# 16. Kota Kinabalu Mosque

> The cover shows the Kota Kinabalu City Mosque, which I visited during a trip to Sabah. It’s an incredibly beautiful floating mosque, and I was lucky enough to see it in person.

- Issue: 16
- Published: 2021/03/09
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<small>The cover shows the Kota Kinabalu City Mosque, which I visited during a trip to Sabah. It’s an incredibly beautiful floating mosque, and I was lucky enough to see it in person.</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

**Decoding 2020 Frontend Technology Trends**  
<https://juejin.cn/post/6908713513271689224>  
Tencent's IMWeb team reviews seven major trends: TS, React, WASM, Low-Code, Serverless, R&D Efficiency, and WebRTC.

**Vite: A Silky-Smooth Developer Experience**  
<https://juejin.cn/post/6906674140792094727>  
A very detailed explanation of Vite’s underlying principles. Well worth a read.

**Cocos: The "Catfish" Stirring Up the H5 Game World**  
<https://jelly.jd.com/article/5fbe616a7482df01463e27e3>  
A narrative-style account from JD developers on building H5 games with Cocos. It’s as engaging as a novel.

## Open Source and Tools

**MOIVA: A "Comparison Shopping" Tool for JS Libraries**  
<https://moiva.io/?compare=react+svelte+vue>  
Compare the growth and health of frameworks like Vue, React, and Svelte at a glance.  
<img src="https://gw.alipayobjects.com/zos/k/kg/pEqxjY.jpg" width="800" />

**ImageOptim: A Better Image Compression Tool**  
<https://github.com/ImageOptim/ImageOptim>  
When TinyPNG is a bit too aggressive, this is a fantastic alternative for high-quality compression.

**Snapdrop: Airdrop for the Web**  
<https://github.com/RobinLinus/snapdrop>  
Uses WebRTC/WebSockets for lightning-fast local file sharing without apps.

**ImHex: A Hex Editor for Reverse Engineering**  
<https://github.com/WerWolv/ImHex>  
A powerful tool tailored for reverse engineers that can significantly boost productivity.  
<img src="https://gw.alipayobjects.com/zos/k/l2/sN3ud3.jpg" width="800" />

## iOS and Cross-Platform

**Lessons from Boosting App Launch Speed**  
<https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/v2Ym9GPU4J8xCFFNYcpJhg>  
The author is a true "hacker and painter"—the illustrations alone make this a great read.

**Boosting iOS Compilation Speed by 10x (Part 1)**  
<https://juejin.cn/post/6903407900006449160>  
A massive update to a previously recommended guide on speeding up iOS builds.

**M1 vs Intel: What’s Different This Time?**  
<https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Krmx_mYpDdRGKzN3zs3mYw>  
A simple, clear explanation of why the M1 chip is such a game-changer, written by a CS student.

**Reflections on Flutter and the Frontend intersection**  
<https://juejin.cn/post/6908357007749693454>  
Originally titled "The Revolution of Flutter and the Big Frontend."

## Inspiration and Design

**Nature’s Top 10 Scientific Discoveries of the Year**  
<https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/CVzJjOq87FTYjwRSno04yQ>

**2020 Design Survey Report**  
<https://uxtools.co/survey-2020/>  
The results might surprise you.  
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