The 7 Most Popular DEV Posts from the Past Week

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. ❤️

1. Sensible Defaults

Andy shares their CSS reset with us and explains their approach to keeping it lightweight.

A Modern CSS Reset

Andy Bell ・ Oct 1 '19

#css

2. Clarify & Communicate

Steph shares their six step writing process, along with some useful tools for SEO and tracking progress.

Writing is Thinking: Learning to Write with Confidence

Steph Smith ・ Oct 6 '19

#learning #blog #productivity #tips

3. Slap in some YAML!

Tierney introduces us to GitHub Actions CI and GtiHub Actions CI Templates. This could be your new bliss.

An Unintentionally Comprehensive Introduction to GitHub Actions CI

Tierney Cyren ・ Sep 30 '19

#javascript #webdev #beginners #github

4. Take It For A Spin

Jeremy enjoys testing out different Linux distros. In this post, they share their evaluation on Clear Linux.

Intel's Clear Linux: First Impressions

Jeremy Morgan ・ Oct 5 '19

#linux #reviews

5. Make Decisions & Execute Actions

Meggie shares useful JavaScript tips to write better and cleaner code with conditionals.

Tips to write better Conditionals in JavaScript

Meggie ・ Oct 2 '19

#javascript #webdev #beginners #codenewbie

6. Sharpen Up!

In this post, Simon recommends nine projects that will help sharpen up your coding skills and elevate your portfolio.

9 Projects you can do to become a Frontend Master

Simon Holdorf ・ Oct 6 '19

#react #vue #angular #javascript

7. PRNG

How Pseudo Random Number Generators work and three ways to replace Math.random() in JavaScript.

3 Amazing ways to generate random numbers without Math.random()

Vijay Koushik, S. 👨🏽‍💻 ・ Oct 4 '19

#javascript #beginners #algorithms #computerscience

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!

Comments

[Simon Holdorf]

Thanks Jess for all the work you put into this community! ❤️ 🦄