The 7 Most Popular DEV Posts from the Past Week

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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. ❤️

Performant, accessible, interactive

What else do you need in a portfolio?! @jemimaabu walks us through how they got theirs to * chef's kiss * level

How I Built My Perfect Score Portfolio Website

Jemima Abu ・ Mar 31 '21

#portfolio #a11y #performance #javascript

A deep hurt we must confront

In this honest and incredibly important post, @penelope_zone shares a bit about their experience as a trans woman in technology. Instead of summarizing it here, I urge you to read it for yourself ❤️

The incredible weight of being a trans woman in tech

Penelope Phippen ・ Mar 31 '21

#inclusion #wecoded

Hit that save button

Great job on this week’s animation collection, @afif!

Another 100 underline/overlay animations | The extended CSS collection 🥇🥈

Temani Afif ・ Mar 30 '21

#css #beginners #webdev #codepen

Get hooked!

Despite reading lots of explainers and a few tutorials, @kimberleejohnson understandably didn't really start to “grok” React Hooks until they needed to dig into the Daily React video chat demo. Follow along with this retrospective of their hooks learning process.

Learn React Hooks by looking under the hood of a video chat app

Kimberlee Johnson ・ Apr 1 '21

#react #webdev #javascript

Solve a problem with an unfamiliar solution

So… you’ll still need to try. But @thelogicwarlock shares some priorities that might help what you’re learning about coding soak in better.

How to Get Better at Coding Without Really Trying

Kaemon Lovendahl ・ Mar 31 '21

#beginners #webdev #tutorial #javascript

Keep It Simple, Smarty

If you’ve never heard of Big O Notation, this super simple explanation will feel like a gift from above. It’s actually a gift from @humblecoder00!

Comprehensive Big O Notation Guide in Plain English, using Javascript

Şahin Arslan ・ Apr 4 '21

#webdev #beginners #algorithms #javascript

A work of art

@fossheim made this beautiful Muson toy synthesizer using only HTML and CSS. Love!

I drew a synthesizer with HTML & CSS

Sarah ・ Apr 4 '21

#codepen #html #css #showdev

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!