--- title: Best swizec.com posts — October 2025 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted swizec.com posts from October 2025, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/swizec/best-of/2025/10 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/swizec/best-of/2025/10 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best swizec.com posts — October 2025 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted swizec.com posts from October 2025, 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 swizec.com — October 2025 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/the-grind-won-t-get-you-there-sj2m6g5bp "The grind won't get you there") Article swizec.com · 48w The grind won't get you there Hard work alone doesn't lead to career advancement in engineering. The most valuable engineers identify and fix systemic gaps, build what's needed before it's requested, and create tools that multiply team effectiveness. However, this critical work often goes unnoticed under poor management. Success requires focusing on outcomes the company values, proactively documenting achievements before performance reviews, and ensuring alignment between your contributions and organizational goals. At senior levels, finding and fixing gaps becomes an explicit part of the job description. 34 2 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/react-htmx-and-tanstack-start-1gdiqpqny "React, HTMX, and TanStack/Start") Article swizec.com · 48w React, HTMX, and TanStack/Start Modern UI frameworks are shifting away from JSON APIs toward server-rendered markup. React Server Components, HTMX, Hotwire, Remix's iframe approach, and TanStack's SPA-on-SSR model all embrace this pattern. HTMX works well for modernizing legacy Jinja+jQuery UIs through incremental rewrites, React Islands handle highly interactive components, and TanStack delivers interactive experiences with fast initial paint. This architectural shift represents a return to hyper-text transfer while maintaining modern interactivity. 33 [See all swizec.com archives](/sources/swizec/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/swizec/best-of/2025/10#page","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/swizec/best-of/2025/10","name":"Best swizec.com Posts — October 2025","description":"The most upvoted swizec.com posts from October 2025, curated by the daily.dev community.","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","url":"https://daily.dev"}},{"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/swizec/best-of/2025/10#items","numberOfItems":2,"itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-grind-won-t-get-you-there-sj2m6g5bp","name":"The grind won't get you there"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/react-htmx-and-tanstack-start-1gdiqpqny","name":"React, HTMX, and TanStack/Start"}]},{"@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":"swizec.com","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/swizec"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Best of","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/swizec/best-of"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"October 2025"}]}]} ```