The 7 Most Popular DEV Posts from the Past Week

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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.

The 4 most important hooks you need to know in React

A simple and to-the-point post on the most important React hooks you need to know — as advertised, @ishakmohmed!

React Hooks (useContext, useEffect, useState, useRef) Summarized Like Crazy (Short & Concise Article)

Mohmed Ishak ・ Jun 2 '21

#reactnative #react #webdev

Lights, camera, code 🎬

Kudos to @hieptl for sharing this incredibly thorough tutorial on... building Netflix to learn React?! 🤯 Impressive stuff.

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Coding through the obstacles

Thank you to @resourcefulmind for providing this follow-up on your last article about how internet access is a major barrier for coders in Nigeria. Really glad you are finding some solutions that work for you. freeCodeCamp is awesome!

Learn to code using FreeCodeCamp Especially If You Do Not Have 24/7 Internet Access

Opeyemi Stephen ・ Jun 3 '21

#beginners #webdev #career #javascript

Vanilla JS Swirl 🍦

@ivavay built a Chrome extension that gives you a random Chinese idiom every time you open a new tab. They break down the process to help you learn how to make your own extension with JS

How to make a chrome extension with javascript

Ivy Chen ・ Jun 4 '21

#javascript #css #webdev

A safer and more secure Git

@mishmanners is here to save you from needing to authenticate Git so you don't have to type a password with every action. These ideas are SO helpful — and much more secure!

How to never type passwords when using Git

Michelle Mannering for GitHub ・ Jun 3 '21

#opensource #github #git #security

Soft skills, hard covers

@espoir has rounded up a mini library of books that will help your expand upon your soft skills as a developer. Do you have any titles to share?

My books recommendations to enhance your Soft Skills as a developer

Espoir Murhabazi ・ Jun 5 '21

#career #productivity #beginners #books

De-mystifying the mystical ✨

Thanks to @endingwithali for this terrific look under the hood of web servers.

Want to read more of Ali's work? Head over to TheRelicans.com! It's a community created by New Relic for all levels of software developers — and it's built on Forem 🌱

How do web servers work?

Ali ・ Jun 2 '21

#backend #servers #beginners #development

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!