--- title: Best Google posts of 2021 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted Google posts of 2021, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/tags/google/best-of/2021 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/tags/google/best-of/2021 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best Google posts of 2021 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted Google posts of 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 Google — 2021 1. 1 [](/posts/13-best-tech-documentaries-for-developers-q58-sts-i "13 Best Tech Documentaries For Developers") Article Honeypot · 5y 13 Best Tech Documentaries For Developers There are hardly any documentaries out there about developers or software development. All you need is this personally curated list of ‘developer’ documentaries (I’m most excited about the last one!). Let’s jump in. Vue.js: The Documentary: The origins of the Progressive JavaScript Framework. GraphQL: The documentary traces the rise and rise of GraphQL from initial success. 236 11 2. 2 [](/posts/google-chrome-hidden-features-for-developers-0sc-uab50 "Google Chrome Hidden Features For Developers") Article Bits and Pieces · 5y Google Chrome Hidden Features For Developers Google Chrome Dev Tools is one of the most used tools among web developers. It has some amazing features that most developers are not aware of. In this article, I will discuss the top 5 Chrome DevTools experimental features every developer should try. Google Chrome Hidden Features Every Developer Should Know Google Chrome experiments you should try 205 24 3. 3 [](/posts/10-google-chrome-extensions-you-should-use-as-a-developer-k1zjrq66h "10 Google Chrome Extensions you should use as a developer") Article DEV · 5y 10 Google Chrome Extensions you should use as a developer Here are some of the best Google Chrome extensions for developers. Extensions that make life easier, make you more productive, or perform an essential task better than a dedicated tool. As the vast majority of us use Chrome, it makes sense to consider Chrome extensions. Other browsers are available but Chrome is used by 62.6% of internet users. 129 14 4. 4 [](/posts/how-to-build-a-custom-crm-y4wmhafsl "How to Build a Custom CRM") Article freeCodeCamp · 5y How to Build a Custom CRM A Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is a system that helps businesses organize and manage their customer relationships. In this course you will learn how to build a CRM using the Retool low-code platform. Watch the full course below or on the freeCodeCamp.org YouTube channel (2-hour watch). 115 4 5. 5 [](/posts/firefox-is-the-only-alternative-j6hpfq2rc "Firefox is the Only Alternative") Article Changelog · 5y Firefox is the Only Alternative Almost all browsers these days are built on top of Chromium, Chrome's open-source version. Chrome and Safari control about 85% of the browser market share. Microsoft’s Edge commands only about 4%. Firefox is the only alternative to a complete Chrome hegemony. Google are going to be in complete control of web standards unless something drastically changes. 96 8 6. 6 [](/posts/announcing-flutter-2-8-xxmqyobmd "Announcing Flutter 2.8") Article Flutter · 5y Announcing Flutter 2.8 Flutter aims to change how apps are built. It unites mobile, web, desktop, and embedded development into a single toolkit. The latest update makes it easier than ever to connect apps to back-end services, such as Firebase and Google Cloud. It adds production-quality support for Google Ads and major upgrades to the camera and embedded web plugins. 95 5 7. 7 [](/posts/my-path-to-financial-independence-as-a-software-engineer-yjmmooyrd "My Path to Financial Independence as a Software Engineer") Article Hacker News · 5y My Path to Financial Independence as a Software Engineer After 12 years in the corporate world, I am ecstatic that I have finally attained my goal. This article is about the nuts and bolts of my journey in case anyone else finds it useful in charting their own course. There are many steps in my journey that would be hard or impossible for others to replicate. But there are others that you would find more useful and applicable in your own life. 93 5 8. 8 [](/posts/facebook-changes-its-corporate-branding-to-meta-techcrunch-xcx44oosy "Facebook changes its corporate branding to Meta – TechCrunch") Article TechCrunch · 5y Facebook changes its corporate branding to Meta – TechCrunch After 17 years of being called Facebook, the social networking parent company behind Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Oculus has a new name. Facebook’s corporate entity is now Meta. Facebook had been laying the groundwork for this change for months, seemingly in an effort to move its core branding further from the negative headlines surrounding its most popular product. 93 6 9. 9 [](/posts/google-chrome-vs-chromium-what-s-the-difference---dlsaoe7i "Google Chrome vs Chromium: What’s the difference?") Article It's Foss · 5y Google Chrome vs Chromium: What’s the difference? Chromium is not an open-source web browser. Google Chrome adds proprietary code to Chromium, making Chrome a proprietary browser. Chromium comes with built-in support for high-quality media codecs. Netflix doesn’t work in Chromium by default. 86 4 10. 