Joel Spolsky

New York, NY

http://www.joelonsoftware.com/

I am:

the co-founder and CEO of Stack Exchange
the co-founder of Fog Creek Software
the creator and chairman of the board of Trello
owner of Taco, the most famous Siberian Husky on the Upper West Side.

You can find me on Twitter (as @spolsky) or on my rarely-updated blog, Joel on Software.

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Proposed improvement to flagging, for answers

discussion flags moderation moderator-tools flag-dialog asked Oct 27, 2011 at 1:27

meta.stackexchange.com

99 votes

Does a site's bounce rate influence Google rankings?

google google-search ranking google-ranking bounce-rate asked May 17, 2011 at 2:03

webmasters.stackexchange.com

73 votes

What is the halachic source for objection to gay (civil) marriage?

halacha marriage homosexuality asked Jun 23, 2011 at 23:26

judaism.stackexchange.com

62 votes

How should we notify people that they're eligible for "Microsoft Community Contributor" awards?

discussion email-notification microsoft asked Oct 14, 2011 at 17:54

meta.stackexchange.com

58 votes

Is there a site that can track all the domain names I own?

domain asked Aug 1, 2008 at 16:37

serverfault.com

56 votes

How can I beat level 3-15 in Angry Birds?

angry-birds asked Jul 28, 2010 at 19:46

gaming.stackexchange.com

45 votes

SQL Server "AFTER INSERT" trigger doesn't see the just-inserted row

sql-server sql-server-2005 triggers asked Jan 1, 2009 at 18:50

stackoverflow.com

44 votes

How does Google's new two-factor authentication work with IMAP, POP, etc.?

gmail security google-apps-email authentication asked Oct 20, 2010 at 14:20

webapps.stackexchange.com

43 votes

How does the 1991 edition of Ender's Game differ from the 1985 edition?

enders-game asked Oct 28, 2011 at 19:33

scifi.stackexchange.com

42 votes

Would the Stack Exchange network be better if titles contained complete, grammatical questions?

discussion stackexchange title asked Jul 21, 2011 at 2:55

meta.stackexchange.com

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Will Stack Overflow boycott GoDaddy because of their support for SOPA?

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588

How does SOPA threaten Stack Overflow / Stack Exchange?

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579

Expression Versus Statement

stackoverflow.com

324

Parameterize an SQL IN clause

stackoverflow.com

297

New Team Lead - How to deal with a resentful former peer

softwareengineering.stackexchange.com

208

Please do not use Stack Overflow to promote social causes

meta.stackexchange.com

189

How can a new programmer impress the software engineer (boss)?

softwareengineering.stackexchange.com

185

What is the (craziest, stupidest, silliest) thing a client/boss asked you to do?

softwareengineering.stackexchange.com

183

Once Jeff Atwood left the company, who became "in charge"?

meta.stackexchange.com

179

How to assign Profile values?

stackoverflow.com

174

Will high reputation in Stack Overflow help to get a good job?

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166

What is the worst real-world macros/pre-processor abuse you've ever come across?

stackoverflow.com

144

Why are vote buttons on Stack Exchange shown when they can't be used?

ux.stackexchange.com

143

Issues with ANDs and ORs (COBOL)

stackoverflow.com

137

Why do I need an IoC container as opposed to straightforward DI code?

stackoverflow.com

130

I'd like to understand the jQuery plugin syntax

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126

How can I teach a bright person, with no programming experience, how to program?

softwareengineering.stackexchange.com

122

Is it time to re-evaluate the Facebook-Stack Overflow partnership?

meta.stackexchange.com

120

What is the easiest way to parse an INI File in C++?

stackoverflow.com

120

Career advice: stay with PHP or start a new career in something else ( .Net?)

softwareengineering.stackexchange.com

110

What are the rules on using the Stack Overflow logo?

meta.stackexchange.com

How many questions are appropriate to ask as an intern?

softwareengineering.stackexchange.com

How can I invest in country A to take advantage of their great interest rate while I live in country B?

money.stackexchange.com

Scaling based on pixel density (Microsoft) - Patent Application - PRIOR ART REQUEST

patents.stackexchange.com

how to view previous version of a file in Mercurial

stackoverflow.com

Why are there three (3) default worksheets in MS Office Excel?

ux.stackexchange.com

If I visit Los Angeles, am I better off renting a car or not?

travel.stackexchange.com

Please Sir Send Me the Codes

stackoverflow.com

NSFW proposal on Area51

meta.stackexchange.com

What are the rules on using the stackoverflow logo?

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