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In the summer of 2012, fog creek cofounder joel spolskys dog taco becomes the official trello spokeshusky. Dec 29, 2008 the only problem was that his idea of a nice office was a lot closer to initech than fog creek. Building great office space for software developers serves two purposes. Copilot, fogbugz, stack overflow, and the joel on software job board listen to joels first interview on venture voice in 2005 3. Fog creek software inc new york, ny business information. At fog creek software, the way we make sure that people are paid fairly and rewarded for excellent work is based on a professional ladder. With high ceilings, an open floor plan, and a killer view of the. He took particular inspiration from an article he read about a ge plant. Stack overflow fog creek joel spolsky is a globallyrecognized expert on the software development process. We were just trying to keep ourselves in business, so we. Sep 08, 2015 a private presentation to stack overflow, trello, and fog creek the way you are using excel causes errors, creates incomprehensible spaghetti spreadsheets, and makes me want to stab out my own. All payment data is stored in an industryleading, pci compliant vault.

As an independent, privatelyowned company, weve been making customers happy since the turn of the century. How can you be a great developer and make great software without a nice monitor, comfy chair and the worlds most awesome desk. This podcast also includes a bit of video as a sidecar. I also worked with jeff atwood to create stack overflow and served as ceo of stack overflow from 20102019. Founded in 2000 by joel spolsky and michael pryor, the company is built around the idea that great software developers will create great software if they work in. Founded in 2000, the company ran smack into the dotcom bust before it had fully hatched. Innovator fog creek software improves performance of leading. We also created trello, which spun off into its own company in 2014.

He later founded fog creek software in 2000 and launched the joel on. Back when joel cofounder of fog creek started the joel on software blog, he was the only one saying that tech should be treating people better, both as users and as employees. Fog creek s founder, joel spolsky, wanted to give his interns the experience of taking a project through its entire lifecycle from inception, to mature released product. Visiting fog creek software and joel spolsky hanselminutes. This is such a refreshing change to the industry analysts or academics who tend to get media attention and headlines. Through the years of fog creek softwares operation, they have developed different software platforms in 2008, jeff atwood and joel spolsky created stack overflow, a questionandanswer web site for computer programming questions. In the summer of 2012, fog creek cofounder joel spolskys dog taco becomes the. Thats why were so successful, and thats why we love working here. Joel spolsky is the cofounder and ceo of fog creek software in new york city and the host of the joel on software blog at. Software developers software qatesters system administrators your career level at fog creek is. With its popular software, including fogbugz and fog creek copilot, fog creek software has doubled its sales every year, even during the postbubble meltdown. Software engineering stack exchange is a question and answer site for professionals, academics, and students working within the systems development life cycle. Joel has worked at microsoft, where he designed visual basic for applications as a member of the excel team, and at juno online services, developing an internet client used by millions. He later founded fog creek software in 2000 and launched the joel on software blog.

Joel spolsky, popular tech writer and founder of fog creek software, has an article in the september 2008 issue of inc. So we had to chip in about a half million dollars of our own to upgrade just about everything. Innovator fog creek software improves performance of. We share what weve learned about how to make great software, both by writing about our ideas and by creating products, like fogbugz, trello and gomix, that help others make great technology. Net web apps fog creek software is an independent privately owned software company located solely in new york city. It is no longer in use, but we keep it around so that old archived topics will always be available to the public. We were intrigued, so we decided to take a look at fog creeks jobs, a few of which were newly listed just last week. I was in new york on monday and i stopped by fog creek software and visited with joel spolsky cocreator of stackoverflow amongst other things. Fog creek software, the new york company that came up with stack overflow and trello, is announcing today that its new hyperdev service, which.

Its main products are fogbugz, a webbased project management tool. You get project management, issue tracking, and support functionality fused with just enough process to help you deliver on point and on time. Fog creek software becoming a betaworksstyle innovation. Iama cofounder of stack exchange and fog creek software, joel spolsky im the ceo and cofounder of stack exchange, the company behind, serving 14. Hanselminutes podcast 158 secrets of fog creek with joel.

From there we saw that joels company, fog creek software, had internships. Most recently, he cofounded stack overflow, a questionandanswer site for software developers. This is the old fog creek software discussion system. After a closed beta, trello launches at techcrunch disrupt in september of 2011 with apps for the web and iphone. Fog creek software makes developer tools to help the worlds best programmers make better software. Apr 16, 2009 fog creek is known for their snazzy offices and attention to detail. Founded by joel spolsky of joel on software, fog creek has been focused on continuous innovation, launching new products almost every year. I also founded fog creek software, one of the most influential small tech companies in the world.

Fog creek software is a software company that specializes in project management tools. May 31, 2016 fog creek software, the new york company that came up with stack overflow and trello, is announcing today that its new hyperdev service, which provides an online playground for developing and. Feb 08, 2009 but it turns out that joel spolsky, a software designer, author and blogger, actually knows a lot about it. Back in 2000, two visionary founders, joel spolsky and michael pryor. I am also a slightly mystified as to why the great joel spolsky gets so much coverage on slashdot. Fogbugz gives you all the features you need to create great software. The only thing we store is metadata necessary for billing and troubleshooting.

Feb, 2018 the new fog creek software office is meant for our staff to do their best work and feel comfortable and creative while doing it. They make fogbugz, a joltaward winning project tracking application, and fog creek copilot, the easiest way to provide remote assistance over the internet. Historically, our ladder is based on microsofts professional ladder, which was adopted and publicized by construx. A software designer knows his office space, too the new. The company they created, fog creek software, has gone on to create multiple. Originally known as project aardvark, fog creek copilot was developed by a group of summer interns at fog creek software. Joel spolsky, of joel on software blog fame, founded fog creek software, a new york citybased software company that develops software tools for programmers. Joel spolsky from fogcreeksoftware explains on trello training. The new fog creek office 110 points by twampss on dec 29, 2008 hide past web favorite 85 comments. Iama cofounder of stack exchange and fog creek software. We narrowly avoid names like cardvark and planatee and go with the name trello. Ive attended the joels demo party for fog creek copilot, an amazing grey hair and premature baldness prevention product. But it turns out that joel spolsky, a software designer, author and blogger, actually knows a lot about it. Fog creek is known for their snazzy offices and attention to detail.

