139. Tools of the Trade 中
The cover photo shows my new 16-inch M2 Pro MacBook. I’ve been setting it up over the weekend—it’s incredibly fast compared to my old 16-inch model, the battery is amazing, and the keyboard is a joy to use. Love it.
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
How Does the Chrome Browser Actually Work?
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/wjrcO2Ej7BEThWVsCnXEtA
A very detailed breakdown of Chrome’s internal architecture. highly recommended for any frontend developer.
visionOS 30 Days Challenge
https://github.com/satoshi0212/visionOS_30Days
With the Apple Vision Pro announcement, many developers are eager to learn visionOS. A Japanese developer has created a 30-day tutorial series to help you get started with daily coding examples.
Trending Tools
Talk: Open-Source P2P Video Calling
https://tlk.li/
A free, open-source, and peer-to-peer web video call tool. No registration or downloads required—just generate a random room link and share it.
CodeGeeX2: Self-Host Your Own AI Code Model
https://github.com/THUDM/CodeGeeX2
If you can’t use GitHub Copilot due to company security policies, check out CodeGeeX2 from Tsinghua. it’s based on ChatGLM2-6B and is trained on massive amounts of code, making it a powerful self-hosted alternative.
Mackup: Back Up Your Mac Settings
https://github.com/lra/mackup/
An essential tool for Mac users. it backs up almost all your app configurations and settings to a central storage of your choice, making it a breeze to set up a new machine.
LocationSimulator: Mock Your GPS on iOS
https://github.com/Schlaubischlump/LocationSimulator
A handy tool for testing location-based features without jailbreaking. it lets you mock locations on iOS, iPadOS, and the Xcode simulator.
Just Looking Around
YouTube: Lao Gao & Xiao Mo
https://youtube.com/@laogao
Have you watched this channel? they take incredibly complex topics—from urban legends to physics and crime—and explain them through grounded, engaging stories.
One Family’s Move to the UK at Age 30 (V2EX)
https://v2ex.com/t/955368
A fascinating three-part story from a developer who quit their “big tech” job at 30 and moved their family to the UK. the clarity of thought and the sheer resilience involved is inspiring.