chore: add recommended libraries and mention them under development docs

docs/DEV.md

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 Welcome to the Grants Stack development repository!
 This repository houses the main three dApps that make up the Grants Stack ecosystem:
 
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 * [Builder](https://builder.gitcoin.co/)
 * [Explorer](https://explorer.gitcoin.co/#/round/424/0x4473725beb9a9d503547d2fe677f4b5aa39b68f6)
 * [Manager](https://manager.gitcoin.co/)
 
 Each of these dapps is a single-page React application, and you can find their respective source code under the `/packages` folder.
 
+If you are importing external libraries, please use the ones already added in the projects, or consider using one of the preferred options from this document: [LIBRARIES.md](./LIBRARIES.md)
 
 While there is no central backend application, all three dApps rely on various external services for data reading and writing. These dependencies include:
 
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 5. **[Pinata](https://www.pinata.cloud/)**: Pinata is used to upload and pin files to IPFS, ensuring the availability of data.
 
 
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 Depending on the configuration in your local `.env` file, you can choose to use these services directly or opt for a local version of them.
 
 For faster development and a more responsive feedback loop, we recommend setting up a local development environment instead of relying on testnets

docs/LIBRARIES.md

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+# Recommended libraries for use within Grants Stack
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+- data validation: https://github.com/colinhacks/zod
+- unit testing: https://vitest.dev/
+- client-side data fetching: https://swr.vercel.app/
+- server-side fetch: https://github.com/npm/make-fetch-happen
+- server-side sqlite3: https://github.com/WiseLibs/better-sqlite3
+- sql querying: https://kysely.dev/
+- server-side logging: https://github.com/pinojs/pino
+- git hook management: https://github.com/evilmartians/lefthook/
+- nodejs execution in dev: https://github.com/esbuild-kit/tsx
+- nextjs - https://github.com/vercel/next.js
+- react query - I prefer it over swr https://tanstack.com/query/latest/docs/react/comparison
+- tailwind-variants - https://github.com/nextui-org/tailwind-variants
+    - made a utility function Component utility for polymorphic components nextui-org/tailwind-variants#112
+- clsx - fastr and smaller than classnames https://github.com/lukeed/clsx
+    - merge classNames and easy to apply conditional classes
+- zod - https://github.com/colinhacks/zod
+- msw - https://github.com/mswjs/msw
+- react-use - https://github.com/streamich/react-use
+    - Lot's of great utility hooks
+- My favorite starter:
+    - create t3 app https://github.com/t3-oss/create-t3-app includes next, tailwind, trpc, zod
+- Linting and formatting: BiomeJS (formerly Rome.tools)
+- UI library for stuff like loading skeletons, dropdowns etc.: Chakra UI