joel spolsky, probably back in the 1990s. He coined a 12step joel test to determine if your company had sane development practices.
How to find companies that rate high on the joel test my vs. Joel santo domingo joined pc magazine in 2000, after 7 years of it work for companies large and small. However i learned plenty of stuff from joel on software and enjoyed the authors humour and approach on many topics. Fix bugs first before you move on to working on new features. The joel test updated for programmers home simple programmer. Joel spolsky famously proposed 12 simple questions back when windows 2000 was the state of the art. The test requires participants to answer questions related to how they structure their working process and their approaches to project work. Test sig staff software engineer software integrity group synopsys, inc. The joel test updated for programmers simple programmer. Many software engineers and developers use this test for evaluating a company to determine if a company is a good company to work for. What is it like to work as a programmer at an indian it. The joel test is great for software development shops and for programmers that are interested in quickly evaluating a companys software. The truth is that most software organisations are running with a score of 2 or 3, and they need serious help, because companies like microsoft run at 12 fulltime.
If youre a saas business, you probably think your software development team is pretty good. Company president, joel costonis, founded ace as a way to overcome challenges associated with manual testing of. Joel santo domingo bio and latest news, articles and. Dale myers, software engineer at microsoft, revisits the questions to make them relevant for today. And on diverse and occasionally related matters that will prove of interest to software developers, designers, and managers, and to those who, whether by good fortune or ill luck, work with them in some capacity by joel spolsky. Joel tillinghast finds big returns in small stocks. Ive yet to see it mentioned by a recruiter, although it covers many of the things i expect from companies im joining with notable omissions of unit testing and automated testing. For example, source control does not magically make one a better coder. Firstly,working in a big mnc on a project where you are considered a valuable employee rather than a resource is sheer luck. Alwaysdeployable software provides strong business value.
I managed to be in the uk, spain, germany, austria, and 4 different cities in the us. The joel test is a great, simple way to measure the quality of a software development team. A lot of these are very common sense, but id like to share a little about how i work and this seems a good way to. An anonymous reader writes in 2000, joel spolsky wrote the joel test, an excellent and simple way to evaluate a software company. Top five wrong reasons you dont have testers joel on. Growing up in rural nebraska, a career in growth equity might not have appeared the obvious choice for joel. He later founded fog creek software in 2000 and launched the joel on software blog.
And on diverse and occasionally related matters that will prove of interest to software developers, designers, and managers, and to those who, whether by good fortune or ill luck, work with them in some capacity at. May 25, 2017 joel spolsky, top twelve tips for running a beta test, joel on software. Senior software engineer at paperclip incorporated stack. How i see joels list 18 years later noteworthy the journal blog. Joel spolsky is one of my favorite writers on the topic of software development. Youre reading joel on software, stuffed with years and years of completely raving mad articles about software development, managing software teams, designing user interfaces, running successful software companies, and rubber duckies.
The feeling at amazon is that its development and deployment processes are so mature the company famously deploys software every 11. A team that fails the joel test may still make good products, but chances are itll take much longer and the workers will be miserable. Joel sheppard business profile black duck software. Research and compare developer jobs from top companies by compensation, tech stack, perks and more. A lot of these are very common sense, but id like to share a little about how i work and this seems a good way to do it.
Riggs joel system integration and test domain lead spear. The guerrilla guide to interviewing joel on software. Ive had a couple of my developer friends from small danish software companies do the joel test. Even recruiters at high tech firms know the answers. But with a father running a business in the healthcare sector and an early attraction to the world of finance, joel has made his entire career in and around growthstage companies. He is the author of joel on software, a blog on software development, and the creator of the project management software trello. Avram joel spolsky born 1965 is a software engineer and writer.
The joel test for programmers the simple programmer test. Riggs joel system integration and test domain lead at spear power systems kansas city, missouri area 181 connections. Joel spolsky has published a method for assessing the efficiency of software companies. With a long history of both consulting and entrepreneurship, joel brings not only superb technical skills, but also a sense of pragmatism to all of his clients, resulting in successful, timely deliveries, time and. Joel spolsky shared it with the world in the year 2000 and since then, it has helped countless software teams improve their build processes and ship better software. He later founded fog creek software in 2000 and launched the joel on. Way back in the year 2000, joel spolsky devised a 12question test to determine the health of software development teams. Questions are on the joel test because you can get quick thumbs up or thumbs down answers. I have been getting requests to update the joel test since the day it appeared. His background includes managing mobile, desktop and network infrastructure on both the. And on diverse and occasionally related matters that will prove of interest to. Basically, you could follow every single step of the joel test, and still end up with crap code and products that never ship. Find and apply to qatest developer jobs on stack overflow jobs. As an independent, privatelyowned company, weve been making customers happy since the turn of the century.
As with any type of software, bugs and defects can result in frustrated users who may choose to stop using the software. Paperclip empowers companies to efficiently and securely communicate documents and data across the internet, in a straightthrough processing model. By joel montvelisky on march 25, 2020 in best practices, distributed teams, test management today, more and more companies work on multiple countries and physical sites, where not all team members work together or have even met in person. Joel spolsky joel on software, founder and ceo of stack overflow, discusses lessons of building successful software companies. Host nate black spoke with joel about the venture funded land grab situations vs. You dont have to figure out linesofcodeperday or averagebugsperinflectionpoint. This test helps you to determine how good a software team is. Sep 10, 2007 joel spolsky has published a method for assessing the efficiency of software companies. We share what weve learned about how to make great software, both by writing about our ideas and by creating products, like fogbugz, trello and gomix, that help others make great technology. Daniel shefer writes joel on software is a collection of essays from the joel spolskys joel on software web log.
The first time ive read it made me think about the company i worked for at. Was hardly at home all month long and if that wasnt enough we had our biggest onlinetestconf ever. The true measure of a team is the quality of the software they create. View joel singhs profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. A bit later i became the one in charge of doing the hiring. Implementing joel test from scratch nathan 23 making money out of xerox windows invention mr curiousity 10 top ten software companies david 8 when to design webbased applications. Joel spolskys concise guide to finding the best technical talent, which talks about the joel test so i took the test from my point of view of my team. I also founded fog creek software, one of the most influential small tech companies in the world.
Riggs joel system integration and test domain lead. I followed the same basic model for awhile, then i was bitten. Jan 01, 2004 however i learned plenty of stuff from joel on software and enjoyed the authors humour and approach on many topics. Learn more about the senior software engineer job and apply now on stack overflow jobs. It is all about making software easy to deploy, and, equally if not more important, easy to roll back in case of a failure. He is the author of joel on software, a blog on software development, and the creator of the project.
Joel spolsky, ceo and cofounder of stack overflow, is a globally recognized expert on software development and is known by developers around the world for. Some of the questions are difficult to fail, particularly if there is more than one programmer in the company. Joel singh director i software quality engineering. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover joels connections. Company president, joel costonis, founded ace as a way to overcome challenges associated with manual testing of aggregate materials. The nice thing about a test like the joel test, is the yesno question format. The truth is that most software organizations are running with a score of 2 or 3, and they need serious help, because companies like microsoft. The joel test isnt about how good the software is, its about how effective the production process is. Remember what its for its a sloppy, irresponsible test. Podcast rob and joel started in testing qa intelligence. Ive collapsed both questions as the software development process has. The neat thing about the joel test is that its easy to get a quick yes or no to each question.