--- title: Best Hacker Noon posts — October 2021 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted Hacker Noon posts from October 2021, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/hackernoon/best-of/2021/10 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/hackernoon/best-of/2021/10 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best Hacker Noon posts — October 2021 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted Hacker Noon posts from October 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 Hacker Noon — October 2021 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/graphql-vs-rest-how-to-choose-one-over-the-other-evhcu4t2b "GraphQL vs REST: How To Choose One Over The Other") Article Hacker Noon · 5y GraphQL vs REST: How To Choose One Over The Other GraphQL is great for applications where related and nested data are fetched. If you need a clear and convenient API without overhead, or you want to use HTTP capabilities like caching or authentication, you should choose REST. But after weighing the pros and cons, we see that GraphQL is not always the best option. 26 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-get-a-job-in-tech-time-to-bust-some-myths-jbxnqlyfj "How to Get a Job in Tech: Time to Bust Some Myths") Article Hacker Noon · 5y How to Get a Job in Tech: Time to Bust Some Myths Aspiring developers and creatives are often overwhelmed or have different expectations of how they should progress in order to land their first job. There's no one right way to become a software developer/product manager/UX writer/Data Scientist and so forth. The questions in the interview are intended for anyone whose career is involved with any part of tech industry. 25 3. 3 [](https://daily.dev/posts/the-10-best-ps1-games-of-all-time-ranked-by-sales-jwfly46t6 "The 10 Best PS1 Games of All Time Ranked by Sales") Article Hacker Noon · 5y The 10 Best PS1 Games of All Time Ranked by Sales The PlayStation 1 was released in 1994 and helped Sony make a name for itself in the video game industry. Metal Gear Solid was released for the PlayStation in 1998 and sold 7 million copies. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is the best-selling game on the PS1. 16 2 4. 4 [](https://daily.dev/posts/5-solidity-code-smells-every-dev-should-know-lihwwj3qa "5 Solidity Code Smells Every Dev Should Know") Article Hacker Noon · 5y 5 Solidity Code Smells Every Dev Should Know There are 5 classes of Solidity code smells. If you can detect these code smells, you're more than halfway to finding an exploit to hack the smart contract. The Cosmos HackAtom is here! Prizes worth $1,000,000 up for grabs. 10 5. 5 [](https://daily.dev/posts/how-i-made-my-first-ai-youtuber-ok9qqvds "How I Made My First AI YouTuber") Article Hacker Noon · 5y How I Made My First AI YouTuber The age of AI powered video content is coming. This article explores the idea of utilizing AI to create videos on different subjects prompted by the author. The Cosmos HackAtom is here! Prizes worth $1,000,000 up for grabs. 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