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Posted on Jul 30, 2024

Top 7 Featured DEV Posts of the Week

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Welcome to this week's Top 7, where the DEV editorial team handpicks their favorite posts from the previous week.

Congrats to all the authors that made it onto the list 👏

My first experience as a Tech Lead

Lucas Matheus ・ Jul 22

#webdev #beginners #productivity #career

Lucas shares insights from their journey and challenges faced during their first experience as a tech lead.

Creating Snake Game In Power Apps

david wyatt ・ Jul 22

#powerapps #gamedev #powerplatform #lowcode

Dave scratches an itch and pays homage to the old Nokia phone by recreating the classic Snake game using Power Apps.

Seriously, you need to learn git

Lucy Linder ・ Jul 22

#git #learning #beginners #productivity

Lucy emphatically emphasizes the importance of understanding the concepts and inner workings of Git.

Meteor.js 3 is officially here!

Denilson for Meteor Software ・ Jul 22

#javascript #meteor #node

The Meteor team announces the release of Meteor 3, highlighting major changes and how to migrate to the new version.

My Favorite Interview Questions for QA Engineers

Sam E. Lawrence ・ Jul 24

#hiring #testing #career

Sam shares his top interview questions for QA engineers, providing insights into what makes a great candidate.

State of my stacks stats 2024

Ingo Steinke, web developer ・ Jul 26

#development #programming #productivity #webdev

Ingo shares his takeaways from reviewing the results of multiple developer surveys.

How I switched from a degree in the humanities to a career in software development

Camila Moura ・ Jul 24

#career #careerdevelopment

Camila unpacks their software development learning journey with us, sharing both the hardships and surprising delights.

And that's a wrap for this week's Top 7 roundup! 🎬 We hope you enjoyed this eclectic mix of insights, stories, and tips from our talented authors. Keep coding, keep learning, and stay tuned to DEV for more captivating content and make sure you’re opted in to our Weekly Newsletter 📩 for all the best articles, discussions, and updates.

Top comments (7)

Jess Lee The DEV Team • Jul 30 '24

Great posts and updates @sampseiol1, @wyattdave, @derlin, @denihs, @samelawrence, @ingosteinke, @camie_m!!

Horace Nelson • Jul 30 '24

I love that this isn't a popularity contest. Good stuff.

Dipak Ahirav • Jul 30 '24

Congratulations All @sampseiol1, @wyattdave, @derlin, @denihs, @samelawrence, @ingosteinke, @camie_m!!

Ingo Steinke, web developer • Jul 30 '24

Thanks for the inspiration, and thanks for featuring me! To avoid misunderstandings, I added a disclaimer to my post that most of its content is not a summary of global trends but based on my recent projects and experiences.