Best of Community — December 2024

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   DEV·1y

   Cracking AWS Certifications: A Guide From Beginner to Pro

   2024 has been a year filled with successful completion of AWS certifications. Key insights include the importance of understanding personal learning styles, hands-on experience, and practical application of knowledge. Each certification from AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner to AWS Certified Developer - Associate offers unique challenges and areas of focus, from general cloud knowledge to specific roles like security, DevOps, and machine learning. Planning the sequence of exams and understanding fundamental AWS concepts are critical for success. The journey emphasizes growth through continuous learning and effective preparation.

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   daily.dev Changelog·1y

   Following feed

   The new 'Following Feed' feature on daily.dev allows users to view posts exclusively from Sources, Squads, and users they follow. This feature can be accessed via a new button called 'Following' in the left sidebar, providing a more focused content experience tailored to the user's interests.

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   Game Developers·1y

   Mods needed

   The community has seen significant growth, ranking in the top 10 on the platform. This has made it challenging for the current moderators to manage all the forums and the Discord server effectively. The author is seeking new moderators to help oversee various developer squads, including game developers, Unity, Unreal, Godot, and Roblox studio developers. Responsibilities include supervising posts, hosting events, creating activities, and maintaining respectful and active participation. Interested candidates are encouraged to reach out via Discord.

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   Open Source·1y

   How to find actively maintained OSS projects that actually need help

   Large open-source projects like Node and Rust are often overwhelmed with contributions, making it hard for new contributors to make meaningful impacts. The author created helpwanted.dev, a platform where active maintainers can meet future contributors, focusing on smaller, actively maintained projects that really need help. This approach offers a quicker and more gratifying feedback loop for contributors. The platform also uses AI to provide summaries and complexity scores of projects and issues.

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   What happened to the joy of contributing to open-source?

   Helpwanted.dev is a new platform connecting developers with small-scale open-source projects in need of assistance. The post reflects on the joy of contributing to open-source for personal growth, learning, and making a meaningful impact, beyond just career benefits. It emphasizes the importance of rediscovering the fun and community aspect of open-source development.

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   asayer·1y

   5 Essential Tips for Building Full-Stack Apps with Lovable.dev AI

   Lovable.dev simplifies building full-stack apps using natural-language prompts and powerful integrations. Important tips include starting with authentication, giving specific instructions, organizing code through frequent refactoring, leveraging real-time features for instant updates, and engaging with the community for support.

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   Rust·1y

   Launching the 2024 State of Rust Survey

   The Rust Project is conducting its annual State of Rust Survey for 2024 to gather feedback and insights from the Rust programming language community. The survey, available in multiple languages, will help improve Rust by understanding its community and development priorities. Responses are anonymous and accepted until December 23rd, 2024. Key findings will be shared on the Rust blog.

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   Godot·1y

   Meet the creator behind the Godot Game Awards

   StayAtHomeDev, known for his YouTube channel focused on game development with the Godot Engine, initiates the Godot Game Awards to highlight community achievements in categories such as art design, music, plugins, and tutorials. The awards invite public voting, culminating in a premiere event. His channel blends tutorials, interviews, and community showcases, aiming to inspire and educate aspiring game developers and content creators.

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   Redis·1y

   Welcome back to Redis, antirez

   Salvatore Sanfilippo, also known as 'antirez', creator of Redis, has returned to the Redis community as an evangelist after taking a break to focus on family and other projects. During his time away, he engaged in various coding and writing activities but felt a growing desire to reconnect with the tech world. Sanfilippo aims to reshape Redis's community engagement and contribute to new developments, including vector search capabilities for AI applications. He supports the new Redis license, which he believes balances company interests and community needs.

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    Mobile developers·1y

    Moderators wanted! 📣

    The Mobile Developers Squad is seeking moderators to assist with maintaining quality content and preventing spam. Interested individuals should describe their interest, provide a link to a valuable content piece, and optionally share their LinkedIn page.

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    Lobsters·1y

    Why it took a long time to build that tiny link preview on Wikipedia

    Wikipedia's 'page previews' feature, which shows a preview when hovering over links, recently launched across hundreds of language editions and receives up to half a million hits per minute. The development faced significant challenges including automatic thumbnail selection, generating accurate summaries, prioritizing HTML elements, and scaling the API for high traffic. This initiative required extensive work with community feedback, privacy considerations, and iterative design and testing. The feature is intended to enhance user experience significantly, involving substantial collaboration across multiple teams in Wikimedia Foundation.

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    All Laravel·1y

    Squad Guidelines: Building the Laravel Community 💪🐘

    Welcome to All Laravel, a community for Laravel enthusiasts of all skill levels. Follow the guidelines to ensure a productive and respectful environment: stay on topic, be respectful, share quality content, avoid self-promotion, engage in discussions and ask questions, and avoid plagiarism. Let's create a supportive space for Laravel developers!

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