Top 7 Featured DEV Posts from the Past Week
Tags: top7
Published: 2021-12-07 18:14:02

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title: Top 7 Featured DEV Posts from the Past Week
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description: A round up of the most-read and most-loved contributions from the community this 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._ 

> **Editorial note:** I originally featured a version of [this post](https://dev.to/lo_victoria2666/why-every-developer-should-start-blogging-3do7) which was later reported as plagiarism in the Top 7. While DEV does not condone plagiarism in any form, we selected that post due to the excellence of the content. I wanted to be sure to give credit where it's due (along with a well-deserved Top 7 badge) to @lo_victoria2666 for this useful resource. My apologies again to Victoria and the entire community for the mistake. We [remain committed](https://dev.to/devteam/dev-community-how-to-avoid-plagiarism-4kia) to protecting our members and their work. 

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## "It is [possible] to be critical of things that you love to help them grow."

What an energizing, truthful, and positive article about why software development is so incredible. Great work, @david_whitney. 

{% link https://dev.to/david_whitney/a-love-letter-to-software-1n9f %}

## "Learner" > "Impostor"

There are a lot of articles about impostors syndrome out there, but @jingjing142's has extremely actionable, clear advice for anyone suffering from it right now. 

{% link https://dev.to/jingjing142/dealing-with-imposter-syndrome-449i %}

## A Happier Meal

When Alvaro Montoro's partner brought home McDonald's Happy Meals for the kids, he did what many developers would and hacked the small toy included to make it better. Super cool! Kids, if you want to play with your new toy immediately, keep it far away from your local software developer 😆   

{% link https://dev.to/alvaromontoro/building-a-robot-friend-from-a-mcdonalds-toy-lgm %}

## What makes an API RESTful?

@miramarshall answers this very question in a succinct and simple way. If you've been struggling with the concept of REST APIs, you'll want to bookmark this post! 

{% link https://dev.to/miramarshall/what-is-a-rest-api-m5k %}

## Leveraging the most significant development in the future of work

That's how @eisabai describes the opportunity of hiring freelance software developers — a pretty strong argument for considering going this route as you scale your team. Read this post for valuable tips on hiring and vetting freelancers, and thoughts about when it's _not_ the right route. 

{% link https://dev.to/eisabai/how-to-hire-the-best-freelance-developers-in-the-gig-economy-3bkf %}

## Getting more comfortable with the command line

"It is my belief that the terminal itself is not what frightens us, but the unfamiliarity of it all. Once you build up your confidence, the terminal can, and will, be your new best friend. I promise!"
- Reassuring words from @stackoverturf

{% link https://dev.to/stackoverturf/10-terminal-commandments-for-coding-newbies-3doe %}


## Making _all_ web media accessible

@unicodeveloper explains that with Cloudinary, you can enable people with hearing or visual challenges to access video and audio content. Let's learn how in their tutorial!

{% link https://dev.to/unicodeveloper/making-your-video-more-accessible-1he5 %}




_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!_