--- title: Best Medium posts — March 2024 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted Medium posts from March 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js/best-of/2024/03 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js/best-of/2024/03 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best Medium posts — March 2024 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted Medium posts from March 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 Medium — March 2024 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/forget-pip-install-use-this-instead-0s26ye0c0 "Forget `pip install`, Use This Instead") Article Medium · 2y Forget \`pip install\`, Use This Instead Install Python packages up to 100x faster with uv, a turbo-fast Python package installer and resolver written in Rust as a substitute for pip. uv is faster due to Rust, global module cache, copy-on-write and hardlinks. You can install uv using curl, pip, or brew. 359 38 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/13-docker-tricks-you-didn-t-know-9p863xpzg "13 Docker Tricks You Didn’t Know") Article Medium · 2y 13 Docker Tricks You Didn’t Know Learn about multi-stage builds, image layer squashing, Docker BuildKit Secrets, .dockerignore, health checks, Docker CLI output formatting, cache optimization, resource limitation, Docker events, read-only mode, Docker Prune, overriding entrypoint, and Docker contexts. 111 2 3. 3 [](https://daily.dev/posts/10-principles-of-good-design-by-dieter-rams-rcu5slkcw "10 Principles of Good Design by Dieter Rams") Article Medium · 2y 10 Principles of Good Design by Dieter Rams Dieter Rams, a German industrial designer, believes in the principles of good design which includes innovation, usefulness, aesthetics, understandability, unobtrusiveness, honesty, long-lastingness, thoroughness, environmental-friendliness, and simplicity. 69 4. 4 [](https://daily.dev/posts/the-dart-speed-udbbjl2tw "The Dart Speed") Article Medium · 2y The Dart Speed The post compares the speed of Dart, JavaScript, and Rust using a Fibonacci function benchmark. Dart performs well in the benchmark, showing its speed in real app development. 65 8 5. 5 [](https://daily.dev/posts/a-journey-through-the-world-of-algorithms--pfmyrf1kn "A Journey Through the World of Algorithms:") Article Medium · 2y A Journey Through the World of Algorithms: The post provides an overview of algorithms, their importance in problem-solving and efficiency improvement. It discusses different methods of specifying algorithms, such as natural language, pseudocode, flowcharts, and programming language code. The post also covers the fundamentals of algorithm analysis, Big-O notation, and various algorithm design techniques. Additionally, it presents examples of well-known algorithms, including divide and conquer, dynamic programming, greedy algorithms, and brute force algorithms. 57 3 6. 6 [](https://daily.dev/posts/optimising-your-design-system-with-figma-s-variables-w0oyqwcx7 "Optimising your design system with Figma’s variables") Article Medium · 2y Optimising your design system with Figma’s variables Learn how to optimize your design system using Figma's variables. Explore the principles of consistency, scalability, maintainability, DRYness, and code-friendliness. Discover the benefits of primitive variables and how to set them up in a Codesign system. Understand the concept of semantic variables and their compatibility with different modes. Start building your own design system today! 45 5 7. 7 [](https://daily.dev/posts/two-years-of-social-detox-as-a-developer-what-did-i-learn--aexbi1kmd "Two Years of Social Detox as a Developer! What did I learn?") Article Medium · 2y Two Years of Social Detox as a Developer! What did I learn? A developer shares their experience of a two-year social media detox, highlighting the start of the detox, the benefits of utilizing free time, and key takeaways from the experience. 44 8 8. 8 [](https://daily.dev/posts/flutter-takes-the-stage-at-gdc-xa6hbnczy "Flutter takes the stage at GDC") Article Medium · 2y Flutter takes the stage at GDC Flutter made its debut at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco, showcasing the progress made in building games with Flutter. Over 15,000 new mobile games have been developed using Flutter in the last year. Flutter offers advantages for 2D casual games, such as being open-source, having a rich plugin ecosystem, and supporting cross-platform deployment. The future of Flutter game development includes expanded resources, smoother deployment on various platforms, and exploration of 3D capabilities. 43 1 9. 9 [](https://daily.dev/posts/custom-pre-commit-hooks-for-safer-code-changes-2jojwrlkk "Custom pre-commit hooks for safer code changes") Article Medium · 2y Custom pre-commit hooks for safer code changes This post provides a step-by-step guide on using custom pre-commit hooks to ensure code quality. It covers how to start using pre-commit hooks, creating a custom pre-commit hook, and testing the hook locally. 34 1 10. 10 [](https://daily.dev/posts/system-design-bloom-filter-kilhu0qan "System Design: Bloom Filter") Article Medium · 2y System Design: Bloom Filter Learn about Bloom filters, a probabilistic data structure that trades accuracy for memory gains. Discover how Bloom filters work, their limitations, and various applications in large systems. 31 1 11. 11 [](https://daily.dev/posts/plugins-with-go-4nkjo0sdn "Plugins with Go") Article Medium · 2y Plugins with Go Learn how to use Go's standard library to load plugins and expand the functionality of your application. Discover what plugins are, where they are used, and how to implement a plugin loader. Build a plugin-based HTTP redirection service as an example application. 29 2 12. 12 [](https://daily.dev/posts/why-i-m-switching-from-go-to-javascript-tmhwvivwz "Why I’m switching from Go to JavaScript") Article Medium · 2y Why I’m switching from Go to JavaScript The author shares their reasons for switching from Go to JavaScript, including performance, code sharing, and developer availability. They highlight the improvements in JavaScript and the productivity gains they have experienced. 28 3 13. 