111. New Year Sunset 中
The cover photo shows a New Year’s Day sunset at Xixi Wetland. The silhouette of the trees against the evening sky was beautiful—wishing you all a safe and happy new year.
Record the down-to-earth trending technologies seen every week, and publish them here after screening. If you find it good, you can follow this weekly to get update notifications.
Technical Related
What Makes a Good Low-Code Product?
https://tw93.fun/2023-01-02/low-code.html
Low-code is a polarizing topic. for me, I like it—but only when applied to specific domains where it truly allows an engineer to fulfill a requirement faster than writing code.
Modern Guide to Bundling JavaScript Libraries
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/m-i_Et6YqkZ0aj537vN2_A
A practical guide to the latest tools and best practices for packaging JS libraries for modern web consumption.
Core Concepts of Modern Frontend Frameworks
https://juejin.cn/post/7183639661246414909
A breakdown of the essential concepts in modern web architecture, including State, Effects, Memoization, and Templating.
Trending Tools
GitHub Wrapped: Your Year in Code
https://wrapped.run/
See a beautiful visualization of your GitHub activity from the past year. it’s a fun way to look back on what you’ve accomplished.
UIVerse: A Library of Unique Components
https://uiverse.io/
A massive collection of creative, pre-styled UI components that you can easily copy and paste into your own projects to add some flair.
XMind Mindmap Gallery
https://xmind.app/share/?category=zh
A gallery of interesting and informative mindmaps shared by users. it’s a great place to find inspiration for organizing your own complex thoughts and research.
Web Design Museum: Digital History
https://www.webdesignmuseum.org/
Explore over 2,000 carefully selected websites, software, and logos from 1991 to the present. it’s a fascinating way to trace the evolution of digital design.
Just Looking Around
Traveling through Japan: An Experience Share
https://sspai.com/post/77549
A detailed summary from a designer’s trip to Japan in late 2022. “Coming back with nothing but white clouds in one’s heart.” I definitely need to visit again soon.
The Death of the PPT?
A huxiu article arguing that being able to explain things clearly is more important than flashy slides—and why Markdown might be the superior presentation tool.
Xiaomi: Thinking Like an Entrepreneur
https://book.douban.com/subject/36057097/
The first book I read in 2023 was Lei Jun’s “Xiaomi Entrepreneurship Thinking.” his insights on the role and growth of engineers were particularly inspiring.
Code Effect of the Week: Sparkly Skull ✨
https://codepen.io/Mamboleoo/pen/yLbxYdx
An incredible 3D effect built with Three.js from the ground up. the complexity and delicacy of the sparkly skull are truly mesmerizing—definitely check out the source code.
