--- title: Best gitconnected posts — January 2024 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted gitconnected posts from January 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/gc/best-of/2024/01 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/gc/best-of/2024/01 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best gitconnected posts — January 2024 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted gitconnected posts from January 2024, 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 gitconnected — January 2024 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/how-i-built-a-social-network-in-4-years-as-a-solo-developer-wxn3qorwc "How I Built a Social Network in 4 Years as a Solo Developer") Article gitconnected · 3y How I Built a Social Network in 4 Years as a Solo Developer The author shares their journey of building a social media platform as a solo developer, starting from the idea to the tech stack used, and the challenges faced along the way. 32 1 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/mastering-sql-fundamentals-ubski5q0a "Mastering SQL Fundamentals") Article gitconnected · 3y Mastering SQL Fundamentals This post provides a comprehensive guide to mastering SQL fundamentals, covering database terminology, relational models, applying SQL to real data, creating a new schema in MySQL, querying data using the SELECT statement, filtering data using the WHERE clause, ordering results using the ORDER BY clause, using logical and special operators, and understanding the importance of query efficiency. Mastery of SQL is emphasized as a valuable skill for data professionals. 21 1 3. 3 [](https://daily.dev/posts/testing-application-architecture-with-pest-aqbjsgrod "Testing Application Architecture with Pest") Article gitconnected · 3y Testing Application Architecture with Pest Discover Pest PHP's capabilities for testing project architecture and learn how to eliminate debugging statements, validate controllers, and validate value objects. 15 [See all gitconnected archives](/sources/gc/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/gc/best-of/2024/01#page","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/gc/best-of/2024/01","name":"Best gitconnected Posts — January 2024","description":"The most upvoted gitconnected posts from January 2024, curated by the daily.dev community.","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","url":"https://daily.dev"}},{"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/gc/best-of/2024/01#items","numberOfItems":3,"itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-i-built-a-social-network-in-4-years-as-a-solo-developer-wxn3qorwc","name":"How I Built a Social Network in 4 Years as a Solo Developer"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/mastering-sql-fundamentals-ubski5q0a","name":"Mastering SQL Fundamentals"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/testing-application-architecture-with-pest-aqbjsgrod","name":"Testing Application Architecture with Pest"}]},{"@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":"gitconnected","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/gc"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Best of","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/gc/best-of"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"January 2024"}]}]} ```