Thursday, November 3, 2016

Make better software - a study of software company

Nov. 3, 2016

 Plan to spend 2+ hours to go over the videos by FogCreekSoftware through youtube:

1. Make better software: Recruiting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVte99aCL_4

Best talent only applies 7 jobs in life time at most!

2. What do programmers care about - Joel Spolsky, Stack overflow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLyALWAp8IM

What programmers are looking for?

Steak dinner did not work, starting from 90s, Microsoft gave interviewee this kind of steak dinner. After 10 years, it did not work, and then stop.

Do you have a question for me? (in the interview)
Can you see a schedule for your product?

One step away from development to publish, 5 steps should be programmed to one step, assume that you are a developer, a good developer.

"the joel test" - Google - 15 of tests

3. Make better software: Design
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQrmz85N7gI

4. Make Better software: Team Members
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF9F6R83aEc

5. A Conversation with Joel Spolsky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF8ZVB-v3IM


Editorial Notes:

Why Julia chose the company "Fog Creek Software" to study on Nov. 3, 2016?
Because she watched Edmond Lau's interview through FogCreekSoftware, see blog:

http://juliachencoding.blogspot.ca/2016/11/how-to-identify-efforts-that-make-big.html

Actionable Item:
1. Next series of videos to watch:
Think like a programmer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgzpqlF54lo&list=PLKQ5LYb497AZIZe9dBWy8GwLluVaMQVj0

2. System design: Youtube

http://blog.gainlo.co/index.php/2016/10/22/design-youtube-part/
CDN - content delivery network
 a globally distributed network of proxy servers


http://blog.gainlo.co/index.php/2016/11/04/design-youtube-part-ii/?utm_source=email&utm_campaign=email&utm_medium=email


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