Welcome to this week's Top 7, where the DEV editorial team handpicks their favorite posts from the previous week.
Congrats to all the authors that made it onto the list 👏
@ujja critiques the trend of flooding documentation with AI-generated content, arguing that it often results in "soulless" text that fails to engage readers. The author suggests using AI as a drafting assistant rather than a final writer to maintain clarity and human connection.
@ben-santora explores the philosophical and technical distinction between traditional software and AI models, ultimately defining isolated models as collections of data. The post breaks down low-level concepts like weights and biases to explain why models sit in a gray area between code and data.
@callmetarush guides us through building a cost-effective facial recognition system using an ESP32-CAM and Python. The tutorial covers everything from setting up the hardware to implementing real-time face recognition with OpenCV.
@zayanmohamed shares the development journey of creating a zero-trust file sharing tool in Go to replace the tedious process of zipping and uploading folders. The author explains how they leveraged QUIC and secure tunnels to enable instant, direct file transfers.
@mangesh_dalvi_7bcb2337614 addresses the common habit of "texting oneself" to save notes by building a dedicated personal storage application. The post details the full-stack development process, from designing the UI to deploying the backend services.
@eachampagne provides a clear introduction to real-time communication by demonstrating how to implement WebSockets using Socket.IO. The tutorial walks through setting up a Node.js server and connecting a React client to enable bidirectional data flow.
@behruamm details the complex engineering challenge of building a "Magic Move" animation engine from scratch for Excalidraw. The author explains the logic behind element interpolation and morphing to create smooth transitions between different drawing states.
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Top comments (6)
Sincere congratulations to everyone highlighted this time around. Amazing to see such great quality posts each and every week!
Thanks for the recognition @jess.
Thanks for publishing on DEV @ujja, @ben-santora, @callmetarush, @zayanmohamed, @mangesh_dalvi_7bcb2337614, @eachampagne, @behruamm!
Thanks for giving us a place to share our knowledge and ideas, Jess!
Thanks!!
Solid lineup this week. The post on AI-written docs and the Excalidraw animation deep dive were especially great reads. Always appreciate these roundups — makes it easier to discover quality work.