Weekly Developer Roundup #16 - Sun Oct 04 2020
Tags: webdev, newsletter
Published: 2020-10-04 00:00:00

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title: Weekly Developer Roundup #16 - Sun Oct 04 2020
description: Your weekly dose of trending articles and repos from across the web!
date: "2020-10-04"
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Developer roundup from across the web for the week of 2020-10-04.

## Trending This Week On Github

- **firstcontributions/first-contributions** : [🚀✨ Help beginners to contribute to open source projects](https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributions)
- **anandpawara/Real_Time_Image_Animation** (Python): [The Project is real time application in opencv using first order model](https://github.com/anandpawara/Real_Time_Image_Animation)
- **GitSquared/edex-ui** (JavaScript): [A cross-platform, customizable science fiction terminal emulator with advanced monitoring & touchscreen support.](https://github.com/GitSquared/edex-ui)
- **microsoft/Bringing-Old-Photos-Back-to-Life** (Python): [Bringing Old Photo Back to Life (CVPR 2020 oral)](https://github.com/microsoft/Bringing-Old-Photos-Back-to-Life)
- **lanyulei/ferry** (Go): [本系统是集工单统计、任务钩子、权限管理、灵活配置流程与模版等等于一身的开源工单系统，当然也可以称之为工作流引擎。 致力于减少跨部门之间的沟通，自动任务的执行，提升工作效率与工作质量，减少不必要的工作量与人为出错率。](https://github.com/lanyulei/ferry)
- **bellard/quickjs** (C): [Public repository of the QuickJS Javascript Engine. Pull requests are not accepted. Use the mailing list to submit patches.](https://github.com/bellard/quickjs)
- **facebookresearch/frankmocap** (Python): [A Strong and Easy-to-use Single View 3D Hand+Body Pose Estimator](https://github.com/facebookresearch/frankmocap)
- **TheAlgorithms/Javascript** (JavaScript): [A repository for All algorithms implemented in Javascript (for educational purposes only)](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Javascript)
- **lxk0301/scripts** (JavaScript): [京东薅羊毛工具（活动入口：京东app->我的->游戏与互动->查看更多）讨论组：https://t.me/JD_fruit_pet](https://github.com/lxk0301/scripts)
- **jef/nvidia-snatcher** (TypeScript): [🤖 Autonomous robot for all your Nvidia needs](https://github.com/jef/nvidia-snatcher)
- **home-assistant/core** (Python): [🏡 Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first](https://github.com/home-assistant/core)
- **tailwindlabs/headlessui** (TypeScript): [Completely unstyled, fully accessible UI components, designed to integrate beautifully with Tailwind CSS.](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/headlessui)
- **actions/starter-workflows** (TypeScript): [Accelerating new GitHub Actions workflows](https://github.com/actions/starter-workflows)
- **cypress-io/cypress-realworld-app** (TypeScript): [A payment application to demonstrate real-world usage of Cypress testing methods, patterns, and workflows.](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress-realworld-app)
- **CppCon/CppCon2020** (C++): [Slides and other materials from CppCon 2020](https://github.com/CppCon/CppCon2020)
- **huggingface/datasets** (Python): [🤗 Fast, efficient, open-access datasets and evaluation metrics for Natural Language Processing and more in PyTorch, TensorFlow, NumPy and Pandas](https://github.com/huggingface/datasets)
- **jarun/nnn** (C): [n³ The unorthodox terminal file manager.](https://github.com/jarun/nnn)
- **blitz-js/blitz** (TypeScript): [⚡️The Fullstack React Framework — built on Next.js](https://github.com/blitz-js/blitz)
- **Azure/azure-sdk-for-js** (TypeScript): [This repository is for active development of the Azure SDK for JavaScript (NodeJS & Browser). For consumers of the SDK we recommend visiting our public developer docs at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/javascript/azure/ or our versioned developer docs at https://azure.github.io/azure-sdk-for-js.](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-js)
- **karlhadwen/netflix** (JavaScript): [Subscribe to my YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/CognitiveSurge - Building Netflix Using React](https://github.com/karlhadwen/netflix)
- **quarkusio/quarkus** (Java): [Quarkus: Supersonic Subatomic Java.](https://github.com/quarkusio/quarkus)
- **jhu-ep-coursera/fullstack-course4** (JavaScript): [Example code for HTML, CSS, and Javascript for Web Developers Coursera Course](https://github.com/jhu-ep-coursera/fullstack-course4)
- **TeamNewPipe/NewPipe** (Java): [A libre lightweight streaming front-end for Android.](https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe)
- **jeremylong/DependencyCheck** (Java): [OWASP dependency-check is a software composition analysis utility that detects publicly disclosed vulnerabilities in application dependencies.](https://github.com/jeremylong/DependencyCheck)
- **invertase/react-native-firebase** (JavaScript): [🔥 A well-tested feature-rich modular Firebase implementation for React Native. Supports both iOS & Android platforms for all Firebase services.](https://github.com/invertase/react-native-firebase)

