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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.

TailwindCSS vs. UnoCSS

Like @mapleleaf, you may also be a longtime TailwindCSS user. If you're looking for more functionality, Uno supports all of Tailwind, plus some extras of the box like variant groups, fluid columns with CSS grid, and plenty more animations.

Learn "Zod" in 5 Minutes

Zod is a TypeScript schema validation library that enables easy and concise data validation. If you're looking for a quick and dirty way to get started with the library, @arafat4693 provides a brief overview of Zod's main features.

Discovering the Power of JavaScript Proxy After All This Time

@marclipovsky was an engineer who thought they had seen it all, until one day they explored the potential of JavaScript Proxy, a powerful and often underutilized feature in the language. Learn to leverage JavaScript Proxy to significantly enhance your code and harness more advanced functionality.

Technical Writing 101: How to Get Jobs, Gigs & Opportunities

In this post, @kwamedev shares valuable advice on breaking into the field of technical writing and finding work opportunities. A great read if you're looking for guidance on creating high-quality technical content with a focus on clarity, conciseness, and accuracy.

How to Use MillionJS in a NextJS App

Check out @tobysolutions’ guide on integrating the Million.js library with a Next.js application. Million is an extremely fast and lightweight (<4kb) virtual DOM that makes React components up to 70% faster. By using a fine-tuned, optimized virtual DOM, Million.js helps reduce the overhead of your Next app.

Dark Mode in 3 Lines of CSS and Other Adventures

@madsstoumann shares a simple yet effective method for implementing a dark mode toggle in web applications using just three lines of CSS. This tutorial will show you how to leverage CSS variables and the :root selector to easily switch between light and dark themes.

NPM vs. Yarn vs. PNPM

In this post, we’ll compare three popular JavaScript package managers: NPM, Yarn, and PNPM. @raxraj highlights the key features, strengths, and weaknesses of each tool, providing an objective overview to help developers make informed decisions when choosing a package manager for their projects.

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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Femi Akinyemi

Congratulations everyone

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Tobiloba Adedeji

Thank you very much!

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Arafat

Thanks for the mention😊

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Tobiloba Adedeji

Thank you very much!

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Medea

congrats everyone!

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Tobiloba Adedeji

Thank you very much! My first ever Technical article by the way. I'm so excited!!

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Erin A Olinick

Excellent post @kwamedev! Consider tagging #codenewbie in some of your excellent advice for beginners. We'd love to have your content featured for our new programmers and coders!

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Leslie Gyamfi

Got it. Thanks

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Chris Jarvis

Great articles, congratulations to everyone.

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Michael Wilson

thank you very much for sharing this information.

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