Top 7 Featured DEV Posts from the Past Week
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Published: 2023-06-20 14:56:21

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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._ 

## Create React UI Lib: Component Library Speedrun

For @topcat, setting up an NPM package for React was always exhausting. Long articles to follow, giant boilerplate repos with tools they knew they would never need. It was too complex and overwhelming, even for an experienced dev. So  Misha decided to finally fix React npm package development DX with Create React UI Lib.

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## Everything Bad in Java is Good for You

Everything Bad is Good for You is a pop culture book that points out that some things we assume are bad (like TV) have tremendous benefits to our well-being. @codenameone was reminded of that constantly when debating some of the more controversial features and problems in Java. It’s a feature, not a bug…

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## How to Clean Up Your Local Repository with Git Commands

Your local repository may accumulate some unwanted files and branches over time that clutter your workspace and take up disk space. Here, @kasuken shows you how to clean up your local repository with some useful git commands.

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## JavaScript localStorage: The Complete Guide

localStorage and its related sessionStorage are part of the Web Storage API. Let’s learn more localStorage and its methods and how you can use localStorage to save data and access it, delete it and modify it with @alakkadshaw!

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## A better learning path for React with server components

The world of programming is evolving fast, and the recent new features in React and Next.js shuffle everything. Not in a way that everything you know already is now wrong, but in that now you can do much more than before, and learn things completely differently. Here are some new tips to do just that with @scastiel.

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## It’s Time To Replace Your Axios

Axios is a tool used for internet requests, downloaded more than 40 million times each week. But now, in 2023, as things get more complicated, we need a new and better tool for making these requests. If you want to keep up with the latest progress, read this post from @coderhu.

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## Top 10 Things You Should Add While Coding: Valuable Tips for Programmers

As a programmer, you want to ensure that your code is efficient, readable, and maintainable. To help you achieve these goals, @dhruvjoshi9 has compiled a list of the top 10 things you should keep in mind while coding.

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_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!_