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:

• Complete Beginners Guide to Information Architecture - Ux Booth

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