--- title: Best Community Picks posts — March 2023 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted Community Picks posts from March 2023, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/community/best-of/2023/03 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/community/best-of/2023/03 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best Community Picks posts — March 2023 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted Community Picks posts from March 2023, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of Community Picks — March 2023 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/16-little-ui-design-rules-that-make-a-big-impact-9kvbp6poj "16 little UI design rules that make a big impact") Article Community Picks · 3y 16 little UI design rules that make a big impact Learn about 16 UI design rules and guidelines that can make a big impact on the usability and aesthetics of an interface. Explore topics such as using space to group related elements, being consistent in design, creating a clear visual hierarchy, and selecting the right typeface. 491 28 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/ui-ux-design-trends-2023-yn1rrl208 "UI/UX Design Trends 2023") Article Community Picks · 3y UI/UX Design Trends 2023 Discover the latest UI/UX design trends for 2023, including motion design, scrollytelling, bolder minimalism, happy colors, and aurora gradients. Explore the UX trends of cross-device experience, emotional design, personalization, and micro-interactions. Plus, find out how sustainability is being integrated into the tech industry. 379 20 3. 3 [](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-build-recommendation-algorithms-and-system-designs-cyatet36i "How To Build Recommendation Algorithms And System Designs") Article Community Picks · 4y How To Build Recommendation Algorithms And System Designs This post covers the system design and recommendation algorithms of various big companies including Uber, YouTube, and Spotify. 270 17 4. 4 [](https://daily.dev/posts/opencommit-gpt-generates-impressive-commits-in-1-second-open-source--h7bd3kir7 "OpenCommit: GPT generates impressive commits in 1 second 🤯🔫 (open-source)") Article Community Picks · 3y OpenCommit: GPT generates impressive commits in 1 second 🤯🔫 (open-source) OpenCommit is an open-source library that generates impressive commit messages using GPT. It makes commit messages meaningful and can be installed using npm. 225 33 5. 5 [](https://daily.dev/posts/basics-of-ci-cd-pipeline-e1xncdk5r "Basics of CI/CD Pipeline") Article Community Picks · 4y Basics of CI/CD Pipeline CI/CD pipeline automates the process of software delivery, reducing manual errors, providing feedback to developers, and allowing fast product iterations. It enables shorter time to market for new product features and improves an organization's competitive edge. Automation is crucial in facilitating the efficiency and accuracy of CI/CD pipelines. 220 7 6. 6 [](https://daily.dev/posts/discover-three-js--f1zpktvzb "Discover three.js!") Article Community Picks · 3y Discover three.js! Discover three.js is a tutorial series that introduces the web as a platform for 3D graphics using the three.js WebGL library. It covers everything you need to start creating professional-quality 3D web applications and provides live code examples and clear diagrams. 218 34 7. 7 [](https://daily.dev/posts/7-best-open-source-alternatives-to-notion-hhgysye0w "7 Best Open Source Alternatives to Notion") Article Community Picks · 4y 7 Best Open Source Alternatives to Notion Discover the best open-source alternatives to Notion, a versatile productivity and organizational tool. Explore their advantages and disadvantages and find alternatives that may better meet your needs. 193 46 8. 8 [](https://daily.dev/posts/gpt-4-emxpienty "GPT-4") Article Community Picks · 3y GPT-4 GPT-4 is a highly advanced AI model that excels in creative and collaborative tasks, including writing, image analysis, and reasoning. It surpasses ChatGPT in multiple aspects and has been used by various organizations for innovative projects. 173 20 9. 9 [](https://daily.dev/posts/css-nesting-is-now-available-with-vanilla-css-jlc1z0uuf "CSS Nesting is now available with Vanilla CSS") Article Community Picks · 3y CSS Nesting is now available with Vanilla CSS CSS Nesting simplifies the CSS structure, improves code readability, and is compatible with Vanilla CSS. 132 24 10. 10 [](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-set-up-and-use-chatgpt-in-linux-terminal-tbvzmgywg "How to Set up and Use ChatGPT in Linux Terminal") Article Community Picks · 3y How to Set up and Use ChatGPT in Linux Terminal Learn how to install and use ShellGPT, a command line version of ChatGPT, in Linux Terminal. ShellGPT provides intelligent suggestions, executes shell commands, and learns from user interactions to navigate the command line more efficiently. 121 11 11. 11 [](https://daily.dev/posts/a-complete-visual-guide-to-understanding-the-node-js-event-loop-idnwogrc4 "A Complete Visual Guide to Understanding the Node.js Event Loop") Article Community Picks · 3y A Complete Visual Guide to Understanding the Node.js Event Loop This post provides a visual guide to understanding the Node.js event loop, explaining how JavaScript handles asynchronous programming and the role of libuv in Node.js. 116 13 12. 12 [](https://daily.dev/posts/the-best-engineering-blogs-mversrl6d "The Best Engineering Blogs") Article Community Picks · 4y The Best Engineering Blogs Discover the top engineering blogs to stay up to date with tech and software development. The list includes blogs from Facebook Engineering, GitHub Engineering, Heroku Engineering, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and more. 115 4 13. 13 [](https://daily.dev/posts/rethinking-react-best-practices-gaewcf8ty "Rethinking React best practices") Article Community Picks · 3y Rethinking React best practices This post explores the evolution of React and its transition from a client-only paradigm to incorporating server components. It discusses the core constraints, addresses people and technical problems, and delves into the optimizations applied to the client-only paradigm. The post highlights the importance of understanding the abstractions and making informed tradeoffs. 