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๐Ÿ”ฅ What's Hot in Web Development? โ€” Weekly Picks #134

๐ŸŒŸ This week we have incredible posts about React, Javascript, developers' productivity, and more! As always, all posts were ranked by daily.dev community. Shout out to all the authors. ๐Ÿ™Œ

So, let's get it started.

1๏ธโƒฃ Keyboard shortcuts for a Developer

โŒจ๏ธ Keyboard shortcuts can boost your productivity and save you some time. It is not an easy task to remember the shortcuts, it takes a lot of practice. In this post you can 23 different keyboard shortcuts, focused mainly on editing code quickly.

Keyboard shortcuts for a Developer

2๏ธโƒฃ 9 Amazing React Libraries That Will Simplify a Developerโ€™s Life

๐Ÿ“š React's ecosystem is huge and there are so many libraries out there in the wild. The author lists 9 libraries such as Redux and React Router that he thinks every React developer should be familiar with.

9 Amazing React Libraries That Will Simplify a Developerโ€™s Life

3๏ธโƒฃ 15 React Interview Questions with Solutions

Preparing for a job interview is a key part of nailing it. Unfortunately, in these hard times of COVID-19, many of us are looking for a job. You can find here 15 questions and solutions for a React job interview. The questions are targeted to an entry-level position.๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ป

15 React Interview Questions with Solutions

4๏ธโƒฃ The Secret of Simple Code

๐Ÿ†™ Eric Elliott shares his idea of how to become a 10x developer. According to him, it's about abstractions and how to apply them well to your code.

The Secret of Simple Code

5๏ธโƒฃ My Top 5 APIs For New Developers

๐ŸŽ– This is such an excellent list, I love these APIs. In this list, there are super cool APIs that you can integrate with right away. PokรฉAPI and Yoda translator are just an example of what you can find there.

My Top 5 APIs For New Developers

6๏ธโƒฃ Glowing buttons

Codepens can be very inspiring and a great reference for front-end developers. Check out this neon button, it looks futuristic. ๐Ÿ’ก

Glowing buttons

7๏ธโƒฃ These 9 tools can help developers improve their workflow

๐Ÿฅ‡ The Next Web lists 9 utilities for web developers. Some are very popular like Stack Overflow and some I discovered for the first time like Shape Divider.

These 9 tools can help developers improve their workflow

8๏ธโƒฃ JavaScript Promises in 5 Concepts

Promise is a design pattern for handling asynchronous operations. In single-threaded environments, such as the browser, you need to master Promise to achieve the best performance. If you are new to Promise, it's your lucky day this guide will make it all clear. ๐Ÿš€

JavaScript Promises in 5 Concepts

9๏ธโƒฃ Cards Against Developer vol. 2 ๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿ˜…

๐Ÿƒ Yay! We have one more Codepen on the list. It's hard to explain in words, but basically this pen demonstrates toggling card-like elements.

Cards Against Developer vol. 2 ๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿ˜…

๐Ÿ”Ÿ Why Low-Code Will Never Replace Developers

An interesting piece about the relationship of low-code platforms (coined by Forrester) to developers. The author explains that we have nothing to worry about but for more details read it through. ๐Ÿค–

Why Low-Code Will Never Replace Developers

๐Ÿ™Œ Wrap Up!

That was all for this week. We will come back with another list of interesting development posts next week.


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