--- title: Best Hacker Noon posts — December 2020 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted Hacker Noon posts from December 2020, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/hackernoon/best-of/2020/12 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/hackernoon/best-of/2020/12 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best Hacker Noon posts — December 2020 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted Hacker Noon posts from December 2020, 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 Hacker Noon — December 2020 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/i-got-a-job-as-a-developer-at-16-and-you-can-too-9vnqzalwq "I Got a Job as a Developer at 16, and You Can Too") Article Hacker Noon · 6y I Got a Job as a Developer at 16, and You Can Too Vlad Pasca started coding at 15 in Python and then switched to web development. He learned HTML and CSS from Freecodecamp and built a few front-end projects. He was able to build responsive websites using media query in CSS and this helped him get the job. He told a start-up developer on Reddit that he was looking to work on some projects during the summer. 24 1 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/17-interesting-javascript-tricks-myltfflrz "17 Interesting JavaScript Tricks") Article Hacker Noon · 6y 17 Interesting JavaScript Tricks This is my latest post that will increase your efficiency and productivity when coding JavaScript. There are many ways to write code but generally the first way for many people is very long and can take you some time. The ternary operator can be used to check if numbers are not equal. Short circuit conditionals can also be used in JavaScript. 24 5 3. 3 [](https://daily.dev/posts/5-free-javascript-spreadsheet-libraries-in-2021-qrh-yldux "5 Free JavaScript Spreadsheet Libraries in 2021") Article Hacker Noon · 6y 5 Free JavaScript Spreadsheet Libraries in 2021 Spreadsheet libraries are in high demand today. Such solutions are convenient as they offer ready-made applications. They can be used in any business domain to deal with big amounts of data. Let us review the most popular JS Spreadsheet libraries with a free trial period that can allow you to understand if the product is worth purchasing. 19 4 4. 4 [](https://daily.dev/posts/top-5-machine-learning-programming-languages-f8yvry2sz "Top 5 Machine Learning Programming Languages") Article Hacker Noon · 6y Top 5 Machine Learning Programming Languages Python is the most important language used in the AI and machine learning field. R is a popular choice for analyzing, manipulating, and evaluating statistical data. Prolog is a flexible and powerful programming language often used for machine learning and AI. Java is one of the most popular programming languages widely employed across a large number of fields. 16 2 5. 5 [](https://daily.dev/posts/what-is-new-in-net-5-r88zwcnxx "What is New in .NET 5") Article Hacker Noon · 6y What is New in .NET 5 .NET 5.0 was officially released this week, bringing with it a range of improvements to the .NET ecosystem. This article discusses some of the most exciting new features in the new version of .NET. What is new? Let us know in the comments below. 15 6. 6 [](https://daily.dev/posts/7-ways-to-maintain-and-write-better-code-ht4ayvhs0 "7 Ways to Maintain and Write Better Code") Article Hacker Noon · 6y 7 Ways to Maintain and Write Better Code 7 Ways to Maintain and Write Better Code: How to write better code and maintain it. Avoid global variables and loops are a mess. Use meaningful names for variable names, function/method names, and class names. Use a coding standard for naming conventions, formatting, etc. Use automated build tools like Ant and Phing. 15 7. 7 [](https://daily.dev/posts/an-essential-guide-to-code-quality-vjqkyu2go "An Essential Guide to Code Quality") Article Hacker Noon · 6y An Essential Guide to Code Quality 15 2 8. 8 [](https://daily.dev/posts/why-python-is-the-1st-language-itgejygkn "Why Python is The 1st Language") Article Hacker Noon · 6y Why Python is The 1st Language Python was created by Guido van Rossum, a Dutch programmer working at a research institute in the 1980s. Driven by values like explicitness, simplicity and readability, Python is among the most popular languages in the world. In this article I'm going to try to find out and explain why Python has become much more successful than other, similar languages. 14 4 9. 9 [](https://daily.dev/posts/top-25-c-programming-tips-iglzvy5qf "Top 25 C# Programming Tips") Article Hacker Noon · 6y Top 25 C# Programming Tips Non-async "Task/Task