Discover Independent Blogs

Josh Comeau's blog

joshwcomeau.com

Friendly tutorials for developers. Focus on React, CSS, animation, and careers.

overreacted

overreacted.io

Exploring React, JavaScript, and the evolving landscape of web development through detailed technical analysis.

CSS-Tricks

css-tricks.com

The legendary CSS and front-end web development resource.

Thoughts From Eric

meyerweb.com

CSS legend and web standards pioneer. Foundational writings on design and web development.

Simon Willison's Weblog

simonwillison.net

Open source developer building tools to help journalists, archivists, librarians and others analyze, explore and publish their data

Daring Fireball

daringfireball.net

Commentary on Apple, technology, design, politics, and more.

kottke.org

kottke.org

Curated tech and culture links. One of the longest-running blogs (since 1998).

Julia Evans

jvns.ca

Approachable explanations of Linux, networking, and debugging through zines and comics.

Mordenstar

mordenstar.com

Personal blog of Shaun Pedicini, a place where thought comes to be scattered like a leaf blower.

Andrew Nesbitt

nesbitt.io

Package management and open source metadata expert. Building Ecosyste.ms, open datasets and tools for critical open source infrastructure.

Kerrick Long (blog)

kerrick.blog

Software developer on OOP, testing, and professional growth with 17+ years experience.

Joel on Software

joelonsoftware.com

Joel Spolsky (Stack Overflow co-founder) on software management, hiring, and building great products.

Creator of AcoustID and Picard, writing about music tech and Python.

Brain Baking

brainbaking.com

Wouter Groeneveld on software craft, philosophy, and retro computing.

Fuzzy Notepad

eev.ee

Eevee on game development, Python, and deep technical explorations.

Random ASCII

randomascii.wordpress.com

Bruce Dawson (37-year industry veteran) on performance, debugging, and Windows internals.

karpathy

karpathy.bearblog.dev

Andrej Karpathy, AI researcher, on machine learning and neural networks.

Just Some Code

canro91.github.io

I spent five years in college learning to code. A stupid dissertation delayed my graduation. But...

Armin Ronacher's Thoughts and Writings

lucumr.pocoo.org

Personal blog of the Flask creator on Python, tooling, and software design.

Chameth.com

chameth.com

Personal website of a software developer sharing tech projects, hobbies, and creative pursuits.

Jesse Squires

jessesquires.com

iOS, Swift, and software craftsmanship from a longtime maintainer.

Levelling The Playing Field

ltpf.ramiismail.com

Rami Ismail (Vlambeer co-founder) on indie game dev business, design, and creative leadership.

Stan's blog

stanislas.blog

Recent content on Stan's blog

Maurycy's blog

maurycyz.com

Technical deep-dives on systems programming and software engineering.

Simon Willison's Weblog

simonwillison.net

Open source developer building tools to help journalists, archivists, librarians and others analyze, explore and publish their data

pablog

blog.pabloecortez.com

Personal blog on programming and software development.

Salvatore Sanfilippo, creator of Redis. Deep thoughts on programming, systems design, and software craft.

Technical blog on build systems, Rust, developer tools, and the human side of software engineering.

Pierce Freeman

pierce.dev

Software engineer and writer

Read the Tea Leaves

nolanlawson.com

Software and other dark arts, by Nolan Lawson

Martin Alderson

martinalderson.com

Web development, AI tooling, and building better software

Vallified

philipotoole.com

Philip O'Toole

Adrian Courrèges

adriancourreges.com

Legendary graphics studies dissecting DOOM, GTA V, and Metal Gear Solid V rendering pipelines.

Recent content on Another blog bites the dust

Jesse Vincent's blog on Perl, open source, and keyboard hacking.

DeepakNess - Blog Posts

deepakness.com

Thoughts and notes about AI, tech, programming, life, and more.

Xe Iaso's blog

xeiaso.net

Thoughts and musings from Xe Iaso

alexwlchan

alexwlchan.net

Software developer on Python, digital preservation, and creative coding.

Chelsea Troy

chelseatroy.com

Thoughtful essays on software engineering, ethics, and teaching.

