Top 7 Featured 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.

"Interview Often"

Thanks to @molly for this insightful post about the value of being well-prepared for your next interview — and how exactly to accomplish that.

Setting Yourself Up for Interview Success

Molly Struve (she/her) ・ Aug 18 '21

#interviewing #job #career

The road to being a developer is paved with mystery — but it shouldn't be!

@ruppysuppy is here to demystify the oftentimes winding road of becoming a developer. Thanks for these signposts, Tapajyoti!

Zero to Hero: Front End Developer Roadmap

Tapajyoti Bose ・ Aug 22 '21

#webdev #html #css #javascript

"#1. No one can stop you when you master the basics."

Thanks to @tyaga001 for this veritable treasure trove of learnings from over a decade in software development. Solid gold!

Top 9 Lessons learned in 12 years as a software developer.

Ankur Tyagi ・ Aug 19 '21

#career #webdev #javascript #codenewbie

1 app, 5 ways.

I can't get over how good this idea is, @sammyshear. Thanks for sharing your learnings of building the same app five different ways! More of this!

Building the Same App 5 Times

Sammy Shear ・ Aug 18 '21

#angular #react #vue #webdev

Defense against the dark arts

... of cybersecurity threats! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on how to defend against these attacks and how to secure our online experience, @ms_74

Authentication vulnerabilities

Mariam Reba Alexander ・ Aug 21 '21

#security

Show-and-Tell: App Store Edition

Huge props to @patrickweb for building their own store for ElectronJS apps. Appreciate the showcase on DEV!

I made an App Store

Just Patrick ・ Aug 22 '21

#javascript #linux #webdev #opensource

Journey to the Center of Vim 🔥

@phantas0s describes their series on Vim as a look "inside the Vim caves, helping you discover the finest diamonds." Sounds pretty compelling to me! In this installment, you'll get a glimpse at some Vim "treasures for the mind" — specifically for those more advanced with Vim.

A Vim Guide for Veteran Users

Matthieu Cneude ・ Aug 17 '21

#vim #terminal #productivity

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!