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Jen Miller

hmm you raise some valid points. I just happened to ask a bunch of my co-workers about DEV posts and a couple of them replied with a similar vibe: "isn't that just full of newbie JS articles?"

I think the DEV community treats beginners openly (which I think is good), so it's natural it will be a saturated with content tailored to beginners and FE developers.

Where do you find good reads?

I've lost all hope on twitter to find good reads...

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Maddy

Oh dear, I feel you @jennrmillerdev I've recently created a Twitter account to connect with more engineers. I find Tech Twitter to be JavaScript or React.Js Twitter. I feel left out, it's like there's nothing else other than JavaScript. 😞

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Anton Korzunov

First problem to solve is to find a good writer, as they produce a good read.
The second problem is that just a few good developers you can learn something from are good writers, or writing anything even if they can.
The third problem is youtube and online sources, luring so many authors to a different format of education...

In short - I am a lucky to find a good reads from time to time, but it's usually based on talking to people, and be given a good link to read during the conversation.

In this case your duty is to share a good read further. It will be forgotten if you (yes you, whoever read this sentence) do you best to spread it.

Just to reflect my own point - this is a few good reads (and one watch) I was given last month: