title: Top 5 DEV Comments from the Past Week published: true description: Highlighting some of the best DEV comments from the past week. tags: bestofdev cover_image: https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--7VrAA2ln--/c_imagga_scale,f_auto,fl_progressive,h_420,q_auto,w_1000/https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/qmb5wkoeywj06pd7p8ku.png

This is a weekly roundup of awesome DEV comments that you may have missed. You are welcome and encouraged to boost posts and comments yourself using the #bestofdev tag.

Answering What is a good team lead in your opinion?, @jankapunkt points out that sometimes a great lad insulates you from work, in addition to helping you accomplish it: {% devcomment efob %}

@healeycodes replies to When is learning what to Google good enough? to share a story about a regex wizard's journey: {% devcomment eh26 %}

@mkrl shares a massive accomplishment in re: What was your win this week? — good luck with the big and exciting transition! {% devcomment een6 %}

Hopping in to the How do I compete with Wix, SquareSpace, and WordPress as a freelancer? thread, @jamesthomson offers some additional thoughts about opportunities for developers among all these self-serve website builder platforms: {% devcomment egc7 %}

Finally, in How to overcome bad periods at work. Let's share from our experiences, @andrewjensen42 shares some sage wisdom from over 20 years in the industry: {% devcomment eedg %}

See you next week for more great comments ✌