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. ❤️

#SheCoded and nothing can stop her

"Advocating for myself looks like…

• Self-affirmations
• Taking breaks
• Not selling myself short - I love letting people know what I do
• Knowing I have a lot to learn and taking it one step at a time."

👏 @theflorz

Nevertheless, Florence Coded Because Nothing Can Stop Her!

Florence O. ・ Mar 7 '21

#wecoded #womenintech #choosetochallenge

Playing your cards right

In this article, @ms_yogii uses a very simple card to help us understand how to create components that have their own modules or subcomponents, like <Dropdown.Item>.

Sharpen your sharding knowledge

At the higher levels of engineering, says @renaissanceengineer "it's more about your ability to design a system rather than pure coding ability."

This in-depth exploration of database sharding and other database scaling concepts will help you put your best foot forward.

Database Sharding Explained- 2021 Database Scaling Tutorial

Renaissance Engineer ・ Mar 5 '21

#webdev #javascript #beginners #tutorial

Hello darkness, my old friend

When @abbeyperini rebuilt their portfolio site, they knew that they wanted to have some fun with the design. Dark mode to the rescue! Check out this dark mode toggle tutorial to learn how Abbey did it.

Toggle Dark Mode in React

Abbey Perini ・ Mar 5 '21

#react #css #tutorial #showdev

Finally someone says it!

"Why is Kubernetes so hard to use? How long would it reasonably take to get your application(s) running in K8s?? And why isn’t it easier?" asks @rwilsonreleaseapp.

A refreshing and relatable list of Kubernetes questions, brilliantly tackled in this article

"Pretty syntax with sugar on top?"

@imiebogodson explains why using async/await can make your code "sweeter".

A taste of syntactic sugar with async/await

Imiebo Godson ・ Mar 1 '21

#javascript #beginners #webdev #programming

DEV Community, work your magic

In this post, @marulucenat is soliciting constructive, respectful feedback on their first developer projects. You know what to do!

Working On My First Projects (would love some feedback)

Maru ・ Mar 4 '21

#beginners #codenewbie #webdev #portfolio

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 Monday!