Basics Guide

basics.guide

Full-stack tutorials on React, Next.js, AI tooling, and modern JavaScript development.

Robert Heaton

robertheaton.com

Thoughtful essays on programming, security, and the human side of software.

tonsky.me

tonsky.me

Essays on typography, performance, and critical takes on software design.

Matt Godbolt’s blog

xania.org

Creator of Compiler Explorer. Deep dives into compilers, C++, and low-level optimization.

Seth Larson

sethmlarson.dev

Python security and open source infrastructure, plus retro gaming preservation and emulation.

James Long's sketchbook

jlongster.com

Visual design exploration, creative coding experiments, and developer tool building.

Mark Story

mark-story.com

Backend development in Python and Rust, CakePHP maintainer, open source workflows.

Rob Fahrni

rob.crabapples.net

Software development (iOS, Mac, React Native), tech commentary, sports, and life observations.

Vale.Rocks Posts

vale.rocks

Long form writings about assorted topics.

overreacted

overreacted.io

Exploring React, JavaScript, and the evolving landscape of web development through detailed technical analysis.

Bram.us

bram.us

A rather geeky/technical weblog, est. 2001, by Bramus

Dave Rupert

daverupert.com

Web development, accessibility, and ShopTalk Show co-host reflections.

Nic Chan

nicchan.me

The personal blog of Nic Chan, a front-end web developer.

Hugely popular tutorials on JavaScript, React, and web development fundamentals.

Ethan Marcotte

ethanmarcotte.com

Responsive web design (coined the term), accessibility, web standards.

Adactio

adactio.com

Jeremy Keith on web standards, progressive enhancement, and the open web.

Una Kravets Online

una.im

The personal blog of Una Kravets. Web development, design, and platform news.

Scott Hanselman's Blog

hanselman.com

Scott Hanselman on Programming, User Experience, The Zen of Computers and Life in General

Blake Watson

blakewatson.com

Software engineer on web development, accessibility, game dev, and 20 years of personal blogging.

Thoughts From Eric

meyerweb.com

CSS legend and web standards pioneer. Foundational writings on design and web development.

Robb Knight

rknight.me

Web development, Apple ecosystem, and creative coding projects.

The Web Witch

blog.stephaniestimac.com

Stephanie Stimac on web standards, design, and product management. Author of "Design for Developers".

Andy Bell

bell.bz

CSS expert and design systems advocate focused on progressive enhancement.

Jens Oliver Meiert

meiert.com

Intersection of frontend development craft, engineering leadership, and philosophical inquiry.

Raymond Camden

raymondcamden.com

Approachable web development tutorials, CSS techniques, and frontend craft.

Jim Nielsen’s Blog

blog.jim-nielsen.com

Thoughtful essays on web development, design patterns, and the human side of technology.

Josh Comeau's blog

joshwcomeau.com

Friendly tutorials for developers. Focus on React, CSS, animation, and careers.

Read the Tea Leaves

nolanlawson.com

Software and other dark arts, by Nolan Lawson

Ana Rodrigues

ohhelloana.blog

Front-end developer in London on web development, IndieWeb, and creative personal blogging.

We Learn Code

welearncode.com

Ali Spittel's beginner-friendly guides to web development and coding.

CSS-Tricks

css-tricks.com

The legendary CSS and front-end web development resource.

Perishable Press

perishablepress.com

Web Dev + WordPress + Security

Alvaro Montoro

alvaromontoro.com

CSS artist and creative coder known for CSS illustrations, comiCSS webcomic, and Almond.CSS.

Chris Coyier

chriscoyier.net

CSS-Tricks founder on web development, design, and running CodePen.

Sara Soueidan — UI developer

sarasoueidan.com

In depth articles on CSS, SVG, accessibility, and frontend craft.

Jeffrey Zeldman Presents

zeldman.com

Web standards pioneer, founder of A List Apart, and author of Designing with Web Standards.

David Bushell’s Blog

dbushell.com

Front-end web development, CSS, and modern browser APIs through real client work. Outspoken on AI ethics and human-first web craftsmanship.

