There are many resources available for software developers to develop their craft. On this page I list some of my personal favorites that I find myself recommending time and time again.

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Book Recommendations

Select books I have read that are must-reads, packed full of useful information and well worth buying.

Best of Basil Vandegriend

Here are some of the most popular articles and article series on my website.

Best of the Web

Here are some of favorite websites from across the web. Each of these sites contains an archive of excellent articles on a variety of topics of interest to software developers.

Joel On Software Personal / corporate site of a former Microsoft employee who is a published author and runs his own small software company.
Martin Fowler Personal site of a widely-followed IT consultant and author of some excellent software books.
Jakob Nielsen A guru in the field of usability and web design. This site is a gold-mine of information on usability both in general and specifically for the web.
Eric Sink Personal site of the owner of a small software company, software developer, and author. The site contains articles on software configuration management and on running a small software development company.

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