Welcome to this week's Top 7, where the DEV editorial team handpicks their favorite posts from the previous week.
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@cheetah100 reflects on "Full Stack Fatigue," contrasting the simple, single-language development of the past with today's sprawling tech stack. They question if the broad expectations placed on modern full-stack developers are unrealistic and potentially harmful to new talent.
@pascal_cescato_692b7a8a20 challenges the current state of agile, arguing that it has become "performance theater" obsessed with rituals and certifications. The post encourages developers to return to the manifesto's core values by prioritizing thinking and interactions over processes and tools.
@nickytonline highlights a GitHub security risk, showing how easily anyone can impersonate you in commits. He then provide a detailed, step-by-step guide for setting up GPG to sign your commits and display that "Verified" badge.
@cristea_theodora_6200140b breaks down the critical shift from frontend to backend development, demystifying the differences between Vite's "magic" routing and Express's manual approach. This post explains why express.static() is essential and how development and production environments serve different purposes.
@dolig makes a pragmatic case against the overuse of git rebase for feature branches. They argue that if your team squashes commits on merge, the "clean history" from rebasing adds unnecessary risk and complexity for little gain.
@olgabraginskaya kicks off a new "build in public" journey for her project, WYKRA, an agent designed to find relevant online communities and influencers. She shares the Day Zero goals, the market gap she's targeting, and the initial technical and cost hurdles she faced.
@0x1 presents an elegant exploration of PureScript, positioning it as a purely functional language that builds a bridge to the JavaScript ecosystem rather than trying to replace it. The article discusses how PureScript allows developers to harness the power of JS without inheriting its potential chaos.
And that's a wrap for this week's Top 7 roundup! 🎬 We hope you enjoyed this eclectic mix of insights, stories, and tips from our talented authors. Keep coding, keep learning, and stay tuned to DEV for more captivating content and make sure you’re opted in to our Weekly Newsletter 📩 for all the best articles, discussions, and updates.
Top comments (7)
Glad to see Pascal's post about Agile in the list
Thanks, César! I’m really happy and honestly honored to see the post make it into this week’s Top 7! You called it, and it happened! Really appreciate your thoughtful comments and the great conversation we had on that thread.
Oh this is my second time!
Thanks for publishing @cristea_theodora_6200140b, @nickytonline, @dolig, @pascal_cescato_692b7a8a20, @olgabraginskaya, @0x1, @cheetah100!!
Woohoo! Congrats everyone!
Thank you!🥰
Thanks, Jess! Thrilled to see my take on “performance theater” rubbing shoulders with such brilliant posts this week!