13 [](https://daily.dev/posts/building-stock-market-engine-from-scratch-in-rust-i--bupsb940a "Building Stock Market Engine from scratch in Rust (I)") Article Medium · 2y Building Stock Market Engine from scratch in Rust (I) This tutorial explains how to build a stock market engine from scratch using Rust. It covers the definition of orders, the structure of an order book, and the implementation of a matching engine. The tutorial also provides code examples and test cases for each step. 28 3 14. 14 [](https://daily.dev/posts/tinyllama-is-an-open-source-small-language-model-qsolvlxjx "TinyLlama Is An Open-Source Small Language Model") Article Medium · 2y TinyLlama Is An Open-Source Small Language Model TinyLlama is an open-source small language model designed to enable end-user applications on mobile devices and test innovative ideas related to language models. It demonstrates remarkable performance and aims to provide a lightweight solution for various applications and scenarios. 26 15. 15 [](https://daily.dev/posts/step-by-step-basics-code-autodocumentation-uedu0og4k "Step by Step Basics: Code Autodocumentation") Article Medium · 2y Step by Step Basics: Code Autodocumentation Learn how to generate flawless documentation of Python code using Sphinx. 26 16. 16 [](https://daily.dev/posts/angular-with-nativescript-creating-the-blackout-lighting-console-viyzgvchv "Angular with NativeScript: Creating the Blackout Lighting Console") Article Medium · 2y Angular with NativeScript: Creating the Blackout Lighting Console The post discusses the development of the Blackout Lighting Console app using Angular and NativeScript. It highlights the technologies used, including Tailwind CSS, NgRx state management, and SQLite. The advantages of using Angular in the development process are also mentioned. 26 17. 17 [](https://daily.dev/posts/flutter-push-notification-with-onesignal-7prgw2jnl "Flutter Push Notification with OneSignal") Article Medium · 3y Flutter Push Notification with OneSignal Learn how to integrate push notifications in your Flutter app using OneSignal. OneSignal is a popular service that allows sending push notifications to users via web and mobile apps. The post provides step-by-step instructions for setting up OneSignal for both iOS and Android platforms. 26 18. 18 [](https://daily.dev/posts/i-built-an-algorithmic-trading-system-in-rust-here-s-what-i-regret--5iolm2ro5 "I Built an Algorithmic Trading System in Rust. Here’s What I Regret.") Article Medium · 3y I Built an Algorithmic Trading System in Rust. Here’s What I Regret. The author built an algorithmic trading system in Rust to improve performance but faced challenges due to the language's complexity. Despite the difficulties, Rust provided significant performance enhancements and support for computationally expensive algorithms. 23 19. 19 [](https://daily.dev/posts/jwt-jws-jwe-and-how-to-cook-them-pfsvq2fxl "JWT, JWS, JWE and how to cook them") Article Medium · 2y JWT, JWS, JWE and how to cook them This post explains the concepts of JWT, JWS, and JWE, provides examples of how to implement them in Go using symmetric and asymmetric algorithms, and discusses their use cases in authorization and secure information exchange. 20 1 20. 20 [](https://daily.dev/posts/revolutionizing-your-daily-routine-automation-with-python-for-2024-wepfjv3vs "Revolutionizing Your Daily Routine: Automation with Python for 2024") Article Medium · 2y Revolutionizing Your Daily Routine: Automation with Python for 2024 Discover how Python can revolutionize your daily routine through automation. Explore the benefits of using Python for automation, its readability and simplicity, and its rich set of libraries and modules. Learn about the Python automation process and how to identify tasks, break them down, hunt for libraries, code, test, run, monitor, and update scripts. Finally, explore examples of automating daily routines such as email automation, web scraping, file conversion and management, data handling, task management, and weather updates. 20 21. 21 [](https://daily.dev/posts/hunting-javascript-file-for-bug-hunters-2hgrl7owu "Hunting JavaScript File for Bug Hunters") Article Medium · 2y Hunting JavaScript File for Bug Hunters This post discusses the significance of JavaScript in web development, its uses in penetration testing, and methods for manually and automatically finding vulnerabilities in JavaScript files. It provides tips for manual checking of JavaScript code and introduces tools like Burp Suite, Mantra, Secret Finder, and JSFScan.sh for automating the extraction and scanning of JavaScript files. 19 22. 22 [](https://daily.dev/posts/we-just-lowered-the-barrier-to-entry-for-react-developers-with-our-app-reactype-tvm6jgggh "We just lowered the barrier to entry for React developers with our app — ReacType") Article Medium · 3y We just lowered the barrier to entry for React developers with our app — ReacType ReacType is an innovative prototyping interface for React developers that empowers users to visualize their application architecture. It offers a sleek design, real-time collaboration features, and improved performance. ReacType prioritizes collaboration, boosts efficiency, and provides an enhanced user experience. 18 1 23. 23 [](https://daily.dev/posts/understanding-vdom-react-components-and-elements-a-professional-insight-pmlkclxcl "Understanding VDOM, React Components and Elements: A Professional Insight") Article Medium · 3y Understanding VDOM, React Components and Elements: A Professional Insight Explains how React components and elements work under the hood, including JSX transformations and the creation of a virtual DOM. 17 1 24. 24 [](https://daily.dev/posts/what-i-learned-in-my-first-3-months-as-a-freelance-data-scientist-tdp0wzl5i "What I Learned in my First 3 Months as a Freelance Data Scientist") Article Medium · 2y What I Learned in my First 3 Months as a Freelance Data Scientist Learn about the benefits of working as a freelancer, financial planning and business setup considerations, and the importance of networking. 16 25. 25 [](https://daily.dev/posts/system-design-consistent-hashing-j5duoqcbv "System Design: Consistent Hashing") Article Medium · 2y System Design: Consistent Hashing Learn how consistent hashing can efficiently partition data in distributed databases like Cassandra and Dynamo DB. 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