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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. ❤️

Please Emoji Responsibly

As a software developer, it’s easy to use emojis the wrong way -- but there are very real accessibility consequences. @iamludal shares a better path.

Slow & Steady Serves You Better

@alexlsalt talks about the importance of taking things slow as an early-career developer.

No bones about it

… skeleton layouts have so much going for them! @lukekyl explains why.

Plots twists can lead to satisfying stories

@anfibiacreativa shared a look inside their career journey -- from physical architectural draftswoman to to solutions architect!

The expert in anything was once a beginner

“To be honest,” writes @rajatarya007zxc “JavaScript still changes my perspective, but it also gives me more strength to work hard on it.”

This post provides great encouragement and guidance for when you’re beating yourself up over JavaScript (spoiler: don’t do that)

Yearly health-screenings -- at a bare minimum.

You go in to get your blood pressure checked at least once per year. Your websites need those screenings, too and security headers are an essential step in this wellness check. Thanks for these tips on checking security headers, @madsstoumann!

Getting into the freelance flow

As developers, it can be hard to switch to freelance in part because it requires you to “sell yourself” more frequently. Recently, @tanoaksam made this shift successfully! Here’s how.

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

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Gracie Gregory (she/her)

Congrats to our awesome top authors this week!!!

@iamludal , @alexlsalt , @lukekyl , @anfibiacreativa , @rajatarya007zxc , @madsstoumann , @tanoaksam 💫

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Natalia Venditto

Thank you! So honored! <3