The latest articles on DEV Community by Dev Encyclopedia (@dev_encyclopedia). https://dev.to/dev_encyclopedia https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3960190%2F006fbb41-1855-46cb-a641-7e9f5326421e.png https://dev.to/dev_encyclopedia en Dev Encyclopedia Sun, 31 May 2026 10:21:21 +0000 https://dev.to/dev_encyclopedia/i-built-a-free-browser-tool-to-validate-git-commit-messages-no-cli-required-591o https://dev.to/dev_encyclopedia/i-built-a-free-browser-tool-to-validate-git-commit-messages-no-cli-required-591o <p>Getting Conventional Commits format right from memory is surprisingly annoying. Is it <strong><code>feat</code></strong> or <strong><code>feature</code></strong>? Space after the colon? Breaking change needs <strong><code>!</code></strong> or a footer?</p> <p><strong><code>Commitlint</code></strong> solves this but needs Node, config files, and Husky — 10 minutes just to check one message.</p> <p><strong><code>CommitCheck</code></strong> is the zero-setup alternative. Paste your commit message, get instant validation in the browser. No CLI, no account, no config.</p> <p>Try it free:<br> <a href="https://devencyclopedia.com/tools/commitcheck" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://devencyclopedia.com/tools/commitcheck</a></p> git webdev javascript devtools Dev Encyclopedia Sun, 31 May 2026 10:17:46 +0000 https://dev.to/dev_encyclopedia/5-asyncawait-mistakes-that-slow-down-your-javascript-code-and-how-to-fix-them-386 https://dev.to/dev_encyclopedia/5-asyncawait-mistakes-that-slow-down-your-javascript-code-and-how-to-fix-them-386 <p><strong><code>async/await</code></strong> looks clean. But it makes it easy to accidentally run things in sequence that should run in parallel — and JavaScript won't warn you.</p> <p>5 mistakes covered:</p> <ol> <li>Sequential awaits on independent tasks</li> <li>await inside forEach — doesn't work how you think</li> <li>Promise.all without error fallback</li> <li>Silent missing await — no error, wrong behavior</li> <li>Awaiting a map that returns promises</li> </ol> <p>Each mistake includes a real code example and a fix.</p> <p>Read the full guide here: <br> <a href="https://devencyclopedia.com/blog/async-await-mistakes-javascript" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://devencyclopedia.com/blog/async-await-mistakes-javascript</a></p> javascript webdev beginners programming Dev Encyclopedia Sat, 30 May 2026 16:48:39 +0000 https://dev.to/dev_encyclopedia/how-to-use-environment-variables-in-nextjs-without-leaking-them-to-the-browser-3548 https://dev.to/dev_encyclopedia/how-to-use-environment-variables-in-nextjs-without-leaking-them-to-the-browser-3548 <p>Learn how <code>.env</code> files actually work in <code>Next.js</code>, what <code>NEXT_PUBLIC_</code> really means, and how to avoid accidentally exposing secrets to the browser.</p> javascript nextjs webdev beginners