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.

Mac Development Setup

@w3cj documented the process and the tools / apps / settings used on a daily basis and used this doc to set up a recently wiped MacBook. Follow along if you have a Mac you need to set up for a development environment!

Setting up a Mac for Development

CJ R. Aug 1 11 min read

#webdev #beginners #productivity #node

TypeScript + React

Using TypeScript comes with a lot of benefits. @omerwow covers those benefits, as well as how to best utilize TypeScript with React.

TypeScript - The Best Way to Use It with React

Omer Elbaz Aug 3 4 min read

#webdev #typescript #react #beginners

Are you Agile?

What does it mean to be agile? @rcls covers Agile and Scrum in this retrospective on a conversation between Dave Farley and Allen Holub.

You think youre working in an agile way? Probably not.

Ossi P. Aug 2 8 min read

#agile #devops #scrum

Using Job Boards Effectively

@wagslane compiled a few of the best places for you to look for new job openings. Take a look, and use the ones that are most useful to you.

How to Use the Best Job Boards to Find a Software Engineering Job

Lane Wagner for Boot.dev Aug 6 5 min read

#job #career #hiring #jobs

Getting Unstuck

Developers spend an enormous amount of time being stuck. Here, @stebunovd offers some advice on how to learn to be better at getting unstuck.

How to get unstuck and make progress

Denis Stebunov Aug 5 9 min read

#productivity #management #motivation

Write to Improve

@wesen started writing regularly a year ago and became a better developer for it. Here are some tips to start this process yourself!

Writing made me a better engineer

Manuel Odendahl Aug 4 3 min read

#career #programming #writing #productivity

Coding as art

The community loved this artwork by @asyrafhussin4 and it's easy to see why. True artistry and the palette is comprised of only HTML & CSS

Pure CSS Woman with Long Hair

Asyraf Hussin Aug 4 1 min read

#codepen #html #css #webdev

That's it for our weekly Top 7 for this Tuesday! Keep an eye on dev.to this week for daily content and discussions...and be sure to keep an eye on this series in the future. You might just be in it!