The 7 Most Popular DEV Posts from the Past Week

Every Tuesday we round up the previous week's top posts based on traffic, engagement, and a hint of editorial curation. The typical week starts on Monday and ends on Sunday, but don't worry, we take into account posts that are published later in the week. ❤️

Get progressive

@dfiredeveloper walks us through turning our already existing website into a Progressive Web App (PWA). Helpful!

How to easily turn your website to a Progressive Web App(PWA)

Ilemona Achimugu ・ Aug 12 '20

#tutorial #javascript #opensource

Turning “failure” into community learnings

@raulfdm generously reflects on a recent interview that didn’t result in a job in order to share helpful takeaways.

I failed an interview because of an algorithm

Raul Melo ・ Aug 16 '20

#interview #job #career #tips

Shortcuts for longterm efficiency

These VS Code shortcuts were part of a talk @hannahgooding gave entitled "Why The F*** Didn't I Know This Sooner?!" 😁

VS Code shortcuts and tricks that I wish I knew sooner

Hannah Gooding ・ Aug 12 '20

#vscode #codenewbie #html #productivity

Developer burnout: the risks, signs, and “cures”

Thanks for the reminder that burnout as a developer is an all-too-common phenomenon, @nirbhayvashisht. This post is full of super practical and actionable tips for all levels!

Burnout as a Developer: Experience, Symptoms, Prevention and Cure

Nirbhay Vashisht ・ Aug 14 '20

#discuss #productivity #webdev #watercooler

Sage advice

In this post, @thisismanaswini poses and explores a question we should all be asking ourselves!

Things I'd do differently if I had to start with programming all over again!

Manaswini ・ Aug 15 '20

#motivation #100daysofcode #codenewbie #webdev

The elegance of the hedgehog

@rakshakannu shares a great way of looking at productivity through an unexpected metaphor.

Productivity: Are you a fox 🦊 or a hedgehog 🦔?

Raksha Kannusami ・ Aug 11 '20

#productivity

Get active

@devdevcharlie built a Github action to automatically detect potentially toxic comments and PR reviews. Awesome! And if you’re interested in creating your own GitHub action/utilizing existing ones for a new workflow, we’re currently running a GitHub Actions hackathon with GitHub!

Creating a Github action to detect toxic comments using TensorFlow.js

Charlie Gerard ・ Aug 16 '20

#tensorflow #javascript #machinelearning

That's it for our weekly wrap up! Keep an eye on DEV this week for daily content and discussions...and if you miss anything, we'll be sure to recap it next Tuesday!