Top 7 Featured 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.

Improving the experience of a product with technical solutions

@michaelmangial1 explains how to stand out as a developer when collaborating with product teams. The secret? The more trusted you are, the more valuable you are.

3 Not-So-Obvious Ways to Stand Out On a Product Team As a Developer

Michael Mangialardi Aug 13 3 min read

#career #productivity #webdev

Navigating... mapping

Ever encountered the error field type is not supported for [whatever you are trying to do with Elasticsearch]? @lisahjung is here to help.

[Beginner's guide] Understanding mapping with Elasticsearch and Kibana

Lisa Aug 13 26 min read

#beginners #elasticsearch #database #datascience

Sometimes, the fastest solution is ok!

@dekel makes an argument for using jQuery for certain types of projects.

Last Week I Wrote Some jQuery (and no one fired me )

Dekel Aug 15 4 min read

#discuss #javascript #programming #webdev

The React learning curve

Congrats to @stuxnat for completing their final project for the Flatiron School! Thanks for sharing it with us.

Final React Project

Natalie Taktachev Aug 12 2 min read

#reactnative #redux #javascript

The ongoing journey of being a dev

"Learning how to code isn't the end of the journey for a software developer," says @bk_973. So, how can you continue to improve? Read on...

These habits will make you a better developer

Benjamin Kalungi Aug 12 4 min read

#webdev #productivity #programming #career

Illustrating music

A few months back, @aneeqakhan created a boombox illustration by only using CSS. In this post, they share how they animated it!

Animating my illustration using animate.css

Aneeqa Khan Aug 15 1 min read

#react #javascript #css #codenewbie

"Entities can not inject services!"

@salah856 explains that it's simple to implement a business rule in an entity method when the business logic only uses the properties of that entity. But what if the business logic requires you to use any external services? This post will help you navigate this conundrum.

Implementing Domain Driven Design: Part III

Salah Elhossiny Aug 15 9 min read

#csharp #dotnet

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 Tuesday!