Against documentation (not)
This section reads like I’m anti-documentation, which is silly because HELLO I WRITE A WEBLOG.
I came across this quote by Michael “Rands” Lopp in Joel Spolsky’s collection The best software writing I .
So, I’m not against documentation either, since I read books 
. I recommend “The best software writing I”, since in theory , as Nico Mommaerts suggested, it is a nice bundle of articles, which you could read one at a time. In practice, I read a bunch of articles at a time, because they’re funny, well written and insightful. So pick this up if you want to have a good laugh if you’re interested in e.g. how many microsoft engineers it takes to switch a lightbulb, what to do when you’re screwed or how you can make your company disfunctional by setting individual bonuses.
There’s some great cartoons in it too:
These cartoons are from why the lucky stiffs poignant guide to ruby. I like to step away from the screen every once in a while, lounge on an easy chair and have a good laugh (and a colleciton of urls does not look nearly as nice on my bookshelf).
