The Joel Test Updated For Programmers

The Joel Test Updated For Programmers

The Joel Test For Programmers (The Simple Programmer Test) The Joel Test For Programmers (The Simple Programmer Test) Many software engineers and developers use this test for evaluating a company to determine if a company is a good company to work for. In fact, many software development organizations use the Joel Test as a sort of self-test to determine what they need to work on. Here is what the Joel Test looks like, in case you aren't familiar: The Joel Test Can you make a build in one step? Do you make daily builds? Do you have a bug database? Do you fix bugs before writing new code? Do you have an up-to-date schedule? Do you have a spec? Do programmers have quiet working conditions? Do you use the best tools money can buy? Do you have testers? Do you do hallway usability testing? And here's how it is applied, according to Joel: "The neat thing about The Joel Test is that it's easy to get a quick yes or no to each question.

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