Piccalilli

piccalil.li

Educational content to level up your front-end skills

Minutes to Midnight

minutestomidnight.co.uk

Web design, sound production, and reflections on technology and creativity.

remy sharp's b:log

remysharp.com

Remy Sharp talks about web, javascript, code, hardware, tinkering and other bits.

Bram.us

bram.us

A rather geeky/technical weblog, est. 2001, by Bramus

Ethan Marcotte

ethanmarcotte.com

Responsive web design (coined the term), accessibility, web standards.

Una Kravets Online

una.im

The personal blog of Una Kravets. Web development, design, and platform news.

Chief Design Officer writing on design strategy, craft, and the intersection of creativity and systems.

Daring Fireball

daringfireball.net

Commentary on Apple, technology, design, politics, and more.

The Web Witch

blog.stephaniestimac.com

Stephanie Stimac on web standards, design, and product management. Author of "Design for Developers".

Andy Bell

bell.bz

CSS expert and design systems advocate focused on progressive enhancement.

Fragments & Reflections

blog.johnozbay.com

John Ozbay's thoughts on design, indie development, and building Cryptee.

Manu Moreale

manuelmoreale.com

Minimalism, design, and the People & Blogs interview series.

Jim Nielsen’s Blog

blog.jim-nielsen.com

Thoughtful essays on web development, design patterns, and the human side of technology.

Maggie Appleton

maggieappleton.com

Essays on programming, design, and anthropology

Chris Coyier

chriscoyier.net

CSS-Tricks founder on web development, design, and running CodePen.

Sara Soueidan — UI developer

sarasoueidan.com

In depth articles on CSS, SVG, accessibility, and frontend craft.

A blog by Matt Webb. My notebook and space for thinking out loud since February 2000.

Jeffrey Zeldman Presents

zeldman.com

Web standards pioneer, founder of A List Apart, and author of Designing with Web Standards.

tonsky.me

tonsky.me

Essays on typography, performance, and critical takes on software design.

David Bushell’s Blog

dbushell.com

Front-end web development, CSS, and modern browser APIs through real client work. Outspoken on AI ethics and human-first web craftsmanship.

James Long's sketchbook

jlongster.com

Visual design exploration, creative coding experiments, and developer tool building.

Minutes to Midnight

minutestomidnight.co.uk

Web design, sound production, and reflections on technology and creativity.

Vale.Rocks Posts

vale.rocks

Long form writings about assorted topics.

My nerdy corner of the internet, where I share my thoughts on blogging, hobby web development, AI / LLMs, digital minimalism...

Blake Watson

blakewatson.com

Software engineer on web development, accessibility, game dev, and 20 years of personal blogging.

Cassidy Williams

cassidoo.co

I'm Cassidy Williams, a software engineer, mom, and overall nerd in Chicago. I write about tech, projects, and whatever else I'm thinking about!

AMONG CATS AND BOOKS

elmc.at

TTRPGs, sandbox campaign design, worldbuilding systems, and tools for running tabletop games.

Gold Takes

bengoldhaber.substack.com

Panning the internet waters for good links and good takes.

pablog

blog.pabloecortez.com

Personal blog on programming and software development.

Otherwise

juliawise.net

Julia Wise on effective altruism, parenting, and more

Will Hopkins

willhopkins.dev

Links and essays

alexwlchan

alexwlchan.net

Software developer on Python, digital preservation, and creative coding.

The Tech Buzz

thetechbuzz.substack.com

Your exclusive key to unlocking the future of AI and tech investments.

disassociated.com

disassociated.com

Long-running indie blog on digital culture, tech policy, and internet commentary from Australia.

Rob Fahrni

rob.crabapples.net

Software development (iOS, Mac, React Native), tech commentary, sports, and life observations.

Tracy Durnell's Mind Garden

tracydurnell.com

A writer and designer's mind garden, exploring big questions about taste, media diet, sustainable work, solidarity and indie web connection.

CogDogBlog

cogdogblog.com

Alan Levine barks about and plays with stuff here

web-goodness

web-goddess.org

Personal blog going back 25+ years from an American-Australian woman living in Sydney. Posts about food, travel, knitting and sewing, tech, entertainment, and FIRE/early retirement.

