Great site: Joel on Software
One of my favorite sites these days is joelonsoftware.com. Joel Spolsky is a Microsoft veteran and an outstanding writer who began blogging before it was called blogging. Joel also started his own company, Fog Creek Software, and he writes about it extensively on his site. His take on microeconomics is pretty darn funny and surprisingly helpful.
I don’t know Joel personally. I first heard about him when I couldn’t put down his UI book, User Interface Design for Programmers. His more recent book, Joel on Software is awesome as well.
Joel is a unique and important voice in our industry. For example, how many people recommend NOT using a template for software specs? After reading why, you might not agree, but you’ll have to admit he makes a powerful point.
To get a broad view of his site, start at his archives.
Thumbs up, Joel.