A curated list of the top five web development must-reads from last week. Don't miss out on the latest web development stories and insights. Read all about the cutting edge in web development, working in tech and the new tools and frameworks while learning a few new tricks.

The Safest Way To Hide Your API Keys When Using React

Want to make sure your API keys are safe and sound when working with React? Jessica Joseph’s got you covered! She will show you the best ways to hide your API keys, from using environment variables to building your own back-end proxy server.

https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2023/05/safest-way-hide-api-keys-react/

How does AI actually work?

Artificial intelligence has entered a new era. From search to education to art, recent advancements in AI promise to shake up the way we work and live. Yet for some of us, AI poses more questions than answers. How will it affect us? Are there risks? How do we make it trustworthy? Before we can answer these complex questions, it helps to get the basics down on AI. Read on for a crash course on artificial intelligence.

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/internet-culture/how-does-ai-work/

Mobile-First CSS: Is It Time for a Rethink?

The mobile-first design methodology is great—it focuses on what really matters to the user, it’s well-practiced, and it’s been a common design pattern for years. So developing your CSS mobile-first should also be great, too…right?

https://alistapart.com/article/mobile-first-css-is-it-time-for-a-rethink/

New to the web platform in April

Discover some of the interesting features that landed in stable and beta web browsers during April 2023.

https://web.dev/web-platform-04-2023/

23% of jobs to be disrupted in the next 5 years, WEF predicts

Nearly a quarter of the world’s jobs will be disrupted in the coming five years, the latest report by the World Economic Forum (WEF) has found. Specifically, the job market will experience a 23% churn, as a result of emerging and vanishing positions.

https://thenextweb.com/news/23-percent-of-jobs-disrupted-next-5-years-wef-predicts

Read "MODERN FULL STACK DEVELOPMENT" to kickstart your career as a full-stack developer.

It's a hands-on introduction to creating web applications with today's full-stack developers' most popular tools, libraries, and frameworks. It covers Modern JavaScript, TypeScript, React.js, Next.js, MongoDB, Mongoose, REST APIs, GraphQL, OAuth, Docker and JEST.

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