schmylan

tldw; He says he doesn't advocate it but they get away with it by having the community test it out for them in their meta site. Then the community writes up the bugs.

Before the title was moderated there was an important tidbit. StackOverflow doesn't unit-test. Fascinating.

You're missing it. Here's what Joel is saying without saying it: C# 4 is "that language.". Both his companies are built on the MS stack.

My mind works exactly the same way. Best thing for me is to commit to a deadline and have consequences if I miss. Involve third parties somehow (angel investors or get it approved as a school project). Make a deal with another entrepreneur where you owe him money if you miss your deadline. If you don't produce, don't fool yourself - you're not an entrepreneur just a dreamer.