--- title: Building micro-frontends, improve your programming skills, and a free Apple Watch - Picks #175 | daily.dev description: Documentation as code, JavaScript tips & tricks, improve your coding skills and more on this week's picks. Explore practical developer news, tutorials, and tools read by millions of developers worldwide. canonical: https://daily.dev/blog/building-micro-frontends-improve-your-programming-skills-and-a-free-apple-watch-picks-175/ og:type: article og:url: https://daily.dev/blog/building-micro-frontends-improve-your-programming-skills-and-a-free-apple-watch-picks-175/ og:title: Building micro-frontends, improve your programming skills, and a free Apple Watch - Picks #175 | daily.dev og:description: Documentation as code, JavaScript tips & tricks, improve your coding skills and more on this week's picks. 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Explore practical developer news, tutorials, and tools read by millions of developers worldwide. twitter:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--HyuDb9-A--/f_auto,q_auto/v1/recruiter-landing/6076a02f391969369bf4ca98_Cover_28c6c800bb?_a=BAMAMiB80 --- Yesterday we launched our new Ambassadors Program. This is your chance to win a new Apple Watch for free. Every month we will choose a new epic prize! 🎁 [https://daily.dev/blog](https://daily.dev/blog) ## Roadmap to Full-Stack Development 🛣 An introduction to some basic terms in the full-stack domain and what it means to be a full-stack. - [Roadmap to Full-Stack Development](https://app.daily.dev/posts/qMJJRqOhh) ## 💻 Documentation as code 📝 Documentation as Code is the most persistent method to keep your documentation updated. 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