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The program is \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.coolbook.se\u002FCoolBook.html\">coolbook\u003C\u002Fa>; look into it if you have a Macbook Air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>Marco Arment provides this sage bit of advice: \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Ftumblelog.marco.org\u002F40234086\u002Fdont-let-jeff-atwood-lead-your-web-project\">Don't let Jeff Atwood lead your web project\u003C\u002Fa>. Too late! I try to avoid becoming the web equivalent of \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FJames_Parry\">Usenet's James Parry (kibo)\u003C\u002Fa>, the original egosurfer, by responding to every single post that includes my name. But it does give me an opportunity to reply via the podcast using an audio clip from my very favorite two man novelty band, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002Fdp\u002FB000P2A6C0\u002F?tag=codinghorror-20\">Flight of the Conchords\u003C\u002Fa>.   \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>Stack Overflow is meant to replace some books, but by no means \u003Cem>all\u003C\u002Fem> of them. We love books! We spend the rest of the episode discussing Joel's \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.joelonsoftware.com\u002Farticles\u002FFogCreekMBACurriculum.html\">Fog Creek Software Management Training Program reading list\u003C\u002Fa>. It is a fantastic list, filled with excellent reads that will broaden and inspire you as a software developer -- or software entrepreneur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>I would be remiss if I didn't mention my favorite technical book title of all time: \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002Fdp\u002F0060008768\u002F?tag=codinghorror-20\">The Difference Between God and Larry Ellison: God Doesn't Think He's Larry Ellison\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>It's not a book, exactly, but I highly recommend \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002Fdp\u002FB00005N5QV\u002F?tag=codinghorror-20\">the 2001 documentary Startup.com\u003C\u002Fa> which provides a sometimes disturbing look into the hysteria at the height of the original dot-com era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>If you only read one book from this list, make it \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002Fdp\u002F0932633439\u002F?tag=codinghorror-20\">Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams\u003C\u002Fa>. And if you like that, walk the list of Demarco and Lister books and read a few more!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>I have read \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.pbs.org\u002Fcringely\u002F\">Robert X. Cringely\u003C\u002Fa> for years. I love his older book \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.codinghorror.com\u002Fblog\u002Farchives\u002F000718.html\">Accidental Empires\u003C\u002Fa> and the related three part video, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.codinghorror.com\u002Fblog\u002Farchives\u002F000718.html\">Triumph of the Nerds\u003C\u002Fa>. I was disturbed to find out from Joel that there is \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.pbs.org\u002Fcringely\u002Fabout\u002F\">more than one\u003C\u002Fa> Robert X. Cringely these days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>You own a copy of \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002Fdp\u002F0671027034\u002F?tag=codinghorror-20\">How to Win Friends & Influence People\u003C\u002Fa> -- right? If not, why not? This is not a sleazy, ugly book like \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002Fdp\u002F0060554738\u002F?tag=codinghorror-20\">The Game\u003C\u002Fa>. It's a timeless classic, as relevant today as it was over fifty years ago when it was originally written.  \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>Don't have time to listen to all that jibba-jabba? Here is Joel's short list:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Col>\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002Fdp\u002F0932633439\u002F?tag=codinghorror-20\">Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002Fdp\u002F0321344758\u002F?tag=codinghorror-20\">Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002Fdp\u002F0321534042\u002F?tag=codinghorror-20\">The Non-Designer's Design Book\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002Fdp\u002F0321117425\u002F?tag=codinghorror-20\">Facts and Fallacies of Software Engineering\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002Fdp\u002F0932633013\u002F?tag=codinghorror-20\">Secrets of Consulting: A Guide to Giving and Getting Advice Successfully\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002Fdp\u002F0688128165\u002F?tag=codinghorror-20\">Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002Fdp\u002F0140157352\u002F?tag=codinghorror-20\">Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002Fdp\u002F0671027034\u002F?tag=codinghorror-20\">How to Win Friends & Influence People\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Fol>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Remember, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.codinghorror.com\u002Fblog\u002Farchives\u002F001108.html\">most programmers don't read books -- but you should!\u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Cp>There were no listener questions this week. \u003Cstrong>Please send in your questions\u003C\u002Fstrong> -- the more controversial, the better!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you'd like to submit a question to be answered in our next episode,  \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>record an audio file (90 seconds or less) and mail it to \u003Ca href=\"mailto:podcast@stackoverflow.com\">podcast@stackoverflow.com\u003C\u002Fa>. 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