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 👏

How a 12 year old built a game with Amazon Q Developer CLI.

Derek Bingham ☘️ for AWS ・ Apr 15

#aws #development #coding

@deekob shares their experience of building two games with their son by experimenting with Pygame, the new Amazon Q Developer CLI, and "child coding".

A Structured Workflow for "Vibe Coding" Full-Stack Apps

vincanger for Wasp ・ Apr 16

#vibecoding #ai #fullstack #webdev

@vincanger shares a structured approach to "vibe coding" that delivers real results by starting with solid foundations and implementing features in well-planned vertical slices.

If You're Diving Into DevOps, Start Here (No, Not with Kubernetes)

Melody Mbewe ・ Apr 18

#discuss #softwaredevelopment #programming #cloudskills

@devnenyasha reflects on their DevOps journey and encourages developers to learn Linux before anything else.

Pursuing Best Practices is a bad practice (When You're New)

Carlos Diaz for The Odin Project ・ Apr 15

#programming #beginners #learning #coding

@theodinproject explains why experimentation and "imperfect" code are actually crucial to learning, and how even seasoned professionals start with messy solutions before refining them.

Vibe Coding with Intent: A Tester’s Perspective

Don Johnson ・ Apr 13

#testing #ai #programming #productivity

@copyleftdev brings essential testing wisdom to the AI code generation conversation. Learn how their vibe-todo project demonstrates a practical framework for making AI-generated code reliable enough for production.

From Frustration to Feature: The Open Source Magic

Paulo Henrique ・ Apr 15

#opensource #watercooler

@phalkmin illustrates the power and beauty of open source through their experience of implementing a Brazilian banking feature without writing a single line of code.

Shipped Beats Pretty, Every Time

Duplessis van Aswegen ・ Apr 16

#productivity #programming #mindset

@duplessisvanaswegen challenges the engineering perfectionism that prevents shipping valuable software. Explore the crucial balance between code quality and delivery, and why getting your solution into users' hands usually matters more than architectural purity.

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