## Trending This Week On Dev.To

- **ender minyard**: [Full Stack Developer's Roadmap 🗺](https://dev.to/ender_minyard/full-stack-developer-s-roadmap-2k12)
- **Syakir Rahman**: [21 React Example Projects to Learn From (Open-source, Beginner-Intermediate Level)](https://dev.to/syakirurahman/21-react-example-projects-to-learn-from-open-source-beginner-intermediate-level-2e6o)
- **Jane Tracy 👩🏽‍💻**: [Free React resources you should have in your pocket.](https://dev.to/tracycss/free-react-resources-you-should-have-in-your-pocket-4gl3)
- **Thomas Lombart**: [How to Become a Front-End Developer](https://dev.to/thomlom/how-to-become-a-front-end-developer-4ema)
- **Emma Bostian ✨**: [5 Things You Need To Become A Senior Developer](https://dev.to/ladybug/5-skills-you-need-to-become-a-senior-developer-3poe)
- **Harsha Vardhan**: [Back-end Developers RoadMap❤](https://dev.to/harshaambati/back-end-developers-roadmap-1icp)
- **Ali Spittel**: [Learning Tips for Programmers](https://dev.to/aspittel/learning-tips-for-programmers-12g)
- **Catalin Pit**: [How To Contribute To Open-Source Projects As A Beginner](https://dev.to/dailydotdev/how-to-contribute-to-open-source-projects-as-a-beginner-2h43)
- **Jess Lee (she/her)**: [Happy Hacktoberfest! 🎃](https://dev.to/devteam/happy-hacktoberfest-here-s-how-to-show-up-for-open-source-this-month-4cee)
- **Miguel Brito**: [Hacktoberfest: 69 Beginner-Friendly Projects You Can Contribute To](https://dev.to/miguendes/hacktoberfest-69-beginner-friendly-projects-you-can-contribute-to-2clc)
- **Course Probe**: [Top 10 ReactJS Tools used by the Most Successful Developers](https://dev.to/courseprobe/top-10-reactjs-tools-used-by-the-most-successful-developers-34e3)
- **Tulsi Prasad**: [Top 5 CORS Issues You Don't Want To Run Into](https://dev.to/heytulsiprasad/top-5-cors-issues-you-don-t-want-to-run-into-16hi)
- **Hanna**: [Goodbye Nginx, hello Caddy](https://dev.to/hanna/goodbye-nginx-hello-caddy-3p1k)
- **Asabeneh**: [30 Days Of React](https://dev.to/asabeneh/30-days-of-react-2b7e)
- **Buddy Agyin 🦁**: [#todayilearnedThere's more than just console.log()....other useful ways to use the console in javascript](https://dev.to/developer_buddy/there-s-more-than-just-console-log-other-useful-ways-to-use-the-console-in-javascript-17l8)
- **Stephanie Eckles**: [A Hacktoberfest Project For All Web Developers: Style Stage](https://dev.to/5t3ph/a-hacktoberfest-project-for-all-web-developers-style-stage-5h2m)
- **an-object-is-a**: [How to build a Chrome Extension](https://dev.to/anobjectisa/how-to-build-a-chrome-extension-4oig)
- **denvermullets**: [How to use your Github's profile readme as a portfolio page](https://dev.to/denvermullets/how-to-use-your-github-s-profile-readme-as-a-portfolio-page-336e)
