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Top 7 Featured DEV Posts of the Week

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 👏


Allison shares an interview with Mike McQuaid, a project leader and longest tenured maintainer of Homebrew, a project utilized by tens of millions of developers.

Hyeseong created a library to handle Unicode grapheme clusters and documents the process of creating, optimizing, and testing a high-quality library.

Jessica provides a comprehensive guide on selecting the appropriate method for data retrieval in Elasticsearch, comparing index-level API, queries, aggregations, and ESQL.

Isaac explores the potential of sync engines as a foundational technology for the future of web applications.

Max shares his journey and strategies for growing his open-source project to 1,000 stars on GitHub.

Dominic outlines essential UX design principles that are crucial for creating user-friendly and engaging digital products.

Hetarth shares his experience and process of building a custom JSON parser from scratch, highlighting key challenges and learnings.

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.

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Jess Lee
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Jessica Garson

Thanks 🤩

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Hetarth Shah

Thanks!💖

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Jake Lundberg

awesome job @allieoopz, @cometkim, @jessicagarson, @isaachagoel, @m4xshen, @magnificode, @hetarth02! keep up the great work!!!

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Hetarth Shah

Thanks!💖

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ABHISHEK JETANI

Great post @hetarth02

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Hetarth Shah

Thanks!💖

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