5 Blogs Developers Should Read

As I mentioned in a previous post, I tend to revamp my inbox a few times a year. I do the same thing with blogs; changing up the ones I subscribe to and frequent. I was in that process again recently and thought I would take a look at the content I am reading from a developer’s eye. Here are the five blogs I think are most beneficial to those interested in coding and creating projects.

Paul Graham

I became aware of Paul Graham’s essays a few years ago. I was new on the tech startup scene, and as one of the founders of Y Combinator and a successful entrepreneur, he was often referenced when I wanted information on how to run a startup. He has a background as a programmer and many of his essays visit that topic, especially in accordance with how it relates to building businesses and projects. Here’s one I think you’ll like.

Six Revisions

If you are interested in design and web development, Six Revisions offers a number of list style articles and tutorials. Articles are very simple and they usually post a couple times of week, so you can drop in when you remember and quickly catch up on all the prior articles without feeling like you missed something or need to spend the next two hours reading. Here’s one I think you’ll like.

The Daily WTF

I just realized this blog is twelve years old. That was a tough realization for me right there… Anyhow, this blog is a humor blog featuring terrible code, bad project management, hardware and software issues. Honestly, seeing how things don’t work is a great learning tool for me, so I find this site both funny and educational. Your mileage may vary. Here’s one I think you’ll like.

Coding Horror

I’ll be honest, I am not a strong enough software or hardware developer to understand every topic that this blog posts about. However, I have found it to be incredibly enlightening on topics I am interested in. And it is broad; it deals with security, software, and focuses on how people interact and create software, which I find particularly interesting. Oh, the creator of the blog is also co-founder of StackExchange, so there’s that. Here’s one I think you’ll like.

Code Simplicity

This blog is written by a software engineer at Google. His mantra is “Complexity is stupid. Simplicity is smart.” His blog certainly reflects that, often discussing how to make better products and interact with users. Here’s one I think you’ll like.

Did I miss one you think should be added to the list? If so, let me know in teh comments or tweet to @HackUpstate.