Smart & Gets Things Done

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1. muzaniJul 2024
   Smart and gets things done, by Joel Spolsky: https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2006/10/25/the-guerrilla-guid...

   Still a great read. Base idea is that they're smart enough to solve problems and they get things done and don't just blab about ideas which they won't implement. So they'd write code to prove they can get things done.

   Brainteasers were okay, but bad at testing the latter. This somehow evolved into Leetcode culture or take home assignments.

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2. brianmccFeb 2024
   High on both sounds like Spolsky's "Smart and Gets Things Done", and not surprisingly your conclusions rather agree :-)

   https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2006/10/25/the-guerrilla-guid...

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3. ChrisMarshallNYFeb 2024
   I haven't been super thrilled with a lot of stuff, but I have found that I've enjoyed Joel Spolky's stuff[0], in general. I don't think he's that popular, hereabouts.

   For example, his book Smart and Gets Things Done[1] is great.

   Although not management, per se, Steve McConnell's stuff[2] has been of invaluable assistance, in my career. He talks about Quality Process, and that's the kind of stuff that managers should (IMO) know and enforce. Again, I don't think folks, hereabouts, have much love for him.

   His book, Rapid Development[3], was a watershed, in my development.

   [0] https://www.joelonsoftware.com

   [1] https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2007/06/05/smart-and-gets-thi...

   [2] https://stevemcconnell.com

   [3] https://www.microsoftpressstore.com/store/rapid-development-...

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4. harrisreynoldsOct 2022
   Also the guy who wrote the follow up to Joel Spolsky's brilliant "Smart and Gets Things Done" article with one entitled "Done, Gets Things Smart" which is nearly a tome and also brilliant.

   Check it here: http://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2008/06/done-and-gets-things...

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5. ChrisMarshallNYFeb 2022
   I'd say almost anything by Joel Spolsky[0]. Smart and Gets Things Done[1] was one that I enjoyed.

   [0] https://www.joelonsoftware.com

   [1] https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2007/06/05/smart-and-gets-thi...

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6. passerby1Dec 2021
   It always depends on bargain and deal conditions. And KPIs.

   When swe work conditions discussion reaches this point I always remember Spolsky's brilliant "Smart and Gets Things Done" book. He writes about KPIs a bit, just enough to not treating it too seriously.

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