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.

A Different Way of Looking at Interviews

Interviews are high-pressure and often make us feel that we're lacking power in the situation. But as @kethmars explains, it's crucial to interview a prospective employer just as they're interviewing you. Find out how to do it in this article.

How to choose your future employer? Questions to ask during your next interview

kethmars ・ Jul 13 '21

#career #webdev #codenewbie #discuss

Commenting on Code v.s. Collaborating on Code

There is a difference! @dangoslen walks us through their thinking about code reviews and how we can approach them in a better way.

I'm Changing How I Review Code

Dan Goslen ・ Jul 14 '21

#codereview #career #teamwork

All About Axios

There are so many advanced Axios features to learn about. @nilanth is here to help us approach them in a scalable and optimized way.

How To Use Axios in an Optimized and Scalable Way With React

Nilanth ・ Jul 14 '21

#react #javascript #webdev #beginners

Getting Back in Control of Your Time

@dragosbln tracked every single minute of their time in order to optimize it. A HUGE undertaking and maybe even one that makes some feel defensive of their own productivity tactic. Yet, in the process, they learned a ton that we can take advantage of, just by reading this post!

I tracked every minute of my time for the last 4 months. Here are 7 totally unexpected results

Bilaniuc Dragos ・ Jul 14 '21

#productivity #career #motivation

Being Good at Algorithm Challenges Doesn't Mean You're Good at Building Things

@nicolealdurien is full of incredible takes for both developer-focused hiring managers and developers in this post. Don't sleep on their insights and sound advice!

Job Searches and Career Changes When You're Not the "Default"

C ・ Jul 15 '21

#inclusion #hiring #career #negotiation

Go Ahead and Follow Along

@aurelievache has kicked off a new series devoted to Go and understanding it with approachable examples. Super helpful!

Learning Go by examples: part 1 - Introduction & Installation

Aurélie Vache ・ Jul 15 '21

#go #beginners #tutorial

Diving Into Type System

@kalashin1 is a huge fan of TypeScript. In this article, they go over one of their favorite TS features: Type System.

A Type System

Kinanee Samson ・ Jul 14 '21

#typescript #javascript #programming #node

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!