Fog creek launches hyperdev collaborative appdevelopment. Anil dash is the new ceo of fog creek software hacker news. Fog creek software jobs and internships one day one job. Like joel, i bootstrapped a software company to similar size 25 employees. Anil dash is the new ceo of fog creek software joel on software joel on software. Hanselminutes on 9 tour of fog creek software with joel. Oreilly emerging technology conference march 69, 2006. Spolsky is the chief executive and founding partner of fog creek software, an eight. This is a seriously awesome office space that any developer looking for the urban lifestyle that nyc offers would be nuts to not want to work at. Fog creeks founder, joel spolsky, wanted to give his interns the experience of taking a project through its entire lifecycle from inception, to mature released product.

Recruiting the top 1 percent joel spolsky fog creek. Citydesk desktop content management software fogbugz viral bug tracking joel on. In 2000 i cofounded fog creek software, where we created lots of cool things like the fogbugz bug tracker, trello, and glitch. Founded by joel spolsky of joel on software, fog creek has been focused on continuous innovation, launching new products almost every. Charts can be found on various organization profiles and on hubs pages, based on data availability. Founder of stack overflow, trello, and fog creek software now glitch. How can you be a great developer and make great software without a nice monitor, comfy. Theres a software company in new york city dedicated to doing things the right way and proving that it can be done profitably and successfully. Joel spolsky founder of stack overflow, trello, and fog creek software now glitch. Innovator fog creek software improves performance of leading ondemand. Dec 06, 2016 agreed, fog creek has been fascinating to watch over the years, back then and now they seemed to follow a completely different path to building a software company and the incredible detail they put into developer experience, i used to love watching their youtube channel when it was about their internal setupstaffing etc. Natural light, dual flatscreen monitors, aeron chairs. Whether youre learning how to code or building a productionlevel app, find out how glitch can power your next idea.

Citydesk desktop content management software fogbugz viral bug tracking joel on software. Fog creek compensation joel on software at fog creek software, the way we make sure that people are paid fairly and rewarded for excellent work is based on a professional ladder. Teams collaborate on apps with your teammates, build starter apps for your next hackathon, or use glitch to teach others how to create with code. It is recalculated every august, and new base salaries go into effect september 1st youll see it on the september 15 paycheck. Collaborate on apps with your teammates, build starter apps for your next hackathon, or use glitch to teach others how to create with code. Fog creek software becoming a betaworksstyle innovation lab. Dec 06, 2016 back when joel cofounder of fog creek started the joel on software blog, he was the only one saying that tech should be treating people better, both as users and as employees.

In it, spolsky details how he came to the idea of building a small company where middle management was unnecessary. I found the list quite centered on the specific kind of. Back in 2000, two visionary founders, joel spolsky and michael pryor, envisioned a new tech company that would distinguish itself by the way it treated people both. Austin, tx prnewswire devfactory, a leader in aienabled software development tools to help software developers eliminate manual processes and optimize efficiency, today announced it has acquired the manuscript project management solution from fog creek software maker of manuscript, trello, stack overflow and glitch.

Fog creek software is a software company specializing in project management tools. He was until this month the host of the popular blog joel on software. Experienced developers read that stuff and know its not the full story. The interns set up a blog, called project aardvark, where they posted updates on the progress of their project, to the world even though at that time the details of what they. His website joel on software is popular with software developers around the world and has been translated into over thirty languages. Mar 12, 2008 from there we saw that joels company, fog creek software, had internships. With its popular software, including fogbugz and fog creek copilot, fog creek software has doubled its. Devfactory acquires manuscript from fog creek software. The new fog creek software office is meant for our staff to do their best work and feel comfortable and creative while doing it. Yesterday, we were doing research on seth godins new internship offering and it brought us to a blog called joel on software. Software developers software qatesters system administrators your career level at fog creek is determined as a function. Glitch was founded as fog creek software, the company behind trello and stack overflow, by joel spolsky and michael pryor. Avram joel spolsky born 1965 is a software engineer and writer. The fog creek headquarters is based in manhattan new york city.

And we have an awesome new tool called glitch that just launched today, and you should go try it out and build the app of your dreams in a few minutes. Since 2000, fog creek software has been a profitable, bootstrapped software company in new york city with no outside investors, dedicated to making a great place to work for the worlds best software developers. Citydesk, a desktopbased content management system. As the founder of fog creek software in new york city, he created fogbugz, a popular project management system for software teams. Copilot, fogbugz, stack overflow, and the joel on software job board listen to joel s first interview on venture voice in 2005. Unfortunately, all the internships for 2008 are filled. The fog creek professional ladder determines your base salary. Mar 01, 2010 joel spolsky is the cofounder and ceo of fog creek software in new york city. The joel is famous for creating humane working conditions.

He is the author of joel on software, a blog on software development, and the creator of the project management software trello. Agreed, fog creek has been fascinating to watch over the years, back then and now they seemed to follow a completely different path to building a software company and the incredible detail they put into developer experience, i used to love watching their youtube channel when it was about their internal setupstaffing etc. He gave me a tour, we talked about their vbscript wesabe compiler and the history of fogbugz. It was in 2000, initially as a consulting company, by joel spolsky and michael pryor.