Ste Grainer

stegrainer.com

Miscellaneous thoughts from a designer and developer

donthave2sting

donthave2sting.bearblog.dev

This will be my internet home away from home; a place to bust my writing chops. I'm interested in lots of things, you never know what's going to pop up here.

Nic Chan

nicchan.me

The personal blog of Nic Chan, a front-end web developer.

Adactio

adactio.com

Jeremy Keith on web standards, progressive enhancement, and the open web.

Brain Baking

brainbaking.com

Wouter Groeneveld on software craft, philosophy, and retro computing.

Kev Quirk

kevquirk.com

Privacy, simplicity, and the indie web. Prolific blogger and community advocate.

from jason

fromjason.xyz

Odes & Satires, and other matters of stuff & things.

Robb Knight

rknight.me

Web development, Apple ecosystem, and creative coding projects.

Ploum.net

ploum.net

le blog de Lionel Dricot

Seirdy

seirdy.one

User autonomy, accessibility, privacy, and independent search engines.

Manu Moreale

manuelmoreale.com

Minimalism, design, and the People & Blogs interview series.

Will Hopkins

willhopkins.dev

Links and essays

Ana Rodrigues

ohhelloana.blog

Front-end developer in London on web development, IndieWeb, and creative personal blogging.

disassociated.com

disassociated.com

Long-running indie blog on digital culture, tech policy, and internet commentary from Australia.

Ben Werdmuller

werd.io

Writing at the intersection of technology, journalism, and the open web.

A blog by Matt Webb. My notebook and space for thinking out loud since February 2000.

Jeffrey Zeldman Presents

zeldman.com

Web standards pioneer, founder of A List Apart, and author of Designing with Web Standards.

Anil Dash

anildash.com

A blog about making culture. Since 1999.

My nerdy corner of the internet, where I share my thoughts on blogging, hobby web development, AI / LLMs, digital minimalism...

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

pluralistic.net

No trackers, no ads. Black type, white background. Privacy policy: we don't collect or retain any data at all ever period.

Dan Sinker

dansinker.com

Writer and multimedia artist on journalism, community building, and indie media.

kottke.org

kottke.org

Curated tech and culture links. One of the longest-running blogs (since 1998).

Austin Kleon

austinkleon.com

Notes on creativity, writing, and sharing work online with a zine like feel.

Waxy.org

waxy.org

Andy Baio on internet culture, creative coding, and digital art.

Creatures of Thought

technicshistory.com

Deep historical narratives on computing, telecommunications, and technological evolution.

Daring Fireball

daringfireball.net

Commentary on Apple, technology, design, politics, and more.

from jason

fromjason.xyz

Odes & Satires, and other matters of stuff & things.

Two-Bit History

twobithistory.org

Computing history in story form — from ARPANET to Doom to the BBC Micro.

Animation Obsessive

animationobsessive.substack.com

Exploring the best in animation from all around the world — part investigation, part treasure hunt.

Blog - Contains Moderate Peril

containsmoderateperil.com

Contains Moderate Peril provides independent analysis and commentary about video games, cinema, TV and popular culture.

Ben Werdmuller

werd.io

Writing at the intersection of technology, journalism, and the open web.

Anil Dash

anildash.com

A blog about making culture. Since 1999.

donthave2sting

donthave2sting.bearblog.dev

This will be my internet home away from home; a place to bust my writing chops. I'm interested in lots of things, you never know what's going to pop up here.

Julia Evans

jvns.ca

Approachable explanations of Linux, networking, and debugging through zines and comics.

Random ASCII

randomascii.wordpress.com

Bruce Dawson (37-year industry veteran) on performance, debugging, and Windows internals.

The Morning Paper

blog.acolyer.org

Daily summaries of influential computer science research papers.

Stan's blog

stanislas.blog

Recent content on Stan's blog

Maurycy's blog

maurycyz.com

Technical deep-dives on systems programming and software engineering.

Linux Hardware Reviews, Performance Benchmarks & Open-Source / Free Software News

Aphyr

aphyr.com

Kyle Kingsbury on distributed systems, Jepsen testing, and database correctness.

Salvatore Sanfilippo, creator of Redis. Deep thoughts on programming, systems design, and software craft.

