1. Make It Personal
Amanada walks us through different types of personal websites and points out which elements make them unique and memorable. This is valuable information, especially for devs looking for new opportunities.
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2. Better Context
Kent explains why he's stoked for React's new, much more intuitive, Context API. We learn about React.createContext
, Provider
, and Consumer
.
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3. "Do you have any questions for us?"
Kim share basic questions you should ask your interviewer and why you should ask them.
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4. PHP IS NOT DEAD
Based on usage stats compared to other languages, Mike explains that PHP is still well and alive. He also gives us reasons why so many people claim php is irrelevant, even though it isn't.
5. Soften Up to Level Up
There's a lot more to being a good programmer than just writing code. Aman shares some important practices with us.
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Soft(er) skills that make you a better programmer
Aman Gautam ・ Feb 8 '18 ・ 3 min read
6. Cannot read property 'foo' of undefined
How to safely access nested object in JavaScript in a super cool way so you never get that error again.
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Accessing Nested Objects in JavaScript
Dinesh Pandiyan ・ Feb 10 '18 ・ 3 min read
7. We've all been there.
How do we even determine if we are burnt out or just tired? Lewis provides some tips on how to identify burnout, as well as ideas on how to recover.
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How to Fix Burnout as a Developer
Lewis Menelaws ・ Feb 7 '18 ・ 4 min read
That's it for our weekly wrap up! Keep an eye on dev.to this week for daily content and discussions...and if you miss anything, we'll be sure to recap it next Monday!
Top comments (4)
Thanks to the staff and community for responding well to my article!
Links 4, 5, and 7 are broken for me on Mobile Safari.
Thanks for the heads up. Fixed.