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Just as we do every month, we've pulled together a selection of articles from the world of web tech that we think are worth sharing…

Learn how to use CSS Grids, get insights into partial pre-rendering in Next.js, find out what the best web dev tools of last year were, and much more.

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Best Web Dev Tools of 2023

Louis Lazaris, author of the Web Tools Weekly Newsletter, has put together a summary of all the best web development tools and resources from the past 12 months. It contains everything from JavaScript libraries to CLI and even ChatGPT and AI-based tools. Check out the full list in the article!

Interactive CSS Grid guide

CSS Grid is an incredibly powerful tool for building complex and fluid layouts. However, mastering CSS Grid is not easy. Josh Comeau has not only taken the time to master it himself; he’s also put together this awesome interactive guide to help others master it too. Have a read and get ready to master this useful technique! 

Expo 50 features

A new version of the Expo framework has been released, which includes the latest React Native 0.73 and many other features such as an improved SQLite library, Expo Router v3, and a new API for building your own dev-tools plugins. Check out the release notes to learn more about these plus other features.

Partial pre-rendering in Next.js

Next.js 14 introduced a new feature called partial pre-rendering, which allows developers to control which part of a page is pre-rendered or rendered first. Under the hood, it uses React Suspense API. Pre-rendering allows a developer to mark a section of the page that should be pre-rendered and which requires dynamic data. Have a read of this article to learn more. 

Introducing the Epic Web course

Kent C. Dodds has launched his new full-stack web development course – Epic Web. In this article, he explains how it came about, how he put it together and launched it, what you can expect to learn from the course, and what he has planned next. Enjoy!