Top 7 Featured DEV Posts of the Week

Welcome to this week's Top 7, where the DEV editorial team handpicks their favorite posts from the previous week.

Congrats to all the authors that made it onto the list, lots of first-timers here 👏

"I Was Bored, So I Brought Rust Enums to TypeScript" - A Tale of Questionable Life Choices

Ja ・ Oct 16

#javascript #rust #datastructures #typescript

@jasuperior takes us on an entertaining journey of implementing Rust-style enums in TypeScript during a late-night coding session. Through a mix of caffeine-fueled determination and technical expertise, they demonstrate how to bring strongly-typed data structures from Rust into TypeScript.

The Myth of GraphQL

ASafaeirad ・ Oct 15

#graphql #webdev #typescript

@frontendmonster challenges the common belief that GraphQL solves under-fetching and over-fetching problems. They explain how GraphQL's promises of efficient data fetching can lead to unexpected complexity and tight coupling in practical applications.

Is Redux Dead? Why I Kicked Redux Out of Our SaaS App

Subham ・ Oct 15

#react #nextjs #webdev #javascript

@codexam shares their experience of replacing Redux with React Query in their SaaS application, highlighting how this decision led to cleaner code and better scalability.

Beyond Traditional Testing: Addressing the Challenges of Non-Deterministic Software

Danilo Poccia for AWS ・ Oct 15

#testing #ai #devops #python

@danilop explores various testing approaching for non-deterministic software systems, specifically those involving AI and LLMs.

Angular Is Your Best Shot To Land A Frontend Job

Lorenzo Zarantonello for This is Angular ・ Oct 17

#frontend #angular #career #webdev

@lorenzojkrl presents an intriguing analysis of the disconnect between framework learning trends and job market demands. Us

Four Lessons My First Job as a Software Engineer Taught Me About Coding and Life

Cesar Aguirre ・ Oct 14

#career #careerdevelopment #beginners #softwareengineering

@canro91 reflects on valuable lessons learned from their first software engineering job at a non-tech company.

LLM Basics: The Transformer Model

Luke Hinds for Stacklok ・ Oct 12

@lukehinds delivers an accessible introduction to the Transformer model, the foundation of modern language models like GPT and BERT.

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