- **Naman Gupta**: [#showdev15+ Easy-Peasy Services to deploy your Static WebApp for Free  🤑](https://dev.to/insanenaman/15-easy-peasy-services-to-deploy-your-static-webapp-for-free-4m2b)
- **Denislav Gavrilov 👨‍🚀🤖🤷‍♂️**: [#todayilearnedHow to use Socket.IO and build your first multiplayer game!](https://dev.to/denislav__/how-to-use-socket-io-not-the-chat-3l21)
- **Ghazi Khan**: [#showdevBest Scalable React App Architecture 2020](https://dev.to/gkhan205/best-scalable-react-app-architecture-2020-9fn)
- **shawn swyx wang 🇸🇬**: [#todayilearned5 TILs about Node.js Fundamentals from the Node.js Design Patterns Book](https://dev.to/swyx/5-tils-about-node-js-fundamentals-from-the-node-js-design-patterns-book-4dh2)
- **Gopalakrishnan**: [Understanding Reflow and Repaint in the browser](https://dev.to/gopal1996/understanding-reflow-and-repaint-in-the-browser-1jbg)
- **Ahmed Atef**: [Unique resources for web developers (html, CSS, font, color)](https://dev.to/ahmedatefae/unique-resources-for-web-developers-html-css-font-color-f5g)
- **Jess Lee (she/her)**: [An Update on Hacktoberfest ❤️](https://dev.to/devteam/an-update-on-hacktoberfest-37a)
- **Saurav Adhikari**: [4 Ways of Deploying Web Apps in 2020](https://dev.to/ersauravadhikari/4-ways-of-deploying-web-apps-in-2020-1a55)
- **derva**: [10 sites to learn JavaScript [FREE]](https://dev.to/derva/10-sites-to-learn-javascript-free-4abf)
- **Nida Shaikh**: [How the Web Works (For Backend Devs)](https://dev.to/anonyda/the-backend-dev-s-web-109e)
- **Chris Bongers**: [My personal top 15 Mac apps 👨‍💻](https://dev.to/dailydevtips1/my-personal-top-15-mac-apps-a5)
- **Madza**: [28 Creative 404 pages for your Inspiration 🧙‍♂️✨](https://dev.to/madza/28-creative-404-pages-for-your-inspiration-35dc)
- **Catalin Pit**: [One Way To Stay Up To Date As Developer](https://dev.to/catalinmpit/one-way-to-stay-up-to-date-as-developer-1pf3)
- **keef-drive**: [ReactJs Animation: Create login/register form with react-spring animation](https://dev.to/keefdrive/reactjs-animation-create-login-register-form-with-react-spring-animation-3ekh)
- **Ega Prasetya**: [Useful Cheat Sheets For Web Developers And Designers](https://dev.to/ga/7-useful-cheat-sheets-for-web-developers-and-designers-2dp1)
- **Sunil Kumar**: [Quit Your Job By Growing Online Presence: An Effective Way To Take Control Of Your Life](https://dev.to/sunilc_/quit-your-job-by-growing-online-presence-an-effective-way-to-take-control-of-your-life-26dm)
- **Ankush Singh Gandhi**: [#showdevSTEPS TO MASTER PYTHON](https://dev.to/ankushsinghgandhi/steps-to-master-python-1p06)

