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Smart and Gets Things Done: Joel Spolsky's Concise Guide to Finding the Best Technical Talent
by Joel Spolsky
from Apress
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 
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Not much new here 
I've been developing software for fifteen years but picked up this book to gain insights into hiring practises of a solid software company in Fog Creek software.
Honestly, I did not learn much new here. Find the brightest developers you can find (hiring them right out of college is best Joel says), pay them well, give them good working conditions and treat them with respect.
Also, value problem solving skills over technical knowledge in the hiring phase.
OK, maybe I did learn a bit but... more info
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A perfect reference
Confession: I'm a long time fan of Joel Spolsky and his writing, and this book is no exception.
In usual Joel style, it's a very easy, witty and insightful read. He tell you to set the hiring bar high and shows some simple ways of separating the potentially high performing from those less capable.
Contents:
- Hitting the High Notes
- Finding Great Developers
- A Field Guide to Developers
- Sorting Resumes
- The Phone Screen
- The Guerrilla Guide to... more info
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Big ideas in a small shell 
When I got this book, I was quite surprised how small it is. But there is a lot of useful information in it and it's fun to read (as You can expect from Joel). It's well worth its 12 bucks. I wish more people, who are hiring or managing people, would read this book and follow at least some of ideas in it.
It was fun to find out that Joel mentions Estonia (on page 75), a little beautiful country in Eastern Europe, where I'm living.
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Gives some good advice
Overall I think the book is worth the read but I feel that the author does take some things a bit too far (pick interviewees up in a limo!?). The book has enough good points to outweigh the bad. Nice short read that can be read in a day and worth the $10.
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