this seems like a good thread to piggyback on. Could I get some links to " official development blogs"? I recently bumped into the one by Etsy (http://codeascraft.etsy.com/) and I'm sure there are many others.

I find the first hand story of how different architectural decisions turn out in real world scenarios are way more valuable than all the blogs out there writing about any new hot piece of tech. I'm curious what you found interesting and even check regularly.