The Most Popular Posts on Daftcode Blog in 2017

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3 min readDec 29, 2017

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Another year comes to an end. It was a really good time for Daftcode Blog — we attracted many new readers and tripled the number of our followers!

This is a great reason for a quick recap — check out the list of the 10 most popular posts of the year.

10. How We Made Writing Tests Fun and Easy

We all know that testing is important in every developer’s work. But we can also agree it’s not the most exciting part of it. How to make testing fun and easy? Check out our approach!

9. How to Start Learning UX?

Knowledge of User Experience is becoming more and more important these days– not only for designers but also for developers, copywriters, marketers, and many other professionals. Read the article to find out what is the best way to start learning.

8. The Cleaning Hand of Pytest

Pytest is very efficient and complex solution for testing code. The article will tell you more about advantages of trying it, as well as various approaches to testing.

7. Fixing Unicode for Ruby Developers

The third part of a series of articles on Unicode — this time dedicated for Ruby Developers. Broaden your knowledge about Unicode and learn how to handle it properly.

6. Get Functional

Have you heard about functional programming? Lately, it’s becoming more and more popular among front-end developers. Read the article and check out if it’s something for you.

5. React Calendar with Google Calendar as CMS — tutorial

A simple tutorial for building React Calendar with Google Calendar as CMS. Now you can easily create your own calendar, having more control over the look and functions.

4. From UX to UI Design

The second post from UX series, showing how to implement knowledge into practice and start working on User Interfaces. Everyday practical tips will surely help you to make the next step!

3. How to Make Uploading 10x Faster

Do you feel like your web application could be responding a bit faster? We had the same feeling so we tried something new. Check out our solution for this problem.

2. Become a Better Programmer by Making It Hard to Write Bad Code

There are several ways to help yourself to write better code. Some of them can be compared to setting fences that make it easier to avoid mistakes. Check out the post to read more about some of these practices in the JavaScript environment.

1. The Secret of High-Performing Developers

The most popular post this year — it has gained almost 20k views! Find out how to use micro-strategies to improve your coding skills and become a High-Performing Developer.

Thank you for being with us. See you in 2018!

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