Every Monday 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. ❤️

1. Saves The Day

No, not the band. The director at Deadly Byte explains the .gitattributes file is, and why we should use it!

🙏 Please Add .gitattributes To Your Git Repository

Carl Saunders ・ Feb 3 '20

#git #beginners #codenewbie

2. Four Scenarios

Annie tests our understanding of this in JavaScript with four multiple choice questions. Can you get all the right answers?

Take 'this' Quiz, Understand How 'this' Works in JavaScript

Annie Liao ・ Feb 9 '20

#challenge #javascript #beginners

3. Great Curiosity

Jeremy walks us through a casual security audit of their personal website. In this post, we see their process for determining where their attacks where coming from.

4. Get Comfy

Emma compiles a list of six data structures developers should know, along with resources on how to learn more about each of them.

Six Data Structures To Help You Ace Your Technical Interview

Emma Bostian ✨ for Ladybug Podcast ・ Feb 7 '20

#computerscience

5. A Tricky Combo

Jan-Willem helps us understand the fine line between successful and disastrous implementations. In this post, they share 10 tips to prevent SEO disasters.

What I learned about SEO from using the 10 most used JS frameworks

Jan-Willem Bobbink ・ Feb 6 '20

#seo #javascript #react

6. Side Hustle

Takuya shares their journey of creating a revenue generating side hustle. In this post, we learn how they first came up with the idea, what it was like to get their first sales, and how they think about growth strategy.

How I Built a Markdown Editor Earning $1300/mo Profit — Inkdrop

Takuya Matsuyama ・ Feb 4 '20

#markdown #productivity #sideprojects #startup

7. People, Traffic, Requests

Mark reviews the basics of API gateways and explains the pros and cons to consider.

What is an API Gateway?

Mark Michon for Bearer ・ Feb 3 '20

#programming #learning #webdev #api

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!