97 14 14. 14 [](https://daily.dev/posts/daily-dev-is-like-reddit-meets-stack-overflow-4ru21tbpu "Daily.dev is like Reddit meets Stack Overflow") Article Community Picks · 3y Daily.dev is like Reddit meets Stack Overflow Daily.dev is like Reddit meets Stack Overflow. The three-year-old startup wants to help software developers connect, share knowledge and discuss all that’s happening across their ecosystems. The company announced its first institutional funding, securing a $11 million seed tranche from a slew of backers including lead investor Aleph. 96 41 15. 15 [](https://daily.dev/posts/3-things-the-best-senior-developers-do-xvr1yk03b "3 things the best senior developers do") Article Community Picks · 3y 3 things the best senior developers do Senior developers possess essential traits such as attentiveness, patience, and optimism. They support and guide junior developers, allowing them to grow and become stronger. This nurturing environment fosters the development of capable developers with justifiable confidence. 96 13 16. 16 [](https://daily.dev/posts/what-is-vite-and-why-should-you-use-it-instead-of-create-react-app--gwbdvjymw "What is Vite and Why Should You Use It Instead of Create React App?") Article Community Picks · 3y What is Vite and Why Should You Use It Instead of Create React App? Vite is a tool that addresses the issues with Create React App, providing faster development and build times by not rebuilding the whole app whenever changes are made. 93 4 17. 17 [](https://daily.dev/posts/tailwind-css-v3-3-extended-color-palette-esm-ts-support-logical-properties-and-more-4sqitmfgt "Tailwind CSS v3.3: Extended color palette, ESM/TS support, logical properties, and more") Article Community Picks · 3y Tailwind CSS v3.3: Extended color palette, ESM/TS support, logical properties, and more Tailwind CSS v3.3 introduces extended color palette, ESM/TS support, logical properties, fine-tune gradient color stop positions, line-clamp out of the box, new line-height modifier, CSS variables without the var(), configurable font-variation-settings, list-style-image utilities, hyphens utilities, and caption-side utilities. 89 11 18. 18 [](https://daily.dev/posts/a-more-modern-css-reset-1wjdmyw0c "A (more) Modern CSS Reset") Article Community Picks · 4y A (more) Modern CSS Reset A modern CSS reset that provides a base for starting projects. It includes rules for box sizing, font size, margins, list styles, line heights, and more. The reset is customizable and can be adjusted to fit individual needs. 90 6 19. 19 [](https://daily.dev/posts/typescript-crud-rest-api-using-nest-js-typeorm-postgres-docker-and-docker-compose-pymr3gdsu "TypeScript CRUD Rest API, using Nest.js, TypeORM, Postgres, Docker and Docker Compose") Article Community Picks · 3y TypeScript CRUD Rest API, using Nest.js, TypeORM, Postgres, Docker and Docker Compose Learn how to create a CRUD Rest API in Typescript using NestJS, TypeORM, Postgres, Docker, and Docker Compose. 87 10 20. 20 [](https://daily.dev/posts/next-js-themes-ohmx686yc "Next JS Themes") Article Community Picks · 3y Next JS Themes This post presents a curated list of open-source Next JS themes available for download from Github. Next JS is a full-stack framework built on top of React.js used for building static sites, APIs, and full-stack applications. 85 16 21. 21 [](https://daily.dev/posts/penpot-an-open-source-alternative-to-figma-eucjc5e6y "Penpot: An Open Source Alternative to Figma") Article Community Picks · 4y Penpot: An Open Source Alternative to Figma Adobe's announcement of its intent to acquire Figma for $20 billion has sparked interest in alternative design tools, with Penpot emerging as a popular choice. Penpot offers similar features to Figma, including designing beautiful user interfaces, creating interactive prototypes, real-time collaboration, and the ability to ask for feedback. It is an open source project that welcomes contributions from the community. 79 3 22. 22 [](https://daily.dev/posts/beginner-s-guide-to-linux-mfpzmfnrf "Beginner's Guide to Linux") Article Community Picks · 3y Beginner's Guide to Linux This post provides a beginner's guide to Linux, covering topics such as its history, architecture, distributions, desktop environments, and reasons to use Linux. It also includes fun facts about Linux. 76 10 23. 23 [](https://daily.dev/posts/5-ways-to-modernize-a-web-application-dzplhorh1 "5 Ways to Modernize a Web Application") Article Community Picks · 3y 5 Ways to Modernize a Web Application Explore 5 different ways to modernize a web application, including using composable software, micro frontends, updating the design/CSS, breaking down a monolith into microservices, and utilizing serverless functions. These techniques can help improve scalability, maintainability, and performance. 75 5 24. 24 [](https://daily.dev/posts/what-i-learned-after-reviewing-over-40-developer-portfolios---9-tips-for-a-better-portfolio-aq6djdd4d "What I learned after reviewing over 40 developer portfolios - 9 tips for a better portfolio") Article Community Picks · 3y What I learned after reviewing over 40 developer portfolios - 9 tips for a better portfolio Learn 9 tips for building a better developer portfolio, including defining its purpose, highlighting skills and projects, making design decisions, keeping it simple, and optimizing performance. 75 1 25. 25 [](https://daily.dev/posts/currying-in-javascript-a0vfjcoyl "Currying in JavaScript") Article Community Picks · 3y Currying in JavaScript Currying in JavaScript is a functional programming technique that involves transforming a function with multiple arguments into a series of functions that each take a single argument. It allows for code reusability, improved readability, function composition, easier testing, better code organization, improved performance, and more flexible function composition. 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