I've been trying to catch up on my reading and came across a new (since June) column in MSDN magazine that I think is very good and all of us developers can benefit from. The column is called Patterns in Practice and currently authored by Jeremy Miller from codebetter.com. If you've ever ready any of his blog then you know that Jeremy is a smart guy and usually focuses on topics that are about good programming techniques and not to a specific technology (although he's a .NET guy) and this column is no different.
The articles try to represent a real-world issue and an approach to solve it with tried and true programming patterns (has code samples, etc.). For me, this gets me thinking of how I could've done something better on a previous project or how I can do something better on current and future projects. Either way, I hope they get us all thinking of how we can hone our skills and become better developers.
Even if you don't have access to the print version of the magazine they are all available online.