The 7 Most Popular DEV Posts from the Past Week
Tags: top7
Published: 2021-04-27 17:41:54

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title: The 7 Most Popular 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._ 

<mark>**Editorial note:** I will be on parental leave starting very soon so I can welcome my first child ❤️ Forem's awesome Content Manager, Gracie Gregory, will be taking over the Top 7 series and our weekly newsletter while I'm gone (starting next week). I hope everyone has a great spring and summer!<mark>

## Code to your own beat
@coffeestasia has rounded up some amazing music collections/playlists/channels to help you destress while you debug. 😎 


{% link https://dev.to/coffeestasia/background-music-for-coding-for-every-taste-2oo6 %}

## The Internet, decoded

@rohitrana helps us shift from "an average internet user to the person who still uses the internet all the time but knows a little bit about what’s going on behind the scenes." Sold!

{% link https://dev.to/rohitrana/how-the-web-works-1hd7 %}

## Self Promotion as a Creator

This is a deeply fascinating and complex read on the topic of promoting one's work as a developer. @ryansolid admits to not having the perfect answer here, but they sure do have a nuanced perspective on the challenges and lessons of creating and learning in public. 


{% link https://dev.to/this-is-learning/of-chickens-and-pigs-the-dilemma-of-creator-self-promotion-51ea %}

## Demystifying the developer advocate

@wassimchegham provides concrete examples of tasks and activities they do at Microsoft as a Senior Developer Advocate. If you've read developer advocate job descriptions but are still struggling to grasp what these pros truly do, this post is a great resource

{% link https://dev.to/wassimchegham/the-subtle-art-of-being-a-developer-advocate-gdg  %}


## Creating a great experience for _everyone_. 

@hichamelbsi has some concrete tips for how you can make your sites more accessible — because we all need to make this a top priority. 


{% link https://dev.to/hichamelbsi/accessibility-is-a-priority-3jbf %}


## Broader applications for localStorage

@tolentinoel encountered localStorage back when they were in coding bootcamp. Since then, they learned that there are more applications for localStorage than just tokens! This post will walk you through a few of them.

{% link https://dev.to/tolentinoel/what-is-localstorage-3ffh %}

## Un-breaking authentication

As @flippedcoding writes, it's crucial to make sure you get the best authentication practices in place as early in the development process as possible. The tactics outlined in this post (through a Node.js app) are super useful 👀 

{% link https://dev.to/flippedcoding/implementing-passwordless-authentication-in-node-js-43m0 %}

_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!_