Top 7 Featured DEV Posts from the Past Week

Brian Bethencourt - Aug 8 '23 - - Dev Community

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.

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.

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!

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!

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.

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!

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