🔥 What's Hot in Web Development? — Weekly Picks #142
Tags: webdev, javascript, typescript
Published: 2020-08-26 11:52:35

🌟 This week we have inspiring posts! They are not focused on a specific domain but rather on general development tips and stories.
As always, all posts were ranked by [daily.dev](https://r.daily.dev/get?r=devto) community. Shout out to all the authors. 👏

So, let's get it started.

## Version 2.19.0 is here: It's all about you

🎉 daily.dev version 2.19 is out with upvotes and comments. Our community got all excited so it reached the first place in this week's picks.

* [Version 2.19.0 is here: It's all about you](https://app.daily.dev/posts/TNoTADds2)

## 3 Habits That Will Help You Become a Top Developer

🎖 Every now and then a list of tips to become the best developer every is published. This list focuses on 3 habits, document the problems, create architecture diagrams, and maintain a daily log.

* [3 Habits That Will Help You Become a Top Developer](https://app.daily.dev/posts/U__WF0gy5)

## Which Javascript Framework you should learn in 2020?

🦄 A research about the popularity of different JS frameworks. The author used Google Trends, NPM, Stackoverflow, GitHub, and Indeed job portal to draw the conclusions. 

* [Which Javascript Framework you should learn in 2020?](https://app.daily.dev/posts/OjqDrdEAc)

## Codemap - The code visualizer you wished for

📉 Codemap visualizes function calls. Currently supports Typescript, Javascript, and Python. There is a Linux and Mac version, Windows coming soon.

* [Codemap - The code visualizer you wished for](https://app.daily.dev/posts/VQJkyvTm7)

## China is building a GitHub alternative called Gitee

🚀 Due to the escalation between the US and China, China is afraid that they will be banned from using GitHub. They are looking for an alternative.

* [China is building a GitHub alternative called Gitee](https://app.daily.dev/posts/FdphLyUWk)

## Introducing The ReadME Project

🔖 The ReadME Project features the stories of the people behind the most popular open-source projects.

* [Introducing The ReadME Project](https://app.daily.dev/posts/RS1GVuuYj)

## Visual Flows - Simple design process can be here

📊 Adobe XD components to create user flow diagrams. A Sketch and Figma versions are coming soon.

* [Visual Flows - Simple design process can be here.](https://app.daily.dev/posts/-YO1GMuCe)

## A database Written in Node.js from the Ground Up

🏗 HarperDB is the first and only database written in Nodejs. This post explains the story of building a database with Nodejs. Pros/cons, stack, libraries, clustering, and more. 

* [A database Written in Node.js from the Ground Up](https://app.daily.dev/posts/gJJGAmKAy)

## Why user-oriented development is so important ‚Äì the story of tactics.ai

✨ Tactics.ai shares their story of following the lean startup approach. They highlight the importance of interviewing your (potential) users to decide the focus for your product.

* [Why user-oriented development is so important ‚Äì the story of tactics.ai](https://app.daily.dev/posts/ZupWZeOnv)

## Announcing TypeScript 4.0

🔥 TypeScript 4.0 is here with a new massive features list. Variadic tuple types, labeled tuple elements, a new unknown type for catch blocks are just examples of the goodness TS 4.0 brings.

* [Announcing TypeScript 4.0](https://app.daily.dev/posts/zNg7MZaOv)

## 🙌 Wrap Up!
 
That was all for this week. We will come back with another list of interesting development posts next week.

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