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. ❤️
The wonder of webP image formats
If you've ever wondered why your website takes forever to load, @temmietope has the answers. They also have an important message: it is time to embrace modern image formats, but it's worthwhile! Very true.
Toxic myth-busting
@sabrinasuarezarrieta tackles an important subject in a short post that could be an encyclopedia: the myths women are told about their work as software developers. I appreciated Sabrina’s responses to these frustrating, prevalent myths. Time to squash them!
Code so clean you could eat off it.
@sylwiavargas shares a few ways you can declutter that code at last by getting rid of unnecessary if-else statements.
"How walruses eating cheese can explain how immutability works"
Show me a better article hook than @dglsparsons'... I'll wait.
Software Architecture, the way it should be taught...
... Visually. Thanks for these awesome breakdowns and diagrams, @vrnsky.
Twitter is for all of us.
Introverts included. This post really spoke to me. Twitter can be an overwhelming place if crowds of people suck your energy out instead of feeding you, but it’s also an important tool for research, connection, and networking. @joojaco's advice will make Twitter work for you instead of exhausting you.
Nailing depth-perception in your UI
@robole walks us through using parallax dynamics in your UI for greater visual nuance. Super helpful!
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!
