The 7 Most Popular DEV Posts from the Past Week

Every Tuesday, we round up the previous week's top posts based on traffic, engagement, and a hint of editorial curation. The typical week starts on Monday and ends on Sunday, but don't worry, we take into account posts that are published later in the week.

Knowledge-retention is a superpower

... and @aurelio has a few tricks to achieve it.

How I remember everything I learn

Aurelio Nov 1 4 min read

#productivity #learning #tips

Building a site quickly without compromising quality

@gmlunesa walks us through the process of updating their personal website with an emphasis on speed and quality. Spoiler: the end result is fast, secure, inexpensive, and SEO-tastic.

How I developed and deployed my optimized website within a day

gmlunesa Oct 30 3 min read

#webdev #beginners #javascript #tutorial

Why coding is worth it anyway

@thawkin3 gives an honest and vulnerable look at some of the struggles of learning to code -- and why they would choose this path again in a heartbeat, regardless.

I Wish I Never Learned toCode

Tyler Hawkins Oct 26 5 min read

#career #satire #webdev #heroku

Imagine youre a cat...

who is obsessed with potato chips, and has no idea what data science is. You got me hooked, @orthymarjan!

Data Science For Cats : PART 1

Marjan Ferdousi Oct 26 3 min read

#datascience #beginners #machinelearning #ai

Remote work, works heres why you shouldnt compromise your pay for it

@hrishikesh1990 shares a super compelling look at why remote workers deserve to be paid a premium. I couldnt agree more!

Forget pay cut, give me a raise to work remotely

hrishikesh1990 Oct 27 2 min read

#discuss #career #watercooler #remote

An overlooked, fundamental skill

@annajmcdougall walks us through the art of giving a great compliment and why we should do it more. Great post, Anna!

How to Give Good Compliments

Anna "Apero" McDougall Oct 26 8 min read

#psychology #career #socialskills #selfimprovement

Secrets are sneaky

Heres how to deal with them securely and properly when it comes to Docker images. Thanks, @gasparev!

Advanced Docker: how to use secrets the right way

gasparev Oct 27 4 min read

#docker #tutorial #devops

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!