Joel Spolsky

JoelOnSoftware.com is the personal blog of Joel Spolsky, a software engineer, entrepreneur and writer. He is known for founding companies like Fog Creek Software and co-founding Stack Overflow. His blog features influential essays on software development, management, architecture, user interface design, productivity, and hiring. Joel’s writing blends technical insight with business-savvy, covering topics such as the "Joel Test" for evaluating software teams, handling legacy codebases, and building software organizations that work well. Over the years his archives have become essential reading for software professionals who care about building quality systems and thriving teams.