--- title: Best DEV posts — October 2025 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted DEV posts from October 2025, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/devto/best-of/2025/10 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/devto/best-of/2025/10 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best DEV posts — October 2025 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted DEV posts from October 2025, 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 — October 2025 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/why-do-you-push-code-during-work-hours---how-an-interview-question-led-me-to-build-a-delayed-commi-pabxuhkxl "Why Do You Push Code During Work Hours?" - How an Interview Question Led Me to Build a Delayed Commit Feature") Article DEV · 47w Why Do You Push Code During Work Hours?" - How an Interview Question Led Me to Build a Delayed Commit Feature A developer built a delayed commit feature for GoCommit after an interviewer questioned their GitHub commit timestamps during work hours. The tool allows developers to schedule commits outside restricted hours, addressing privacy concerns and work-life boundaries. It intercepts commits during configured work hours, presents alternative timestamps, and uses Git's native date flags to set both author and committer dates. The feature integrates with GoCommit's AI-powered commit message generator and raises questions about whether coding schedules should be public information. 218 33 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/it-s-okay-if-your-biggest-hobby-isn-t-coding-dspiqej9d "It's Okay If Your Biggest Hobby Isn't Coding") Article DEV · 47w It's Okay If Your Biggest Hobby Isn't Coding Developers don't need to code constantly to be passionate or successful. Taking breaks and pursuing non-coding hobbies prevents burnout, fuels creativity, and improves problem-solving abilities. The myth of the 24/7 coder is damaging—true passion is measured by the quality of focus during work hours, not total hours spent coding. Stepping away from the screen often leads to breakthrough solutions and sustains a healthier, longer career. 98 20 3. 3 [](https://daily.dev/posts/if-i-had-to-learn-javascript-again-the-real-journey-from-2017-to-today-pcwclekuk "If I Had to Learn JavaScript Again: The Real Journey From 2017 to Today") Article DEV · 46w If I Had to Learn JavaScript Again: The Real Journey From 2017 to Today A developer shares their 8-year journey learning JavaScript from 2017 to 2025, detailing the messy, non-linear path from HTML/CSS basics through a CCNA networking detour, to building production apps with React, Node.js, and TypeScript. The post provides honest insights about what actually worked: building personal projects, reading others' code, deploying everything, and spending thousands of hours coding. Includes a practical month-by-month learning roadmap, curated resources (javascript.info, Matt Pocock for TypeScript, YouTube channels), and uncomfortable truths about imposter syndrome, job hunting, and the reality that learning never stops. 92 3 4. 4 [](https://daily.dev/posts/full-stack-fatigue--acql8l4v1 "Full Stack Fatigue:") Article DEV · 46w Full Stack Fatigue: The modern full-stack developer role has become overwhelmingly complex compared to earlier programming eras. Where developers once needed to know a single language like DBase, today's web applications require mastery of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, frontend frameworks, backend languages, databases, REST APIs, Git, cloud services, Docker, Kubernetes, OAuth2, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code tools. This expanding skill set creates significant barriers for junior developers entering the field, while AI tools add both assistance and additional complexity. The expectation for developers to deeply understand the entire stack from frontend to cloud infrastructure may be unrealistic, raising questions about whether the industry is setting unsustainable expectations and potentially limiting the pipeline of new developers. 57 7 [See all DEV archives](/sources/devto/best-of) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/devto/best-of/2025/10#page","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/devto/best-of/2025/10","name":"Best DEV Posts — October 2025","description":"The most upvoted DEV posts from October 2025, curated by the daily.dev community.","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","url":"https://daily.dev"}},{"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/devto/best-of/2025/10#items","numberOfItems":4,"itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/why-do-you-push-code-during-work-hours---how-an-interview-question-led-me-to-build-a-delayed-commi-pabxuhkxl","name":"Why Do You Push Code During Work Hours?\" - How an Interview Question Led Me to Build a Delayed Commit Feature"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/it-s-okay-if-your-biggest-hobby-isn-t-coding-dspiqej9d","name":"It's Okay If Your Biggest Hobby Isn't Coding"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/if-i-had-to-learn-javascript-again-the-real-journey-from-2017-to-today-pcwclekuk","name":"If I Had to Learn JavaScript Again: The Real Journey From 2017 to Today"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/full-stack-fatigue--acql8l4v1","name":"Full Stack Fatigue:"}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sources","item":"https://daily.dev/sources"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"DEV","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/devto"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Best of","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/devto/best-of"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"October 2025"}]}]} ```