🚀10 Trending projects on GitHub for web developers - 16th April 2021
Tags: javascript, react, css, typescript
Published: 2021-04-16 13:54:14

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### 1. utility-types

Collection of utility types, complementing TypeScript built-in mapped types and aliases (think "lodash" for static types).

{% github https://github.com/piotrwitek/utility-types %}

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### 2. active-win

Get metadata about the active window - title, id, bounds, owner, etc

{% github https://github.com/sindresorhus/active-win %}

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### 3. Cheetah Grid

The fastest open-source data table for web.

{% github https://github.com/future-architect/cheetah-grid %}

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### 4. Superplate

A well-structured production-ready frontend boilerplate with Typescript, Jest, testing-library, styled-component, Sass, Css, .env, Fetch, Axios, Reverse Proxy, Bundle Analyzer and 30+ plugin. For now, only creates project for Next.js.

{% github https://github.com/pankod/superplate %}

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### 5. React Cool Portal

React hook for Portals, which renders modals, dropdowns, tooltips etc.

{% github https://github.com/wellyshen/react-cool-portal %}

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### 6. Lazy Git

A simple terminal UI for git commands

{% github https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit %}

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### 7. ts-essentials

All basic TypeScript types in one place

{% github https://github.com/krzkaczor/ts-essentials %}

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### 8. Awesome Captcha

Curated list of awesome captcha libraries and crack tools.

{% github https://github.com/ZYSzys/awesome-captcha %}

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### 9. bundless

Dev server and bundler for esbuild

{% github https://github.com/remorses/bundless %}

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### 10. CSS Layout

A collection of popular layouts and patterns made with CSS. Now it has 90+ patterns and continues growing!

{% github https://github.com/phuoc-ng/csslayout %}

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### Stargazing 📈
#### Top risers over last 7 days

1. [JavaScript Questions](https://github.com/lydiahallie/javascript-questions)  +1,413 stars
2. [Headless UI](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/headlessui)    +1,206 stars
3. [Public APIs](https://github.com/public-apis/public-apis)  +808 stars
4. [Clean Code JavaScript](https://github.com/ryanmcdermott/clean-code-javascript)   +761 stars
5. [Web Projects With Vanilla JavaScript](https://github.com/bradtraversy/vanillawebprojects)  +739 stars

#### Top risers over last 30 days

1. [Coding Interview University](https://github.com/jwasham/coding-interview-university) +6,163 stars
2. [Public APIs](https://github.com/public-apis/public-apis) +4,540 stars
3. [Clone Wars](https://github.com/GorvGoyl/Clone-Wars) +4,444 stars
4. [JavaScript Algorithms](https://github.com/trekhleb/javascript-algorithms) +4,047 stars
5. [Web Dev For Beginners](https://github.com/microsoft/Web-Dev-For-Beginners) +3,926 stars

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