Note: Hi everyone! I'm posting on behalf of @jess who is out today. She'll be back soon to share the Top 7 as per usual. In the meantime, enjoy this week's picks! - Gracie
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 IaC primer you’ve been looking for
@flippedcoding shared a super helpful resource for any dev looking to get a more solid understanding of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)!
A little Rusty
As an engineer, @22mahmoud needs their terminal to be blazing fast. They discovered that a handful of tools written in Rust can help tremendously
Your knowledge doesn’t begin and end with syntax
When you work towards becoming a polyglot dev and switch between two languages, your style also changes as do key fundamentals. @niharrs helps us see beyond syntax.

How To Master A Programming Language Really Fast 🔥
Niharika Singh ⛓ ・ Aug 23 '20
Avoiding the mousetrap 🐁🧀
@oguimbal explains how Vim can cut down on the frustration of switching between mouse, arrow keys, and keyboard -- and how to approximate the speed of Vim with relying solely on it!
Job hunting is hard, but it WILL pay off!
We’re thrilled to have @coffeecraftcode coming aboard the DEV team! In this awesome post, they share a bit about their experience interviewing at multiple companies over time

To All the Companies I've Interviewed with Before
Christina Gorton ・ Aug 17 '20
Failing upwards (in a good way!)
@dthompsondev writes about one of their biggest beliefs: if you fail, fail forward and fail fast.
Getting wacky with GitHub Actions
For their entry to the GitHub Actions Hackathon, @jayehernandez built an awesome action in the “wacky wildcards” category that (among other things) replaces curse words in GitHub Issues and PRs with approved words from The Good Place, a TV show they love!

The Good Place - A GitHub Action 🍤
Jaye Hernandez ・ Aug 19 '20
That's it for our weekly wrap up! Keep an eye on DEV this week for daily content and discussions...and if you miss anything, we'll be sure to recap it next Tuesday!
Top comments (7)
Great job, @flippedcoding , @22mahmoud , @niharrs , @oguimbal , @coffeecraftcode , @dthompsondev , and @jayehernandez !!!
Awesome articles y'all! :D
Thanks!
Great list!! 🤩
Glad you enjoyed !
That's so awesome! Thanks everybody! I'm glad this was actually useful. :D
Beyond useful — for me in particular 😅