Technical blog on build systems, Rust, developer tools, and the human side of software engineering.

Vallified

philipotoole.com

Philip O'Toole

Xe Iaso's blog

xeiaso.net

Thoughts and musings from Xe Iaso

Posts on The Tymscar Blog

blog.tymscar.com

Technical deep-dives into networking, NixOS, and practical problem-solving.

Matt Godbolt’s blog

xania.org

Creator of Compiler Explorer. Deep dives into compilers, C++, and low-level optimization.

Cybersecurity expert, software developer, experienced digital forensic analyst, musician

Molly White

mollywhite.net

Researcher, software engineer, and writer who focuses on the cryptocurrency industry, blockchains, web3, and tech more broadly.

Troy Hunt

troyhunt.com

Security researcher and creator of Have I Been Pwned. Expert analysis on data breaches and web security.

Kev Quirk

kevquirk.com

Privacy, simplicity, and the indie web. Prolific blogger and community advocate.

404 Media

404media.co

404 Media is an independent media company founded by technology journalists Jason Koebler, Emanuel Maiberg, Samantha Cole, and Joseph Cox.

Seirdy

seirdy.one

User autonomy, accessibility, privacy, and independent search engines.

Tech policy specialist advocating for privacy, digital rights, and an open web.

Go security team member writing about cryptography and open source maintenance.

Perishable Press

perishablepress.com

Web Dev + WordPress + Security

Robert Heaton

robertheaton.com

Thoughtful essays on programming, security, and the human side of software.

Seth Larson

sethmlarson.dev

Python security and open source infrastructure, plus retro gaming preservation and emulation.

Creator of AcoustID and Picard, writing about music tech and Python.

Python Software Foundation News

pyfound.blogspot.com

Official PSF announcements on Python security, governance, PyPI, and community initiatives.

Ploum.net

ploum.net

le blog de Lionel Dricot

Linux Hardware Reviews, Performance Benchmarks & Open-Source / Free Software News

Technical blog on build systems, Rust, developer tools, and the human side of software engineering.

Allan Vital

allanvital.com

Self-hosting, Java development, and open source projects.

Go security team member writing about cryptography and open source maintenance.

Recent content on Another blog bites the dust

Jesse Vincent's blog on Perl, open source, and keyboard hacking.

Mordenstar

mordenstar.com

Personal blog of Shaun Pedicini, a place where thought comes to be scattered like a leaf blower.

karpathy

karpathy.bearblog.dev

Andrej Karpathy, AI researcher, on machine learning and neural networks.

seangoedecke.com RSS feed

seangoedecke.com

Staff engineer writing about LLMs, technical leadership, and engineering at scale.

Simon Willison's Weblog

simonwillison.net

Open source developer building tools to help journalists, archivists, librarians and others analyze, explore and publish their data

Pierce Freeman

pierce.dev

Software engineer and writer

Maggie Appleton

maggieappleton.com

Essays on programming, design, and anthropology

Recent content on Another blog bites the dust

Fuzzy Notepad

eev.ee

Eevee on game development, Python, and deep technical explorations.

AMONG CATS AND BOOKS

elmc.at

TTRPGs, sandbox campaign design, worldbuilding systems, and tools for running tabletop games.

Levelling The Playing Field

ltpf.ramiismail.com

Rami Ismail (Vlambeer co-founder) on indie game dev business, design, and creative leadership.

Adrian Courrèges

adriancourreges.com

Legendary graphics studies dissecting DOOM, GTA V, and Metal Gear Solid V rendering pipelines.

Red Blob Games: latest blog posts

redblobgames.com

Interactive tutorials for math and algorithms

Hugely popular tutorials on JavaScript, React, and web development fundamentals.

Josh Comeau's blog

joshwcomeau.com

Friendly tutorials for developers. Focus on React, CSS, animation, and careers.

We Learn Code

welearncode.com

Ali Spittel's beginner-friendly guides to web development and coding.

Red Blob Games: latest blog posts

redblobgames.com

Interactive tutorials for math and algorithms

Basics Guide

basics.guide

Full-stack tutorials on React, Next.js, AI tooling, and modern JavaScript development.