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.

From Windows to Arch Linux

Considering a switch to Linux? @mauro_codes walks us through their decision to move from Windows to Arch Linux, providing some helpful tips and tool recommendations along the way.

Switching to Arch Linux

Mauro Garcia Feb 23 6 min read

#linux #opensource #productivity

Kickin' the Habits

In this post, @lizlaffitte lists out 5 common web dev practices that should be tossed to the curb, which also led to some excellent discussion amongst folks in the comments section.

Web Development Bad Habits to Kick

Liz Laffitte Feb 24 3 min read

#webdev #html #css #beginners

Graduating Bootcamp and on to Google

Wanna hear a super fun career success story? walks us through their journey from graduating coding bootcamp to getting a job at Google in just over a year's time.

How to Apply Colors

Learn by doing in @georgedoescode's in-depth beginner's tutorial on applying color in UI design. It's awesome!

A beginner's guide to applying color in UI design

George Francis Feb 25 14 min read

#tutorial #webdev #css #codenewbie

Check "This" Out

Think you know "this" in JavaScript? @anmshpndy walks us through how "this" works in different contexts to help better our understanding.

How well do you know this?

Animesh Pandey Feb 28 9 min read

#javascript #programming #webdev #beginners

Keep Kindness in Mind

@nocnica provides excellent guidance for how to be kind and more empathetic to trans people. Read through these tips and share the love.

9 ways to be kinder to trans people

Nonica Fee Feb 25 5 min read

#trans #discuss #lgbtq #diversity

Figma Is Your Friend

From first steps to creating branded slides, @dawntraoz shows off how they're using Figma in their workflow as a front-end dev.

A Front-end developer using Figma

Alba Silvente Feb 28 9 min read

#figma #design #learning #slides

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!