Software
- Choosing the Right Real-Time Stream Processing Framework (Shahab Ranjbary)
Nice overview of alternatives. - Legacy
(Jason Cohen) 
Deep thoughts.. "To be human is to defy the uncaring universe by caring deeply anyway" - 0 dependencies
(Tim Bray) 
I suppose... - The Boolean Trap
(Engineer’s Codex) 
"well-written code is predictable. Don’t allow surprises." 
Blogs
- Words on Founder Mode (rands)
More on Paul Graham's latest essay.