System case study blogs/books

Question

Does anyone know any good blogs that focus on real life system case studies?

There are lots of books on programming tools, languages, design patterns, etc but I haven't seen a book/blog that focuses on case studies of actual systems that have been developed recently.

It's great for example to learn about how the Spring framework works but it's also interesting to hear someone talk about their experiences implementing Spring compared to authors discussing the potential uses of Spring.

Answer 1

Are you considering the open source world? Perhaps something like this might be useful. I think most commercial development is a little more under wraps. However, JoelOnSoftware (by one of the StackOverflow founders does give some good insight into commercial case study stuff sometimes).

Answer 2

This site is one of the best resources I have found. Maybe not precisely what you are after, but you might find it interesting. I'd be grateful for more similar suggestions!

http://highscalability.com/