Top 5 Medium Publications to Follow as a Front-End Developer in 2023
A compact list
As a software engineer, it is important to keep you updated.
Nowadays in the field of frontend engineering, new frameworks and new tools etc are coming into the market almost every day. Every day new ways to solve problems are being discovered and shared with the world.
If you are not keeping up with what is happening in the market, after 3–5 years you will find yourself outdated. That’s why learning new stuff and learning what’s happening in your field daily and keeping yourself updated is important.
For that, you should read blogs and books, youtube videos and take courses if necessary on the topics related to your field.
I have compiled a list of medium blogs that you should follow if you are a front-end developer.
1. JavaScript in Plain English
Website: https://javascript.plainenglish.io/
Followers: 70666+
JavaScript in Plain English is one of the most active publications in the frontend space on medium. You can see articles are being published pretty much every hour sometimes.
You would find articles on various topics such as JavaScript, React, TypeScript, Next.js etc and many more. You would be enjoying reading articles from this publication as most of the articles are written in plain and simple language as the name suggested.
It is highly recommended to follow it to keep you updated with the latest trends in the Frontend community!
2. Bits and Pieces
Website: https://blog.bitsrc.io/
Followers: 37740+
This publication is also primarily focused on the front end.
You can find categories such as JavaScript, React, Angular, Vue and Node.
You will find articles are being published here pretty much every day. One vibrant publication worth following on medium.
Highly recommended!!
3. Frontend Weekly
Website: https://medium.com/front-end-weekly
Followers: 26712+
This publication is also primarily focused on the front-end stuff.
You can find articles published here on a weekly basis.
The topics in this publication cover various aspects of frontend such as JavaScript, Typescript, Web etc.
4. Better Programming
Website: https://betterprogramming.pub/
Followers: 214394+
This is one of the most followed publications on the medium regarding programming.
Here also almost all the areas of software engineering topics are covered be it Frontend, Backend or DevOps, Machine Learning etc.
Highly recommend!!
5. Level Up Coding
Website: https://levelup.gitconnected.com/
Followers: 89245 (+more)
Level Up Coding is a vibrant publication on the medium with almost 89k+ followers.
This publication not only focused on Frontend but also on various areas of software engineering fields such as backend, DevOps and machine learning.
You will usually find articles published here are lengthier which is good. Articles are being published on a daily basis. This community is not only for front-end engineers but also useful for any software engineer or tech person.
Highly recommended to follow!!
Apart from it, there is one more publication your should follow:
Bonus: ITNEXT
Website: https://itnext.io/
Followers: 53236+
This is one of the most active publications but it is primarily focused on Backend related development. But as a frontend developer, it is also important to know what is going on backend and DevOps because your work is highly dependent on those areas.
But sometimes, you can also find articles related to Frontend here and there. If you are a full-stack developer or backend developer, you should follow it. It is highly recommended!
That’s all
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