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Top 7 Featured DEV Posts from the Past Week

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.

Document or Die: The Importance of Writing Things Down in Tech

Documentation can often seem like a secondary task, but skipping it can really come back to bite you. So if you want to avoid getting caught up in a huge time-sink, follow these tips from @tyagi_data_wizard!

How To Use MVVM in React Using Hooks and TypeScript

In this article, @perssondennis takes a look at how a React application can be designed to follow the MVVM architectural design pattern to create a React application that is both scalable and maintainable.

Becoming an Astro Maintainer

@eliancodes shares their experience becoming an Astro maintainer, along with all of the exciting plans for what’s in store for the future. Elian’s open source experience is definitely one you could learn from so read on to find out more!

Costly CSS Properties and How to Optimize Them

Some CSS properties are more costly than others in terms of performance. When used improperly, they can slow down your webpage and make it less responsive for your users. In this article, @leduc1901 explores some of the most costly CSS properties and how to optimize them.

When to use currying in JavaScript

This post from @slimtim10 is about the concept of currying from functional programming, and when you should use it in JavaScript. It might not be useful if you aren’t going to implement functional programming, but it might get you curious about how it works!

The importance of rel=canonical for content writers

@nfrankel touches on the problem of content duplication and how simply writing the best article isn’t enough. You need to know how to spread your content across the web in a way that directs it back towards the source. Follow these tips to make sure your original content is given preference in search engines.

C# (C Sharp) CRUD Rest API using .NET 7, ASP.NET, Entity Framework, Postgres, Docker and Docker Compose

Let's create a CRUD Rest API in C# with @francescoxx using: .NET 7, ASP.NET, Entity Framework, Postgres, Docker, and Docker Compose! You can follow along using the tutorial video available or by heading to the GitHub repo to check out the code for yourself.

That's it for our weekly Top 7 for this Tuesday! Keep an eye on dev.to this week for daily content and discussions...and be sure to keep an eye on this series in the future. You might just be in it!

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Francesco Ciulla

thanks @devencourt, really appreciated!

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Erin Bensinger

This week's #DEVDiscuss is inspired by @tyagi_data_wizard's post on documentation! Check it out and join the convo at the link below:

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Chris Greening

Fantastic work as always everyone - can't wait to read any I missed over my morning cup of coffee tomorrow morning 😎

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Bobby Iliev

Well done everyone!

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Elian Van Cutsem

Thanks for sharing!

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Dennis Persson

Thanks for featuring me @devencourt :) Nice of you!

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