I was inspired to do a long article about Wi-Fi at conferences by Joel Spolsky’s article Wi-Fi At Conferences where he asks why Wi-Fi works so poorly at tech conferences. Full Article at New America Blogs

At this point, most programmers have already heard about StackOverflow. First started last year by celebrity coders Joel Spolsky and Jeff Atwood, coding Q&A site StackOverflow crowdsources programming solutions for all to see. Full Article at ReadWriteWeb

Why does the wifi at conferences always suck? Joel Spolsky knows and tells all: At the smaller conferences, the ones with, say, 300-1000 people, the trouble is that internet access is something of a black box. Full Article at Message

I found myself annoyed at Joel's notion that most programmers aren't smart enough to use templates, design patterns, multi-threading, COM, etc. I donât think thatâs the case. Full Article at Cincom Smalltalk Blogs

While I wholey appreciate the community and efforts of people involved in StackOverflow, I believe that Joel is subject to entirely too much fanfair and hero worship. Full Article at Slashdot

Reading The Duct Tape Programmer really hit a nerve with me. If you code for a living (or part of your living), go read it. I sometimes get annoyed by Joel Spolsky's writing, but this time he hit the nail right on the head. Full Article at Jeremy Zawodny's blog