Frustrated by the lack of well-written essays on software engineering, Joel Spolsky (of www.joelonsoftware.com fame) has put together a collection of his favorite writings on the topic. With a nod to both the serious and funny sides of technical writing, The Best Software Writing I: Selected and Introduced by Joel Spolsky is an entertaining read and a guide to the technical writing literati. The Best Software Writing I contains writings from: * Ken Arnold * Leon Bambrick * Michel Bean * Rory Blyth * Adam Bosworth * danah boyd * Raymond Chen * Kevin Cheng and Tom Chi * Cory Doctorow * ea_spouse * Bruce Eckel * Paul Ford * Paul Graham * John Gruber * Gregor Hohpe * Ron Jeffries * Eric Johnson * Eric Lippert * Michel Lopp * Larry Osterman * Mary Poppendieck * Rick Schaut * Aaron Swartz * Clay Shirky * Eric Sink * why the lucky stiff