Hey guys! I hope you enjoyed last week's article! I am back with another one as this week's scoop 😋. These articles are posted outside Dev.to, hence the moniker - "alien" 👽
I hope you guys find them rewarding!

Last week's development tasks were some of the most challenging assignments I have ever undertaken. From replacing complete authorization modules to implementing a more optimized folder structure, I got to learn a lot. So, today I am back to share the articles that helped me through those struggles.

1. Absolute Imports in create-react-app## 🚧

importing components and functions from that deeply nested folder structure you created to reduce your code complexity can become a real hassle on its own. Author Aakash N S is here with a solution for you.

2. Next.Js + Passport.Js##📫

Passport.Js is the most popular authorization module available today. Powered by Oauth2, it provides a great alternative to session-based auth in the form of JWT. In this article, Author Zemuldo provides a detailed step-by-step guide to implement passport in your Next.Js App.

3. Refreshing Server-Side-Props in Next.Js## 🎠

Pages generated in SSR need a hard refresh once the Database delivering the data is updated through the App. Author Josh W. Comeau is here with a clever solution to update the page data without the need for that hard refresh.😉

4. Future of Apple Silicon with M1X##

Ever since Apple launched its ARM-based processors, the laptop processor market has not been the same. And I am here to see the tech giant flip the landscape on its head 🤯. This article by Daniel R Deakin delivers a bite-size version of the rumors and leaks about upcoming apple silicon processors and if it's anything to go by, laptops, as we know them, will never be the same.

5. 11 new CSS tricks for front-end development## 🎨

Who doesn’t love a fresh new list of CSS tricks to make their current/next web dev project a sight to behold? Author Daniel Anderson is here just to deliver that. Enjoy!!

Let me know what you think!

Tell me about your favorite dev blogs and what you guys have been reading lately down in the comments below!. Have an awesome, dev-licious day ❤!