--- title: Best freeCodeCamp posts — April 2021 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted freeCodeCamp posts from April 2021, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/freecodecamp/best-of/2021/04 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/freecodecamp/best-of/2021/04 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best freeCodeCamp posts — April 2021 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted freeCodeCamp posts from April 2021, 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 freeCodeCamp — April 2021 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/create-a-mern-stack-app-with-a-serverless-backend-s2aobyso0 "Create a MERN Stack App with a Serverless Backend") Article freeCodeCamp · 5y Create a MERN Stack App with a Serverless Backend MERN Stack App with a Serverless Backend. Create a MERN stack app with a serverless backend. Use the MERN App Manager to help you create your own Stack App. The MERN app manager can also be used to test your Stack App's functionality. 77 4 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-write-a-good-readme-file-for-your-github-project-ei-aqa9-q "How to Write a Good README File for Your GitHub Project") Article freeCodeCamp · 5y How to Write a Good README File for Your GitHub Project Hillary Nyakundi: How to Write a Good README File for Your GitHub Project. She explains how to write a good README file for your GitHub project. She also shows you how to use GitHub's README tool to help you with your project. Read more here: http://www.gitHub.com/news/features/how-to-write-a-good-readme-file-for-your-GitHub-project. 61 2 3. 3 [](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-write-cleaner-react-code-3y6l0otb1 "How to Write Cleaner React Code") Article freeCodeCamp · 5y How to Write Cleaner React Code Reed Barger: How to Write Cleaner React Code. How to write cleaner code for React.com? Read more at Reed Barger’s blog, Cleaning React Code, and see the rest of the article here. Click here for more information on how to write React code. 55 4. 4 [](https://daily.dev/posts/css-flexbox-tutorial-with-flexbox-properties-cheat-sheet--otkymwohu "CSS Flexbox Tutorial with Flexbox Properties Cheat Sheet 🎖️") Article freeCodeCamp · 5y CSS Flexbox Tutorial with Flexbox Properties Cheat Sheet 🎖️ CSS Flexbox Tutorial with Flexbox Properties Cheat Sheet 🎖️ Joy Shaheb shares her Flexbox tips and tricks. Follow her on Twitter @JoyShaheb and @CssFlexbox for more Flexbox tutorials and tips. Visit her site Flexbox.com for more. 48 2 5. 5 [](https://daily.dev/posts/the-best-react-libraries-you-should-be-using-today--t9gs1esw "The Best React Libraries You Should Be Using Today") Article freeCodeCamp · 5y The Best React Libraries You Should Be Using Today Reed Barger is the co-founder of React, the open-source React library. He wrote a guide on how to use React in your browser. Barger also wrote a book about React, called React: The Story of React. Read more at Reed Barger's book, The Story Of React: React In Your Browser. 35 6. 6 [](https://daily.dev/posts/the-nginx-handbook-bmi-n1aw "The NGINX Handbook") Article freeCodeCamp · 5y The NGINX Handbook Farhan Hasin Chowdhury is a software developer with a knack for learning new things and writing about them. He is the author of several books and is the co-founder of a software company. He lives in New York City with his wife and two children. For more of Farhan's work, visit his website and Twitter. 31 6 7. 7 [](https://daily.dev/posts/game-development-for-total-beginners---free-unity-course-n1hnpjdtj "Game Development for Total Beginners - Free Unity Course") Article freeCodeCamp · 5y Game Development for Total Beginners - Free Unity Course Game Development for Total Beginners - Free Unity Course. Game Development for total Beginners. Free Unity course. Game development for total beginners - FreeUnity Course. More information on the course can be found at: http://www.totalbeginners.com/game-development-for-total-beginners-free-unity-course. 30 1 8. 8 [](https://daily.dev/posts/learn-docker-by-building-a-node-express-app-waie2gt6z "Learn Docker by Building a Node / Express App") Article freeCodeCamp · 5y Learn Docker by Building a Node / Express App Learn Docker by Building a Node / Express App using Docker. Learn more about Docker by building a Node or Express app with Docker. See more Docker news on CNN.com and follow us on Twitter @CNNDocker and @Dockersport. Beau Carnes is the co-founder of Docker and co-creator of the Docker Swarm app. 29 1 9. 9 [](https://daily.dev/posts/free-8-hour-node-express-course-9gxk4zew2 "Free 8-Hour Node / Express Course") Article freeCodeCamp · 5y Free 8-Hour Node / Express Course Learn Node.js and Express with This Free 8-hour Back End Development Course. Beau Carnes is the author of the course. Be sure to check out the rest of the content on the course site: http://www.npmcourses.com/node-js-express. 27 10. 10 [](https://daily.dev/posts/5-key-react-lessons-the-tutorials-don-t-teach-you-w5ibcgc-r "5 Key React Lessons the Tutorials Don't Teach You") Article freeCodeCamp · 5y 5 Key React Lessons the Tutorials Don't Teach You Reed Barger is the co-founder and CEO of React, a social media company. He is the author of the book, "React: The Next Generation" He is also the creator of the popular website, Reddit, and its popular community, Redditors.com. 23 11. 11 [](https://daily.dev/posts/css-scrollbar-styling-tutorial-how-to-make-a-custom-scrollbar--uple-ap "CSS Scrollbar Styling Tutorial – How to Make a Custom Scrollbar") Article freeCodeCamp · 5y CSS Scrollbar Styling Tutorial – How to Make a Custom Scrollbar Charles Mahler. CSS Scrollbar Styling Tutorial – How to Make a Custom Scrollbar. How to make a custom Scrollbar with CSS. How To Make a Scrollbar With CSS: How to Use CSS Scrollbars with CSS Styling. For more information, visit Charles Mahler’s website. 18 1 12. 12 [](https://daily.dev/posts/react-cheatsheet-9-common-html-rendering-cases-you-should-know-debyrpj8c "React Cheatsheet – 9 Common HTML Rendering Cases You Should Know") Article freeCodeCamp · 5y React Cheatsheet – 9 Common HTML Rendering Cases You Should Know React Cheatsheet – 9 Common HTML Rendering Cases You Should Know About. Ondrej Polesny’s ‘How To Use React’ guide. Read on to find out how to use React in your web browser or mobile app. For more information on React, visit the official React website. 16 13. 13 [](https://daily.dev/posts/every-css-background-property-illustrated-and-explained-with-code-examples--vinvdx3wn "Every CSS Background Property Illustrated and Explained with Code Examples 🎖️") Article freeCodeCamp · 5y Every CSS Background Property Illustrated and Explained with Code Examples 🎖️ Every CSS Background Property Illustrated and Explained with Code Examples. Every CSS Background property Illustrated andexplained with code Examples. Read the code examples to see how to use the background property in your code. Use the CSS background property example to help you understand the background in your CSS. 12 14. 14 [](https://daily.dev/posts/what-is-terraform-learn-terraform-and-infrastructure-as-code-m4ud9zemo "What is Terraform? Learn Terraform and Infrastructure as Code") Article freeCodeCamp · 5y What is Terraform? Learn Terraform and Infrastructure as Code Sumeet Ninawe is the founder and CEO of Terraform. Terraform is an open source software platform for infrastructure development. Learn more about Terraform and Infrastructure as Code at www.terraform.com. For more information on Terraform, visit www. terraform-com.org. 11 15. 15 [](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-become-a-technical-writer-w33uekkk0 "How to Become a Technical Writer") Article freeCodeCamp · 5y How to Become a Technical Writer Edidiong Asikpo. How to Become a Technical Writer for CNN.com. How To Become A Technical Writer For CNN.co.uk. 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