Top 7 Featured DEV Posts of the Week

Welcome to this week's Top 7, where the DEV editorial team handpicks their favorite posts from the previous week.

Congrats to all the authors that made it onto the list 👏

Llama 4 - 10M Context? Coding? Decent Follow-up?

Maxim Saplin ・ Apr 8

#genai #llm #ai #localllama

Despite huge context windows, multi-modality, and a 3x bump from previous training datasets, @maximsaplin explains why they're not excited about the long-awaited Llama 4 model.

Protocol Agnostic Framework

Genix ・ Apr 9

#discuss #opensource #programming #typescript

@m_mdy_m presents a protocol-agnostic and 100% event driven framework that takes the idea of dependency injection and modularity one step further—with a twist that makes it different from anything else out there.

Docker Can Run LLMs Locally—Wait, What!?

Pradumna Saraf ・ Apr 7

#docker #ai #llm #programming

@pradumnasaraf shows us how to run and interact with LLMs locally with Docker Model Runner.

Phases of the Moon in CSS

Mads Stoumann ・ Apr 9

#css #webdev #tutorial #showdev

@madsstoumann demonstrates how to use the updated attr() method in CSS (currently only available in Chrome) through developing a visually stunning moon component.

Generating images with Gemini 2.0 Flash

Wesley Chun (@wescpy) ・ Apr 7

#ai #python #node #api

@wescpy walks us through how to use the Gemini API (via Google AI) for image generation.

Five Eye-Opening Lessons I Learned from Being Fired from My First Coding Job

Cesar Aguirre ・ Apr 7

#career #careerdevelopment #beginners #workplace

@canro91 shares five personal lessons learned after being let go from their first coding job, including how that first job was really a launching platform.

The Art of Context: A Game-Changing Approach to Task Management

Jake Lundberg ・ Apr 7

#productivity

@wraith encourages readers to consider a task management approach centered on context that emphasizes doing the right things at the right time.

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