Jess LeeEvery 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. ❤️
Smell that? It's the React components.
@awnton put together a super enlightening post on the things he considers to be code smells in React components. Definitely worth a read!
Learn by doing
Want to learn more about webpacks? @jasmin has a practical approach: start with the core concepts and then build your own custom webpack plugin:
Readable code is maintainable code!
@joachimzeelmaekers has some trusty rules you can use to improve your code, starting with removing unnecessary code comments...
The "API economy" and why it matters
In this fascinating read, @swyx explains why it's crucial that devs don't to underestimate the importance of the API economy in their own careers, and investigates the upsides and down
Ready, Set... Docker!
Questions about why you should learn more about Docker, even if it's not necessarily used everywhere? Leave it to @flippedcoding!
"Your own code could be used globally"
Wise words from @mhatvan about the beauty of contributing to the open source ecosystem and why you should start as soon as possible!
The mindset shift of becoming an engineering manager
Going from software engineer to engineering manager is a transition, says @eisabai. Here's how to do it smoothly.
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!