10 [](/posts/thank-you-angular-twupxii7f "Thank you, Angular") Article Angular · 5y Thank you, Angular Igor Minar is leaving Google to take up a role with Uber Tech Lead Jeremy Elbourn. He will be transitioning to the role of Lead Tech Lead (TL) for the project. Minar has been working on the project since 2009, when he first met Miško Hevery. He says the project has grown to become much bigger and more influential than he ever imagined. 83 3 11. 11 [](/posts/how-to-use-google-as-a-software-engineer-i8sgl9n5o "How to use Google as a Software Engineer") Article Hashnode · 5y How to use Google as a Software Engineer If you're just starting out your career as a Software Engineer or you have several years of experience, there are many aspects in which you need to gain proficiency. In this article, I'll be covering some key tips and tricks that can help you in becoming a proficient Google Search user and getting the information you need as soon as possible. 82 6 12. 12 [](/posts/microsoft-launches-google-wave-techcrunch-oedk0mk5c "Microsoft launches Google Wave – TechCrunch") Article TechCrunch · 5y Microsoft launches Google Wave – TechCrunch Microsoft is bringing back Google Wave, the doomed real-time messaging and collaboration platform Google launched in 2009 and prematurely shuttered in 2010\. Microsoft Wave Loop is a new app — and concept — that takes the Fluid framework, which provides developers with flexible components to mix and match. 79 7 13. 13 [](/posts/daily-dev-android-app--c418yx--s "daily.dev Android app 📱") Article daily.dev Changelog · 5y daily.dev Android app 📱 We have an Android app available for you to download on Google Play. It was super easy to turn our PWA into an app, thanks to the new Trusted Web Activity. Thumbs up to the people at Google!Get it: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.daily. 61 8 14. 14 [](/posts/new-chrome-browser-0-day-under-active-attack-update-immediately--yohsutkyu "New Chrome Browser 0-day Under Active Attack—Update Immediately!") Article The Hacker News · 6y New Chrome Browser 0-day Under Active Attack—Update Immediately! Google releases Chrome 88.0.4324.150 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. The fix is for a heap buffer overflow flaw in its V8 JavaScript rendering engine. The security flaw was reported to Google by Mattias Buelens on January 24\. It's not immediately clear if CVE-2021-21148 was used in these attacks. 61 5 15. 15 [](/posts/new-chrome-0-day-bug-under-active-attacks-update-your-browser-asap--jlj7k-2fe "New Chrome 0-Day Bug Under Active Attacks – Update Your Browser ASAP!") Article The Hacker News · 5y New Chrome 0-Day Bug Under Active Attacks – Update Your Browser ASAP! Chrome users can update to the latest version (91.0.4472.101) by heading to Settings > Help > About Google Chrome to mitigate the risk associated with the flaw. The flaw stems from a type confusion issue in its V8 open-source and JavaScript engine. Google has addressed a total of seven zero-days in Chrome since the start of the year. 50 3 16. 16 [](/posts/a-minimalist-guide-to-grpc-uwr8liydi "A minimalist guide to gRPC") Article ITNEXT · 5y A minimalist guide to gRPC 47 3 17. 17 [](/posts/5-chrome-flags-you-should-enable-ko87ohog9 "5 Chrome Flags You Should Enable") Article Bits and Pieces · 5y 5 Chrome Flags You Should Enable Chrome Flags are a set of experimental features provided by the Chrome browser. Although they are experimental, enabling them will increase your web development experience. In this article, I will introduce the top 5 Google Chrome Flags every developer should enable. Top 5 Chrome Flags for Developers: QuIC protocol, WebNotes Stylize, GPU rasterization, Side Panel. 44 6 18. 18 [](/posts/your-pwa-is-going-to-break-in-august-2021-thkxsp1wd "Your PWA is going to break in August 2021") Article JavaScript in Plain English · 6y Your PWA is going to break in August 2021 Google is pausing their plan to roll out this feature. Your PWA is going to break in August 2021\. 52% of all PWAs will break with Chrome 93\. Google doesn’t like its own solution. So instead you’ll have to build one yourself. That is, unless you can do better than the Dinosaur Game. 42 1 19. 19 [](/posts/28-best-tools-for-freelancers-2021-keep-your-business-on-track-qydzzlbqp "28 Best Tools for Freelancers (2021): Keep Your Business on Track") Article Torque · 5y 28 Best Tools for Freelancers (2021): Keep Your Business on Track Some of the best tools for freelancers tackle several key categories. These include organization, time-tracking, communication, productivity, invoicing, and more. It’s really a matter of saving time in all aspects of business, not just when completing projects. If you can find tools that reduce the time spent on handling finances, scheduling meetings, and communicating with clients, you should probably jump at the opportunity. 35 2 20. 20 [](/posts/how-docker-broke-in-half-a-hnztew7 "How Docker broke in half") Article InfoWorld · 5y How Docker broke in half 35 3 21. 21 [](/posts/how-to-turn-google-sheets-into-a-rest-api-and-use-it-with-a-react-application-ezgitvac2 "How to Turn Google Sheets into a REST API and Use it with a React Application") Article freeCodeCamp · 6y How to Turn Google Sheets into a REST API and Use it with a React Application How to Turn Google Sheets into a REST API and Use it with a React Application. How to TurnGoogle Sheets Into a RESTAPI and Use It with areact Application. 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