020. Grass Sea 中
The cover shows the Grass Sea (Cao Hai) at Lugu Lake in Yunnan. Half of it is in Yunnan and the other half in Sichuan—a truly poetic landscape.
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Good Reads and Learning
10 Advanced TypeScript Tips to Boost Your Happiness
https://juejin.cn/post/6919478002925453320
A guide to writing better TypeScript—your first step from AnyScript to true TypeScript.
iMove Technical Breakdown
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/cfGdGp1VAVn_bUqXUspvJg
A logic orchestration tool for JavaScript. It’s small, beautiful, and perfect for highly procedural scenarios (it even uses our open-source FormRender for configuration).
Why Tailwind Isn’t for Me
https://dev.to/jaredcwhite/why-tailwind-isn-t-for-me-5c90
We’ve recommended Tailwind many times, but it’s always good to hear the counter-arguments and where it might fall short.
Progressive Web Apps in 2021
https://firt.dev/pwa-2021/
PWAs have been around for 5 years. While the hype has cooled down slightly, especially in China, this 2020 summary and 2021 roadmap are well worth a look.
Open Source and Tools
Multiavatar: Generative Avatar Maker with a Hint of AI
https://multiavatar.com/
EMP: A Micro-Frontends Solution
https://github.com/efoxTeam/emp/blob/main/README-zh_CN.md#-%E7%94%9F%E6%80%81%E6%80%BB%E6%8F%BD
A forward-looking micro-frontend solution built on Webpack 5’s Module Federation.
JerryScript: A JavaScript Engine for IoT
https://github.com/jerryscript-project/jerryscript
A fun engine for frontend developers interested in the Internet of Things.
SerenityOS: A Unix-like Operating System for x86
https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity
Described as a “love letter to ’90s user interfaces with a custom Unix-like core.”
iOS and Cross-Platform
Running Flutter on HarmonyOS
https://tech.meituan.com/2021/01/22/flutter-in-harmonyos.html
Maintaining a separate codebase for HarmonyOS is expensive. Meituan shares how they adapted Flutter to run on Huawei’s new OS.
Flutter 2021 Roadmap
https://github.com/flutter/flutter/wiki/Roadmap
A transparent look at the priorities and future of the Flutter framework.
Evolution of On-Device Intelligence at Alibaba
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/oT5jQYQkQd-09ktFXS_OYg
A summary of 1688’s progress in building on-device AI capabilities.
XQUIC and Multipath QUIC
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/3dnidnhCW-61PS5Stlb0Iw
Inspiration and Design
Game Theory, 996, and “Involution” (Neijuan)
https://writingisleading.com/2021/01/13/%e4%bb%8e%e5%8d%9a%e5%bc%88%e8%ae%ba%e8%b0%8835%e3%80%81996%e5%92%8c%e5%86%85%e5%8d%b7/
A look at the overworked culture in China through the eyes of an IT veteran. Talents aren’t made through overtime alone.
Allen Zhang: Reflections on 10 Years of WeChat
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/dw27Kzl1dmnulCyfwnXxkw
A great quote: “If you can’t find the answer to a problem in three days, you won’t find it in three months. Either find a solution inside three days, or give up and look for a new path.”
Bilibili Learning Resources Collection 2020
https://juejin.cn/post/6919037488967188493
A genuinely useful list of educational channels on Bilibili—much more than just a promotional post.
How the Chrome Team Works
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1tK411372S
A video from Google China on remote collaboration and how web development truly impacts people’s lives: “The login form you build, the accessibility feature you add, or the performance tuning you do can truly make someone else’s life easier.”