029. Bayi Laoye

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The cover shows Red Willow BBQ at Bayi Laoye. it’s arguably the best Xinjiang spot in Hangzhou. If you’re near East Station, it’s a must-try for their pilaf, big plate chicken, and skewers.

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.

Front-End Technology

Nest: Exploration and Practice of Meituan’s Serverless Platform
https://tech.meituan.com/2021/04/21/nest-serverless.html
A look at how Meituan implements Serverless—interesting to compare their approach with Alibaba’s.

The Limitations and Challenges of Kubernetes
https://draveness.me//kuberentes-limitations
A solid analysis of where K8s struggles and why it might not be the silver bullet for every use case.

Is Xianyu Quietly Giving Up on Flutter?
https://www.infoq.cn/article/e5zF5JmXKEzjNfLqIbas
The title is a bit “click-baity,” but the interview inside provides a very grounded look at the current state of Flutter in large-scale production.

When (and When Not) to Use Microservices
https://www.infoq.cn/article/0bPqMlDiFjdKKx0iWmDJ
A great primer for anyone still trying to wrap their head around the microservices vs. monolith debate.

Trending Open Source

lipgloss: A Beautiful Styling Library for the Terminal
https://github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss
I absolutely love the aesthetic of this library. It brings high-end design to the command line.

Open Source Goes to Mars
https://github.blog/2021-04-19-open-source-goes-to-mars/
A very “trendy” recognition—if your code contributed to the Mars projects, you can now get a dedicated badge on your GitHub profile.

Logica: Google’s New Logic-Based SQL Language
https://github.com/EvgSkv/logica
Aimed at simplifying massive SQL queries. personally, I find it a bit abstract, but it’s an interesting technical attempt.

# Define primes.
Prime(prime: x) :-
  N(x),
  x > 1,
  ~(
    N(y),
    y > 1,
    y != x,
    Mod(x, y) == 0
  );

terminal-link: Create Clickable Links in the Terminal
https://github.com/sindresorhus/terminal-link
I didn’t realize this was even possible until now! I’ve been using different colors to represent links for years.

Just Looking Around

The State of Semiconductor Manufacturing in China
I caught a video of a CAS professor explaining the current chip landscape. It’s a sobering look at how far we still have to go. I’ve included some additional research reports for those who want to dive deeper into the industry.

A 1968 US Military Computer Teardown
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/1_CeiaLmvHb8KmNzJkRvuA
Looking at the engineering from over 50 years ago, it almost feels like “time travel”—an incredible look at early high-stakes computing.

Optimizing First-Screen Rendering in the Hello TransTech App
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/5Ez2BrsyBgQ8aHZqlYtAjg
A technical breakdown of how mobile clients optimize for that “instant-on” feel.

Software Disenchantment
https://tonsky.me/blog/disenchantment/
A critical look at how the software industry is gradually losing its focus on efficiency, simplicity, and technical excellence.

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