[DMWN #34] Content vs Contents? When do use which

Here’s an article I created as an attempt to simplify the difference between content and contents. You’ll learn how and when to use it in your sentences.

Happy new week and new month : )

Trust you had a lovely weekend?

Here’s what I have for you this week

What I did last week 😇

1. I published How to create a reusable React Helmet component to improve the SEO of your app with react-helmet; In this video, I explained how to create a reusable Helmet component using the react-helmet library to improve the SEO of the different webpages on your application.
2. I published Content vs Contents | Here are my contents?: In this article, I explained the difference between these nouns, showing when to use each.
3. I gave a talk on Writing Search Engine Optimized Technical Content: click the link to find the slides and other details.
4. I published this YouTube shorts 3 Tips for Beginners in Technical Writing, where I shared 3 tips for those just starting out in writing.
5. I published How to Pass Callback Functions to String.replace() in JavaScript: in this article, I explained how the callback function in String.replace works, and I also showed a use case for it.

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I recently launched Simplified Technical Writing where I share most (if not all) of my experience in Technical writing. In it, I share how to get started, how to get topics, writing jobs you can apply for and so much more. Do check it out if interested and share : )

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Featured Articles ✍️

1. 9 JavaScript Console Tips That Will Improve Your Debugging Skills
2. The Meta Referrer Tag: An Advancement for SEO and the Internet [Name=”referrer”]: In this article, you’ll learn about the meta referrer tag which can be useful for SEO purposes
3. How to Build a Gatsby Source Plugin, using Hashnode as an example

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Featured Videos 📹

1. Daylight Saving Time Explained : Recently, DST was activated for the most parts of Europe, so we moved from GMT+1 from GMT+2. This video explains what DST means and the relevance of it
2. Papercuts Can Kill: Tejas Kumar at TEDxYouth@Doha: Watch Tejas’ talk where he shares something inspirational about life.
3. 10 Epic YouTube Shorts Ideas in 10 Minutes (or less): If you’re a YouTube content creator, one way to grow your account is to maximize the shorts feature. This video shares 10 short ideas you can use.

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Tool of the day 🛠

emoji-picker-react: This emoji library allows to easily add an emoji picker to your applications.

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Useful tip of the day ✨

background and background-color are two CSS properties used for specifying the background of an element but they work differently.

background has more control over the background of the element such that it can add images, positions, e.t.c.

background-color, on the other hand is only for the color of the background.

With background you can add an image and a color but you can only add a color with background-color.

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That’s it for this week.

I currently have an Instagram account @deeecode where I share code/tech tips from time to time. Do follow if you’re interested :)

If you’d like to talk about Tech (writing or software engineering) or have questions, you can schedule a meeting with me in my Calendly profile. Looking forward to meeting you.

As a content creator, I love simplifying diverse topics in web development that I understand. Do you have any issues, tools, or frameworks that you’d like to understand better? Do let me know, and I may come up with an article or video on it.

A new week, another opportunity to do amazing things! So go do amazing things 🚀.

Do have a splendid week 🌟