Extracted
UnclaimedJoelOnSoftware.com - A software development resource authored by an NY programmer
I'm your host, Joel Spolsky, a software developer in New York City.
4 of 5 safety checks passed (Sep 6, 2026).
What AboutUs observed on the live site and in WHOIS/DNS today. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
Domain registered Jul 29, 2000 — 26 years old.
Registrar today: Name.com, Inc. — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Aug 20, 2026).
Live site responds over HTTPS.
Trust record
Authority 95/100 — ahead of 95% of scored sitesClear
Every point maps to a sentence. These lines sum to the model score of 49/99, which is what places this site at 95/100 against every other scored site.
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date; self-description below is the 2013 record.
Domain registered (Jul 29, 2000).
First tracked by AboutUs (Jun 20, 2006); profile edited 4 times through 2013.
Self-description at the time:
“JoelOnSoftware.com - A software development resource authored by an NY programmer”
Checked today — 4 of 5 safety checks passed (Sep 6, 2026).