🔥 What's Hot in Web Development? — Weekly Picks #112
Tags: webdev, javascript, codenewbie, react
Published: 2020-01-30 15:00:22

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title: 🔥 What's Hot in Web Development? — Weekly Picks #112
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I hope you all had a great week! The first month of 2020 went by so quickly. We were super busy working on an exciting new project which is almost done — can't wait to share with y'all. 🙈

How was your first month of 2020? What did you accomplished or plan to accomplish down the year? Share your goals and thoughts in the comments section.

Back to the weekly picks, this time it's a mix of topics that developers loved. It includes JavaScript, Git, Chrome APIs, productivity tools, frontend, and more. So, let's jump in! ⚡️


## 1️⃣ Stop using for loop, here are other cool options

A very beginner-friendly article to help you get started with different ways you can manipulate the array elements. It discusses topics like `Array.map()`, `Array.reduce()`, and `Array.filter()` to help you effectively write your code. 🎯

* [Stop using for loop, here are other cool options](https://app.dailynow.co/r/5ed379e29c0d7be03733bc3063125ccc)

## 2️⃣ 20 Top Frontend Developers Tools in 2020

⚡️ It's an extensive list of some great tools for frontend developers. Along **with each tool, there's a description to help you understand its purpose**. For beginners, it's a great resource to level up their game.

* [20 Top Frontend Developers Tools in 2020](https://app.dailynow.co/r/6f864f2d14eecdb670a7593dde692b84)

## 3️⃣ 10 Chrome Console Utility APIs You Probably Never Used

🎖 As a web developer, we know how crucial Chrome dev tools are. We almost use it on a daily basis to develop applications. **This list contains some interesting but rarely used APIs that can be used during development.**

* [10 Chrome Console Utility APIs You Probably Never Used](https://app.dailynow.co/r/77edcc162330c9efcd52a51ba139ac14)

## 4️⃣ Learn JavaScript functional programming from Avengers
 
💡 This is the second time this post is getting featured in the weekly picks of Daily. It's definitely a **fun way to learn and remember things for a long time**. If you are an Avengers fan, you should definitely check it out.

* [Learn JavaScript functional programming from Avengers](https://app.dailynow.co/r/663d6d761b4ba671382b10c40fc5d04b)

## 5️⃣ Understanding The GIT Workflow

A very beginner-friendly guide on understanding and getting started with Git. If you are **starting out as a developer, this is a must-have skill**. It's an extensive guide containing descriptive images, code snippets, and GIFs to help you get started.

* [Understanding The GIT Workflow](https://app.dailynow.co/r/65f161d2c5c8c533a54909ed6e9252c1)

## 6️⃣ How 15 minutes saved me over $100/year in hosting costs for my personal website

That's something I can relate to. To create your personal site, you don't need an extensive hosting plan and domain manager. Instead, **all you need to pay is for domain and you can use JAMStack to create a personal site**. It's super cheap and easy to maintain.

* [How 15 minutes saved me over $100/year in hosting costs for my personal website](https://app.dailynow.co/r/fc91a23e5d664b71130db7b1065b2c00)

## 7️⃣ How to use Smart Notes

📝 Smart Notes is a new tab chrome extension to create and manage notes in your browser. It's a newly launched product on ProductHunt. If you have a hard time finding a proper tool for note-taking, maybe try this out.

* [How to use Smart Notes](https://app.dailynow.co/r/ef5589ff6428270242414d305d6c1aab)

## 8️⃣ Introducing Yarn 2! 🧶🌟

🎯 Yarn 2 is one of the hot topics of previous week. After a years of development, it's finally live. It comes with an exciting new set of features. **The developers' community has mixed feelings about Yarn 2**. You can follow [the hashtag](https://twitter.com/hashtag/yarn2) on Twitter to learn more.

* [Introducing Yarn 2! 🧶🌟](https://app.dailynow.co/r/361c85b131f5c0adca7176e59136a176)

## 9️⃣ Kowalla — The world's first fully-online coworking space

🙌 Kowalla is an online co-working space to share with the community what you are building. So you have a public place to be accountable. According to their ProductHunt page, it is described as:

>🐨Kowalla is the world's first fully-online coworking space. Start your project and create live posts to share your progress. Cowork with others, and build a timeline of your project as you build.
 

* [Kowalla — The world's first fully-online coworking space](https://app.dailynow.co/r/fa06d22ab6b4f031974cc8baeed2816d)

## 🔟 Flow, a truly new browser with a new rendering engine

👨‍💻 Flow is a new browsing engine by a British company called Ekioh. It uses Spider Monkey and performs pretty well on animations. Since it's not out yet, we can't say anything for sure. Excited to check it out when it comes to the market!

* [Flow, a truly new browser with a new rendering engine](https://app.dailynow.co/r/68227a3df60c6ff7d79c9db3e536486f)

## 🙌 Wrap Up!

This was all from the previous week. Let's know what you think of the trends this week in the comments below. 

We will come back with another list of interesting development posts next week. Till then, peace! ✌️

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