The Price Curve
Dave Johnson asks what's wrong with the price/quality curve of software. I reply that most expensive software requires expensive customisation, so a few hours extra installation time isn't really a serious business issue. →
11 October 2002
Ravioli Code
A co-worker emailed me the Complete Pasta Theory of Software. →
The problem with monopoly
I recently discovered a bug in Internet Explorer version 6 that causes random type in my weblog's sidebar to disappear. In a competetive environment, this would be IE's problem. In the real world, it's mine. →
Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference
Joel Spolsky notes the release of the second edition of Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference. This is the only HTML book I've found more useful than the original specifications. →