## Trending This Week On Hacker News

- **Structural studies of the global networks exposed in the Panama papers**: [https://doi.org/10.1007/s41109-020-00313-y](https://doi.org/10.1007/s41109-020-00313-y)
- **The experiment that proved airborne disease transmission**: [https://www.jhsph.edu/covid-19/articles/the-experiment-that-proved-airborne-disease-transmission.html](https://www.jhsph.edu/covid-19/articles/the-experiment-that-proved-airborne-disease-transmission.html)
- **Witeboard**: [https://witeboard.com/](https://witeboard.com/)
- **List of open source self-hosted comments for a static website**: [https://lisakov.com/projects/open-source-comments/](https://lisakov.com/projects/open-source-comments/)
- **Falling in love again with the haunting sounds of interwar Polish tango**: [https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/polish-tango/](https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/polish-tango/)
- **Actively speaking two languages protects against cognitive impairment**: [https://www.uoc.edu/portal/en/news/actualitat/2020/360-bilingualism-alzheimer.html](https://www.uoc.edu/portal/en/news/actualitat/2020/360-bilingualism-alzheimer.html)
- **NestedText, a nice alternative to JSON, YAML, TOML**: [https://nestedtext.org](https://nestedtext.org)
- **Color blindness**: [https://commandcenter.blogspot.com/2020/09/color-blindness-is-inaccurate-term.html](https://commandcenter.blogspot.com/2020/09/color-blindness-is-inaccurate-term.html)
- **The Deep Anthropocene**: [https://aeon.co/essays/revolutionary-archaeology-reveals-the-deepest-possible-anthropocene](https://aeon.co/essays/revolutionary-archaeology-reveals-the-deepest-possible-anthropocene)
- **Astronomers reveal first direct image of Beta Pictoris C**: [https://phys.org/news/2020-10-astronomers-reveal-image-beta-pictoris.html](https://phys.org/news/2020-10-astronomers-reveal-image-beta-pictoris.html)
- **Show HN: NasNas, a new intuitive and user friendly C++ game framework**: [https://github.com/Madour/NasNas](https://github.com/Madour/NasNas)
- **How the Police Use AI to Track and Identify You**: [https://thegradient.pub/how-the-police-use-ai-to-track-and-identify-you/](https://thegradient.pub/how-the-police-use-ai-to-track-and-identify-you/)
- **A Web of Trust for NPM**: [https://www.btao.org/2020/10/02/npm-trust.html](https://www.btao.org/2020/10/02/npm-trust.html)
- **Latency Numbers Every Programmer Should Know (2012)**: [https://gist.github.com/jboner/2841832](https://gist.github.com/jboner/2841832)
- **Peak Newsletter? That Was 80 Years Ago**: [https://www.wired.com/story/peak-newsletter-that-was-80-years-ago/](https://www.wired.com/story/peak-newsletter-that-was-80-years-ago/)
- **Ask HN: What is your trick to do deep work (or study)?**: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24675467](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24675467)
- **Show HN: Igel – A CLI tool to run machine learning without writing code**: [https://github.com/nidhaloff/igel](https://github.com/nidhaloff/igel)
- **Bill introduced to promote prescribed fire intends to reduce fire risk**: [https://wildfiretoday.com/2020/09/24/bill-introduced-to-promote-prescribed-fire-intends-to-reduce-fire-risk/](https://wildfiretoday.com/2020/09/24/bill-introduced-to-promote-prescribed-fire-intends-to-reduce-fire-risk/)
- **An opinionated history of programming languages**: [https://artagnon.com/articles/pl](https://artagnon.com/articles/pl)
- **Pressing YubiKeys**: [https://bert.org/2020/10/01/pressing-yubikeys/](https://bert.org/2020/10/01/pressing-yubikeys/)
- **Why Paul Graham’s Website Isn’t Using HTTPS?**: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24676257](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24676257)
- **Morgan Stanley Closes Acquisition of E*TRADE**: [https://www.morganstanley.com/press-releases/morgan-stanley-closes-acquisition-of-e-trade](https://www.morganstanley.com/press-releases/morgan-stanley-closes-acquisition-of-e-trade)
- **Why do we use the Linux kernel's TCP stack? (2016)**: [https://jvns.ca/blog/2016/06/30/why-do-we-use-the-linux-kernels-tcp-stack/](https://jvns.ca/blog/2016/06/30/why-do-we-use-the-linux-kernels-tcp-stack/)
- **Git Exercises**: [https://gitexercises.fracz.com/](https://gitexercises.fracz.com/)
- **Show HN: I made a computer vision addon for Blender**: [https://github.com/Cartucho/vision_blender](https://github.com/Cartucho/vision_blender)
- **The open source paradox**: [http://antirez.com/news/134](http://antirez.com/news/134)
- **Eco disaster at Kamchatka peninsula with mass death of sea animals**: [https://siberiantimes.com/other/others/news/eco-disaster-at-kamchatka-peninsula-with-mass-death-of-sea-animals-at-precious-pacific-beach/](https://siberiantimes.com/other/others/news/eco-disaster-at-kamchatka-peninsula-with-mass-death-of-sea-animals-at-precious-pacific-beach/)
- **What is the best dumb TV?**: [https://pointerclicker.com/best-dumb-tv/](https://pointerclicker.com/best-dumb-tv/)
- **For years, Intel sat on its CPU monopoly and now the tide turns against them**: [https://seekingalpha.com/article/4377146-for-years-intel-sat-on-cpu-monopoly-and-now-tide-turns-against](https://seekingalpha.com/article/4377146-for-years-intel-sat-on-cpu-monopoly-and-now-tide-turns-against)
- **The End of the American Internet**: [https://www.ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2020/10/3/the-end-of-the-american-internet](https://www.ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2020/10/3/the-end-of-the-american-internet)

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