--- title: Best DEV posts — April 2022 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted DEV posts from April 2022, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/devto/best-of/2022/04 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/devto/best-of/2022/04 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best DEV posts — April 2022 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted DEV posts from April 2022, 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 DEV — April 2022 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/the-complete-guide-to-regular-expressions-regex--4wkqhdpap "The Complete Guide to Regular Expressions (Regex)") Article DEV · 4y The Complete Guide to Regular Expressions (Regex) A Regular Expression is a syntax that allows you to match strings with specific patterns. A regular expression adds the ability to use quantifiers, pattern collections, special characters, and capture groups to create extremely advanced search patterns. Regex can be used any time you need to query string-based data, such as analyzing command line output. 355 14 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/those-html-elements-you-never-use-uq1mwumvi "Those HTML Elements You Never Use") Article DEV · 4y Those HTML Elements You Never Use There are over a hundred elements in HTML that can be applied to pieces of text to give them special meaning in a document. In this article, I dive deep into the HTML documentation, to come out with a handy bag of elements that will improve your website in not one, but two very important ways. 319 35 3. 3 [](https://daily.dev/posts/from-figma-to-next-js-app-in-minutes-xe4dqtt6c "From Figma to Next.js App in Minutes") Article DEV · 4y From Figma to Next.js App in Minutes AWS Amplify is a set of tools and features that lets front-end web and mobile developers quickly and easily build full-stack applications on AWS. In this post, we'll convert Figma components to React components with Amplify studio and use it in our application. 106 2 4. 4 [](https://daily.dev/posts/the-complete-guide-to-using-one-monitor-as-a-programmer--ojmx26ti7 "The Complete Guide To Using One Monitor As A Programmer.") Article DEV · 4y The Complete Guide To Using One Monitor As A Programmer. The debate over whether one monitor is better than multiple monitors has been going on for years. Multiple monitors allow you to spread out your work on two screens simultaneously. There are many factors to consider when deciding which monitor setup is best for you, such as your work environment, the size and type of your display, and the number of applications you use on a daily basis. 71 9 5. 5 [](https://daily.dev/posts/use-2-monitors-for-learning-and-work-m-ksmp4w1 "Use 2 monitors for learning and work") Article DEV · 4y Use 2 monitors for learning and work As a JavaScript full-stack developer I always learn new things (Frontend, Backend, Mobile, Desktop, Chrome extensions, Scrapping, Cloud deployment etc.) To feel comfortable I need to keep opened in full screen 2 apps at the same time. Simultaneously opened, two full-screen apps give you a big advantage to manage information and absorb new knowledge. 38 7 6. 6 [](https://daily.dev/posts/productivity-boosters-my-top-five-developer-tools-worth-the-money-pijlk2rxb "Productivity Boosters: My Top Five Developer Tools Worth The Money") Article DEV · 4y Productivity Boosters: My Top Five Developer Tools Worth The Money GitLive is a peer-to-peer code streaming platform and IDE UI extensions. Wallaby is an integrated continuous testing tool for JavaScript. Code Time is an Open Source plugin for automatic programming metrics and time tracking in Visual Studio on JetBrains. 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