# 13. Sexy Tea

> The cover shows the first cup of “Sexy Tea” (Chayan Yuese) I had in 2018. It was delicious—Changsha is definitely worth a visit if you’ve never been.

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- Published: 2021/02/16
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<small>The cover shows the first cup of "Sexy Tea" (Chayan Yuese) I had in 2018. It was delicious—Changsha is definitely worth a visit if you've never been.</small>

> **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.**

## Good Reads and Learning

**Compiling the World’s First JS Engine Back to JS**  
<https://juejin.cn/post/6902339728977166344>  
For JS's 25th anniversary, the author found the original engine source code, ported it to WASM, and got it running. A very cool project.

**State of CSS 2020**  
<https://2020.stateofcss.com/zh-Hans/demographics/>  
The annual census for CSS developers. Learn about current adoption for features, units, selectors, and tooling.

**Top 10 Games from JS13K 2020**  
<https://github.blog/2020-10-11-top-ten-games-from-the-js13k-2020-competition/>  
These games were built in a month and are under 13KB each. Check out the top ten winners.

**Lessons from Taobao Mini Program Private Interactive Features**  
<https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/yfS-gx_GJrIfasK47uNS_w>  
A comprehensive look at the principles, capabilities, and future of creative interactive projects within the Taobao app.

**How to Build a "Smooth" Analytics System?**  
<https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/nJZk-0WtEW6C8mTeJCSUzQ>  
Essential knowledge for frontend devs: how other companies handle seamless event tracking.

## Tools and Open Source

**Rectangle: A Free and Open-Source Window Manager for Mac**  
<https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle>  
My go-to tool for snapping windows to positions using shortcuts. Highly recommended.

**Element UI for Vue 3.0 is Here**  
<https://github.com/element-plus/element-plus>  
Not just a patch for Element 2; this is a full rewrite from the ground up using TypeScript and the Composition API.

**WMR: The All-in-One Development Tool for Modern Web Apps**  
<https://github.com/preactjs/wmr>  
An interesting approach that packs everything you need into a single 2MB file with no dependencies. Truly "out-of-the-box."

**react-dev-inspector: Open Code Directly from Your Browser**  
<https://github.com/zthxxx/react-dev-inspector>  
Click an element on the page, and VS Code opens the exact component file. A massive time-saver for large projects.

**U^2-Net: Turn Photos into Pencil Sketches Instantly**  
<https://github.com/NathanUA/U-2-Net>  
I have an "immature" idea: open a sketch shop at a tourist spot, take a photo, and tell them to come back in 3 hours...  
<img src="https://gw.alipayobjects.com/zos/k/ns/otysba.jpg" width="800" />

## iOS and Cross-Platform

**Comparing iOS AOP Solutions**  
<https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/5JhbX4McMifFpZ7NyztIQw>  
Aspect-Oriented Programming (AOP) allows you to add functionality dynamically without touching the source code. This article compares different implementation methods.

**The Ultimate Guide to Dark Mode Adaptation**  
<https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/02QmgMkmVcB8x7xVZJT_Bg>  
With iOS and Android both supporting Dark Mode natively, here is how to implement it correctly.

**UME: A Rich Debugging Kit for Flutter**  
<https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/9GjXB9Eu-OP3fIjdQWKklg>  
ByteDance's open-source tool for checking UI, networks, performance, and logs directly within the app.

## Inspiration and Fun

**Why is Cilantro so Polarizing?**  
<https://daily.zhihu.com/story/9730666>  
Turns out whether you love or hate it is partly in your genes.

**Tech Reactions to JavaScript When It First Launched 25 Years Ago**  
<https://superhighway.dev/javascript-25-years-1995>  
It feels like only yesterday... and yet an eternity ago.

**How Major Tech Companies Protect Employee Privacy**  
<https://www.ui.cn/detail/568212.html>  
A product design perspective on why privacy features are built the way they are.