Top 7 Featured DEV Posts from the Past Week
Tags: top7
Published: 2023-01-17 16:54:35

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✨ _**Shoutout to @rachelfazio who created our new cover image and updated the badge for this series.**_ ✨

_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._ 


## Debouncing and Throttling in React

When talking about performance, speed is what instantly comes to mind. But what if the real trick to speed was slowing down? Let’s take a look at two “slow-down” techniques that will actually improve your app’s performance, debouncing and throttling in React with @adevnadia. 

{% embed https://dev.to/adevnadia/how-to-debounce-and-throttle-in-react-without-losing-your-mind-pg5 %}


## Rust WebAssembly with Webpack on Arch Linux

In this awesome tutorial, @nabbisen shows us how to implement Rust code to generate WASM and deploy it.

{% embed https://dev.to/nabbisen/rust-webassembly-wasm-on-arch-linux-with-webpack-rust-166-3aj6 %}


## The Markdown Cheatsheet to Rule Them All 

In this handy resource created by @imluka, you'll learn how to do everything you've ever wanted to do in Markdown. Keep this nearby when writing your next DEV post!  

{% embed https://dev.to/imluka/the-only-markdown-cheatsheet-you-will-ever-need-ccg %}


## Avoiding Hasty Abstractions

> "Don't abstract for the sake of abstracting, but don't do the opposite either! Manage complexity by aiming for simplicity and maintainability with the information you have. Make it work."

Wise advice from @cher on the AHA programming principle!

{% embed https://dev.to/cher/avoiding-hasty-abstractions-aha-programming-3d3b %}


## Get Started With React, Vite, and TypeScript

Tooling should just work for you and not be in the way. So let's explore how to kickstart your next React project with @juristr using Vite, in under 2 minutes, without worrying about the setup.

{% embed https://dev.to/nx/react-vite-and-typescript-get-started-in-under-2-minutes-56f %}


## Passwordless Auth for Your Site 

Passwordless authentication is now possible in-browser thanks to the WebAuthn protocol. To that end, let’s explore the alpha version of Passwordless.ID API with @dagnelies.

{% embed https://dev.to/dagnelies/passwordless-authentication-for-your-website-in-5-minutes-1c31 %}


## Zod, a TypeScript-first Library

@jareechang came across Zod, a TypeScript-first schema declaration and validation library. Zod’s approach hits the right balance between robust code and developer experience (DX) when working with data validation in Typescript. 

{% embed https://dev.to/jareechang/zod-the-next-biggest-thing-after-typescript-4phh %}


_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!_