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. β€οΈ
1. Minimal & Efficient
Liyas shares the story behind Postwoman, an API request builder that helps create requests faster and save time on development!
I created Hoppscotch π½ - Open source API development ecosystem
Liyas Thomas γ» Aug 22 '19
2. Exocortex
Max explains the SQ3R note-taking approach and shares their process with us.
3. The Ultimate Checklist
Lizzie shares a handy checklist of pre and post launch considerations to ensure optimization for search engines.
SEO Cheat Sheet for Devs
lizziekardon for Pagely γ» Aug 19 '19
4. Bandwidth Bot
Andrew wanted to make sure their ISP was providing their guaranteed minimum speeds (or your money back), so they built a bot!
I Built a Bot to Try and Get Money Back From My Internet Provider
Andrew Healey γ» Aug 22 '19
5. Light, Fast & Useful
Mark shares twenty-five shortcuts, settings, and extension recommendations for VS Code users.
My VSCode shortcuts, settings, and extensions for productivity.
Mark Abeto γ» Aug 22 '19
6. Consider Contributing
Despite the title, this post is actually about why you should contribute to open source and how to get started.
Why you should think twice about contributing to Open Source
Rafiullah Hamedy γ» Aug 22 '19
7. Selfies2020
Lina shares all their takeaways from building a 'tongue-in-cheek' social media game theory multiplayer game. Takeaways range from design to tooling to infrastructure.
53 Things I Learned Writing a Multiplayer Strategy Game in Javascript and Python
Lina Rudashevski γ» Aug 20 '19
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!
Top comments (3)
Some amazing posts this last week. Congrats to all of the Top 7 authors!
I'm honored to appear next to these amazing authors π.
What a brilliant set of authors and posts!!
Max's post spurred me to action, trying out gitbook - it's pretty cool. I wish "Exocortex" was a general use term, though π