A list of some blogs I like to read
Some one asked me what blogs I read. It’s a bit like asking what your favorite films are (of which there are thousands, but I cannot think of one)
To answer the question, generally speaking, Try and get to the source of good thinking or good writing for example I would rather read Kent Beck’s thoughts about integration and development than IBM’s or Microsoft’s, simply because he was the inventor of so many modern practices.
A lot of people will recommend reading blogs by people such as Seth Goddin, Guy Kawasaki, John Medina. I find these too ego centric and way too American for my taste. However Clay Shirky is an exception, and is well worth a read (try and find the “hear comes everybody” video).
Avoid the blogs that have reactive commentary, it is often dull and uninspiring. The Cap Gemini and Gartner blogs fit into this category.
Here are some good links
Kent Beck
Software design and general development guru
http://www.threeriversinstitute.org/
Core 77
often show cases good student design (furniture and stuff), can take itself a little too seriously sometimes
http://www.core77.com/blog/news/inhabitat_fathers_day_green_gift_guide_13702.asp
Martin Fowler
Software design Goliath
http://martinfowler.com/bliki/
Fail Blog
Very very funny
http://failblog.org/
Wired UK
Editorial and commentary about all sorts of technology stuff
http://www.wired.co.uk/
Community Spark
Often insightful but mostly common sense about online communities
http://www.communityspark.com
Oreily
Fountain of all technical knowledge
http://radar.oreilly.com/
Charlie Booker
Writer of Nathan Barley and Screen wipe, very funny and quite angry man
http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/charliebrooker
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