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Joel Spolsky: Learning from StackOverflow.com

This article also appears in Canadian Developer Connection.

Just in case there’s nothing good on TV and you’re having a “lazy Sunday”, here’s a video of Joel Spolsky’s recent presentation at Google, Learning from StackOverflow.com, in which he talks about the design decisions that went into and the lessons learned from the Stack Overflow site. It runs for about 52 minutes, so you might want to get yourself a nice beverage before you watch it:

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Good Nerdy Listening

Normally, I listen to music while working, but lately, I’ve been listening to podcasts, namely You Look Nice Today, a “journal of emotional hygiene” featuring Merlin Mann and company talking about everything under the sun, and Stackoverflow.com with Jeff Atwood and Joel Spolsky talking about software development and other geek obsessions.