Every Monday 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. ❤️

1. ⭐ 19 for 2019 ⭐

Emma has compiled a wonderful list of tips for software engineers as we all look ahead to next year.

2. 🐪 DRY is out, WET is in 💧

An alternative ideology that seeks to avoid premature optimization.

Stop trying to be so DRY, instead Write Everything Twice (WET)

Conlin Durbin ・ Dec 18 '18

#productivity #paradigms #career #practices

3. 🍔 Hamburger Menu Mistakes 🍔

Jared explains what the NYTimes gets wrong, and what Wikipedia / Disney get right.

The mistake developers make when coding a hamburger menu

Jared Tong ・ Dec 21 '18

#frontend #webdev #ui #responsive

4. 🔲 Brutalist Web Design 🔲

A rebellion against the modern web. This makes me super nostalgic for Geocities and that era of the internet.

Brutalist Web Design. A Breath of Fresh Air in the Modern Web

Lewis Menelaws ・ Dec 19 '18

#design #webdev #css

5. 🏎 Productivity Pro 🤓

A great collection of tips to make you more productive in Visual Studio Code. Definitely worth checking out 👌🏽

6. 🏁 Grid vs. Flex 💪

A look at the differences, and some considerations to review as you think through the layout of your site.

7. 🌌✨💩 Emoji Commits 💩✨🌌

Spice up your routine with this VS Code Extension that helps you create Gitmoji commit messages.

Something Someone Somewhere Uses... Sometimes

benjaminadk ・ Dec 21 '18

#vscode #git #emoji #gitmoji

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 Monday!