Articles by Tag #webdev
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Every Developer Needs to Self-Host
I used to think self hosting was something only sysadmins or homelab nerds did. You know, the kind of...
You're Not Building Netflix: Stop Coding Like You Are
You know what's hilarious? Fresh bootcamp grads write code that's too simple. Six months later, after...
Stop Installing Libraries: 10 Browser APIs That Already Solve Your Problems
The web platform is way more powerful than most developers realize — and every year it quietly gains...
I built an app in every frontend framework
A detailed comparison of performance, dev experience and viability of frontend web frameworks in 2026
From prompt to deployed app in less than 2 minutes
A Hands-On Guide to Google AI Studio's New Build Feature Ever had a brilliant app idea but...
DEV's Worldwide Show and Tell Challenge Presented by Mux: Pitch Your Projects! $3,000 in Prizes. 🎥
We are so thrilled to introduce DEV's Worldwide Show and Tell Challenge presented by Mux! Running...
We're Creating a Knowledge Collapse and No One's Talking About It
"Hostile experts created the dataset for patient machines." That line, from a comment by Vinicius...
9 Open Source Gems To Become The Ultimate Developer 🔥
TL;DR Today, there are many interesting projects that are not so popular, but which have...
Nobody Writes Clean Code. We All Just Pretend
I’ve been writing software for more than a decade now, and one of the most important lessons I ever...
HTML5 Elements You Didn't Know You Need
As you know, we love unusual tech at Lingo.dev. So when in my last essay, David commented he was...
Join the KendoReact Free Components Challenge: $5,000 in Prizes!
We are so delighted to partner with Progress to bring the community a brand new DEV...
Web Development Is More Than Frontend and Backend (Here’s What Actually Matters)
For a long time, I thought web development was simple. Frontend. Backend. Done. HTML, CSS,...
Join the World's Largest Hackathon: $1 Million in Prizes 💸
Our friends at Bolt just officially kicked off the World's Largest Hackathon, an awesome competition...
Is Learning CSS a Waste of Time in 2026?
With modern frameworks, component libraries, and utility-first CSS, it’s a fair question. Most...
Join the Real-Time AI Agents Challenge powered by n8n and Bright Data: $5,000 in prizes across FIVE winners!
We're thrilled to partner with n8n and Bright Data to bring the community a brand new...
10 Open Source Gems To Become The Ultimate Developer 🔥
TL;DR I sometimes think that what we use every day makes us who we are. So the better your...
System Design Roadmap for Beginners
System design sounds overwhelming. If you are an engineer who has decided to learn system design,...
My Fav Open Source Tools on Github as a Developer (2025 List)
As a dev, I’m constantly on GitHub hunting for the next tool that’ll save me time, automate something...
jQuery Will Outlive Half of Today’s JavaScript Frameworks - Here's Why
Everyone loves declaring jQuery dead. And yet - 2025. It’s still here. Not starring in any conference...
Should Junior Developers Still Learn JavaScript the Hard Way?
Let’s define “the hard way” first. Not: Watching a 6-hour tutorial at 1.5× speed Copy-pasting code...
The Hard Truth About Learning to Code (That No One Tells You)
Everyone says learning to code is fun. They talk about “building cool projects,” “landing your first...
Mean Time to Understanding 🤔: The Irreducible Human Element in the Age of Infinite Code 🤖.
This article (talk) is based on an idea I have been thinking about for a while: while everyone is...
Postgres is Too Good (And Why That's Actually a Problem)
We need to talk about something that's been bothering me for months. I've been watching indie hackers...
Join the Postmark Challenge: Inbox Innovators - $3,000 in Prizes!
We are thrilled to partner with Postmark to bring the community a brand new DEV challenge. Running...
Announcing the Pulumi Deploy and Document Challenge: $3,000 in Prizes!
We're excited to partner with Pulumi for a new DEV challenge focused on Infrastructure as...
Technical Debt Is a Myth Created By Bad Managers
Hot take incoming. Buckle up. I've spent quite some time writing about technical debt, preaching...
A Full-Stack Developer Is A Myth
We've all seen the job postings. "Looking for a Full-Stack Developer proficient in React, Vue,...
Turn Your React App Into an MCP Client in Minutes
I'm on the CopilotKit team, and I'm excited to announce we've just added built-in support for MCP....
Stop Using Docker like its 2015
Docker has grown up. Have you? Back in 2015, Docker was shiny and new. You probably ran your first...
A Structured Workflow for "Vibe Coding" Full-Stack Apps
There's a lot of hype surrounding "vibe coding". You've probably seen the AI influencers making...