As a software development professional, I use blogs and podcasts to keep on top of what's going on in this technical world. Here are the ones I use most:
Podcasts
- .NET Rocks. Good source of mainstream Microsoft-related stuff; about an hour of content twice a week.
- Hanselminutes. Also .NET-oriented, but Scott's not afraid to vary from the Microsoft mainstream. About thirty minutes a week.
- Herding Code. This is generally .NET-oriented, but the four guys who host this one definitely look at alternatives. They'll definitely ask the tough questions and dive heavily into technical details. They put out a 60 to 75 minutes show roughly every couple weeks.
- Distributed Podcast. Relatively new one (eight episodes so far) with very technical talks about messaging, CQRS, NoSQL, Event Stores, etc.
- Marketplace Tech Report. Four minutes each weekday of what's new in tech; not programming-related, but almost always relevant.
- Talking Shop Down Under. An Australian host; I just listen sporadically to this one.
- This Developer's Life. A different sort of podcast that talks about aspects of a programmer's life that are not so technical in nature. I enjoy this one, but it's not one that will tell you about the latest whose-it and whats-it in the industry. It'll lead you to reflect in other ways about life as a programmer, and life in general.
Blogs
My actual Google Reader list had 40-some blogs listed, but most of them put out content rarely. Here are the ones I follow most closely, roughly in order that I would prioritize them.
- Udi Dahan - http://www.udidahan.com
- Uncle Bob's Blog - http://cleancoder.posterous.com
- Ayende @ Rahien - http://ayende.com/blog/
- Jimmy Bogard's Blog - http://lostechies.com/jimmybogard
- Scott Hanselman's Computer Zen - http://www.hanselman.com/blog/
- ScottGu's Blog http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu
- CodeBetter.Com - http://codebetter.com
- {codesqueeze} - http://www.codesqueeze.com (Max has fallen off the radar since starting his own business – go figure :)
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