Software news

Quick look

• Slashdot stands alone:   http://www.slashdot.org/
• Linux Today has great stories on the entire industry (most: everything concerns Linux now)   http://www.linuxtoday.com/
• The Register: excellent, sceptical analysis of overlooked news:   http://www.theregister.co.uk/index.html
• The Inquirer,:   http://www.theinquirer.net/
• The Server Side www.theserverside.com  
• CNet: corporate spin, ad-driven articles:   http://news.com/
• Techweb Wire News, corporate spin, ad-driven articles:   http://www.techweb.com/headlines
• Newsforge -- run by Andover/VA Linux:   http://www.newsforge.com/
• Kuro5hin, for when slashdot isn't enough. Posts are rated.:   http://www.kuro5hin.org/
• Agent-collected Java articles:   http://www.nikos.com/javatoys/news.html
• Advogato: Like slashdot, but contributers are rated.:   http://www.advogato.org/

Industry news

• Infoworld:   http://www.infoworld.com/
• Headlines Technology AP, newspaper articles on tech issues:   http://dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/technology/ap/
• Headlines Technology Zdnet, unlikely to offend big sponsors:   http://dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/technology/zdnet/
• Techweb Wire News:   http://www.techweb.com/   http://www.techweb.com/wire/
• Internet Week:   http://www.internetwk.com/   http://pubs.cmpnet.com/internetwk/
• PC Week/Ziff-Davis:   http://www.zdnet.com/pcweek/   http://www.zdnet.com/pcweek/news/past.html
• Wired:   http://www.wired.com/
• Arguments about OS's:   http://www.osopinion.com/
• News from the Valley:   http://www.siliconvalley.com/   http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/
• Computer World:   http://www.computerworld.com/news/   http://www.computerworld.com/
• Scripting News (selection of daily topics):   http://www.scripting.com/
• Application Development Trends:   http://www.adtmag.com/
• Educause:   http://www.educause.edu/

Good programming Journals

• Doctor Dobb's Journal (makes a very short list):   http://www.ddj.com/

New books

• See what's selling, and selling well, at the best computer book store: in our area. www.softpro.com  
• O'Reilly Catalog:   http://www.oreilly.com/   http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/new.html   http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/prdindex.html

Java News.

See the separate section on Java.

Linux News.

See the separate section on Gnu/Linux.