037. The Cat Who Wants to Learn 中
The new bed for my cat, Tang Yuan. He’s recently taken a liking to sleeping on “JavaScript: The Definitive Guide”—maybe he has some coding aspirations of his own.
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
Using Whistle for Modern Web Debugging
https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/79037633
A powerful, open-source alternative to Charles. This guide covers how to set it up and why it might be the only tool you need for network inspection.
Common Sense Knowledge Graphs at Meituan
https://tech.meituan.com/2021/06/24/nature-language-process-nlp-knowledge-graph.html
Helping machines understand natural language by building a structured knowledge base that maps out common sense relationships.
Understanding AsyncHooks in Node.js
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/08AVmJLMdMNm4yNWQwk-DA
A deep look into the async_hooks module and how it provides an API for tracking asynchronous resources throughout their lifecycle.
Building a Browser from Scratch: The HTML Parser
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ku6yNZqIKH9wBSGbUdhW0A
Before reading the article: if you were asked to write a simple HTML-to-AST parser right now, how would you approach the logic?
Trending Open Source
fzf: A Command-Line Fuzzy Finder
https://github.com/junegunn/fzf
An essential tool that makes finding files, history, and processes in your terminal blazingly fast.
lowdb: A Tiny JSON Database for Small Projects
https://github.com/typicode/lowdb
Perfect for Electron apps or small local scripts where you need a simple, persistent data store without the overhead of a full database.
import { join } from "path";
import { Low, JSONFile } from "lowdb";
const adapter = new JSONFile(join(__dirname, "db.json"));
const db = new Low(adapter);
await db.read();
db.data ||= { posts: [] };
db.data.posts.push("hello world");
await db.write();Sucrase: Blazingly Fast Alternative to Babel
https://github.com/alangpierce/sucrase
A lightweight transform tool that speeds up local builds by focusing only on the most common modern JS transforms.
RustDesk: An Open-Source Remote Desktop
https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk
A fantastic, zero-config alternative to TeamViewer and AnyDesk that you can also host yourself.
Best Practices for Node.js CLI Apps
https://github.com/lirantal/nodejs-cli-apps-best-practices
A comprehensive checklist for anyone building tools for the command line.
Just Looking Around
Training AI on Lu Xun and Mao Zedong’s Complete Works
What happens when you give an AI the complete works of China’s most iconic writers and ask it to write a college entrance exam essay? The results are surprisingly “on brand.”
SHEIN: A Victory for Long-Term Strategy
https://www.huxiu.com/article/437382.html
A deep dive into the traffic, supply chain, and management innovations that turned SHEIN into a global fast-fashion giant.
10 Figma Plugins to Supercharge Your Workflow
https://www.uisdc.com/10-figma-plugins-save-time
Figma has become the industry standard for UI design. These plugins will help you bridge the gap between design and high-efficiency production.
High-Impact Motion Design for Marketing Products
Read more at UISDC
A beautiful exploration of how motion design can be used to drive business goals and user engagement.