Jason Jones, formerly of Why Smalltalk, and now of SlickEdit, wrote the other day to tell me about a new programmer's blog, "Hello, World." My first reaction was ennui, on the assumption that it would be company fluff, but then I took the trouble to read the nine entries that have already been posted. Sure enough, the oldest entries were basically sales pitches for SlickEdit, but then they warmed up a bit. Jason Jones, formerly of Why Smalltalk, and now of SlickEdit, wrote the other day to tell me about a new programmer’s blog, “Hello, World.” My first reaction was ennui, on the assumption that it would be company fluff, but then I took the trouble to read the nine entries that have already been posted.Sure enough, the oldest entries were basically sales pitches for SlickEdit, but then they warmed up a bit. Starting at about the end of April, the developer bloggers at SlickEdit posted some interesting essays: What is a Power Programmer?, How to Write an Effective Design Document, and do { … } while (false);, among others.But wait, there’s more! Two days later, Earl Beede wrote to let me know that he, Steve McConnell , and Matt Peloquin are now blogging and leading discussions at Construx Conversations . Basically, Construx is Steve McConnell’s company; Steve is the author of some of the most influential books about software development; Steve founded the company “to provide industry-leading support for software development best practices;” and the Construx Conversations site is “dedicated to discussing and advancing software development best practices.” It’s just getting off the ground, but it looks interesting. Software Development