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.
Should New Developers Use AI Coding Tools?
AI coding tools like GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, and similar tools took the software development world by storm. Here, @catalinpit answers whether new developers should use AI coding tools and how to make the most of them.
Should New Developers Use AI Coding Tools?
Catalin Pit ・ Aug 2
Exploring How Websites Talk: A Beginner's Guide to HTTP Requests, APIs, and Backend Magic
In this guide, we’ll demystify HTTP requests and APIs with @ibrahzizo360 and uncover the secrets of backend development — a behind-the-scenes look at modern web experiences.
Exploring How Websites Talk: A Beginner's Guide to HTTP Requests, APIs, and Backend Magic
Ibrahim Aziz ・ Aug 3
Using Document Picture-in-Picture and Insertable Streams APIs to record your screen and camera
In the past few months, Google Chrome recently added the Document Picture-in-Picture API, which supports any arbitrary HTML content within the PiP window. @volcomix shows off how this change opens up tons of new possibilities!
Using Document Picture-in-Picture and Insertable Streams APIs to record your screen and camera
Sébastien Jalliffier Verne ・ Aug 1
Time Travel in React with Immer: A Step-by-Step Tutorial
Imagine having the power to rewind and fast-forward through your application's state changes, pinpoint bugs, and gain a deeper understanding of your code's behavior. Let’s dive into the world of time travel debugging with @brainiacneit!
Time Travel in React with Immer: A Step-by-Step Tutorial
Super ・ Aug 5
Finding My Blogging Path: Lessons from My Journey
Blogging can be a crucial step to your path as a developer but can lead to severe burnout without some considerations taken in measure. Take a look at @danielrendox’s journey, and find answers to these questions and more.
Finding My Blogging Path: Lessons from My Journey
Daniel Rendox ・ Aug 4
Scaling Node.js Web Apps with Docker
Let’s explore with @fabiancdng how Node.js web applications can be scaled across multiple CPU cores and even machines using Docker!
Start by Writing Messy Code
@svemaraju suggests that you start by writing messy code—-messy code that diverges from the traditional "clean" code, following design patterns, programming paradigms, or any opinionated design methodologies. Read on to find out why!
That's it for our weekly Top 7 for this Tuesday! Keep an eye on dev.to this week for daily content and discussions...and be sure to keep an eye on this series in the future. You might just be in it!
Top comments (11)
Congrats to our authors! @catalinpit, @svemaraju, @fabiancdng, @danielrendox, @brainiacneit, @volcomix, and @ibrahzizo360!
Thank you!
Hey @catalinpit thrilled to see you here, I follow your contents a lot on twitter😊
Hey @sarahokolo, thank you lots! 🙏
Thanks! Great work everyone!
Thanks! It's an honor to be included 😊
Thank you! And thanks to every author that shared something 🤗
This is great! Well done everyone!
Awesome to see some content by @catalinpit 👏
Thank you, Bobby! 🫡
Congrats to all the authors that made it to the top 7 this week. Amazing work 👏👏🔥
Congrats to the writers!