Everyday I skim about a hundred blog posts and only flag a handful of important ones for careful reading later. Now once a quarter I'm going to start going through those posts and picking the best on a handful of important topics. Without further ado, here it is, the 1st Quarter 2009 Code Renaissance Link Fest.
Code and Software Development:
- Entropy In Software - Los Techies
- JavaScript, time to grok closures - Devlicious
- Software Development Lessons Learned - Elegant Code
- Multicore Mania - Simple Talk
- The Emergence of Knowledge in Software Development - Los Techies
- The 25 Most Dangerous Programming Mistakes(Security) - Coding Horror
- Good Software Design is Easy (Testability) - Scott Belaware
- The Big Redesign in the Sky (Green Field Development) - Object Mentor
- Things About Programming I Learned in Music College - Working Software Daily
- Estimation Is Not For Accountability (It’s For Visibility) - Code Squeeze
- Readability Is Number One - Coding Instinct
Development Methodologies:
- Software is a Movie, not a Building - Cooper Journal
- Why Requirements Stink - Scott Berkun
- Lean: Doing Less With More - Net Objectives
- Decade of Agile, Dawn of Lean - Scott Belaware
- DDD: What Kind of Applications Is It Suited To? - Devlicious
- What Would You Want Someone to Know Before They Run Your Project? - Net Objectives
- Learning Culture - Scott Bellware
Testing:
- Explaining Exploritory Testing - JW on Test
- I'm Helping You, I'm Helping You - Questioning Software
- Testing is Like Raking Leaves - Test This Blog
Refactoring:
- Refactoring Legacy Code -Los Techies
- Back to the Basics: Refactoring Code - Rachel Appel
Technical Debt:
- Technical Debt - Martin Fowler
- Paying Down your Technical Debt - Coding Horror
Typography:
- Fonts and The Web - Web Designer Wall
- 12 Resources for Beautiful Typography - Web Design Ledger
- Lovely Ligatures - Design O' Blog
- 5 Simple Ways to Improve Web Typography - Web Design Depot
- 40 Super Sleek Fonts For Clean Web Design - Web Design Ledger
- Frustrated With Coworkers? - Code Squeeze
- How To Switch From Personal To Business Branding - Freelance Switch
Information Architecture:
LogoDesign:
- Logo Design Walkthrough - Spoon Graphics
- 4 Logo Design Details You May Be Forgetting - Logo Designer Blog
- 9 Solid Logo Design Tips for Beginners - I'm Just Creative
- Let's Talk Logos - David Airey
- What Should You Get From Your Logo Designer - The Design Cubicle
Web Design:
- 50 Monochromatic Website Designs - Web Designer Depot
- Fluid Grids - A List Apart
- Why Programmers suck at Picking Colors - Beta Version
- 21 Stimulating Color Palette Tools For Designers - Pheedo
- Another 20 Inspiring Website Footers Designs - Eightyone Design
- Why Programmer's Suck at CSS Design - Stefano Linotype
- Open Source Image Editors … for Designers? - SitePoint
- Web Design Trends 2009 - Men with Pens
- The Details That Matter - SitePoint
- 200 Beautiful Seamless Patterns - Web Design Ledger
- Interfaces and Color Blindness - Particle Tree
Web Writing:
- The Disgustingly Simple Rule for Web Writing - Copy Blogger
- Writing Tips for Web Designers - Web Designer Wall
Web Development:
- Beautify Your Html and Enrich Your Content - SitePoint
- Fix Your CSS - Search This
- The Five Most Under Used Html Tags - SitePoint
Configuration Management:
- Continuous Integration 101 - Davy Brion
Management:
- Are You Creating Micromanangement Zombees - Coding Horror
- Creating a Culture of Responsibility - Los Techies
People & Teams:
- How to Call Bullshit on a Guru - Scott Berkun
- Thinking only of the Junior Developer - Elegant Code
- Frustrated with Coworkers - Code Squeeze
- How Many Projects Should You Work on at a Time - Net Objectives.com
OtherStuff:
- Quality is not Dead - Satisfice
- Rule of Twelve - Dilbert Blog
- Running a Micro ISV - SuccessfulSoftware

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