# 38. Cicada Shell

> Taken during a team offsite at Xixi Wetland last week. I spotted this Cicada shell on a tree—I haven’t seen one of these in nearly ten years. Quite a nostalgic discovery.

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- Published: 2021/08/10
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<small>Taken during a team offsite at Xixi Wetland last week. I spotted this Cicada shell on a tree—I haven't seen one of these in nearly ten years. Quite a nostalgic discovery.</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.**

## Front-End Technology

**Lazy Loading Dynamic Libraries in iOS Apps**  
<https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/g5FKnOcW6KonqBSW8XO9Jw>  
How the 58.com team optimized the startup and download size of their massive applications using dynamic loading.

**Beyond Code: The Essential Skills for Senior Engineers**  
<https://skamille.medium.com/an-incomplete-list-of-skills-senior-engineers-need-beyond-coding-8ed4a521b29f>  
Practical, grounded advice on the "soft" skills that distinguish senior talent from the rest.

**Modern Web Design Trends for 2021**  
<https://juejin.cn/post/6979821352576352269>  
A translated guide to the most innovative design patterns currently emerging. Development is always more fun when there’s a touch of visual creativity involved.

**Building a Framework-Agnostic Analytics System**  
<https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/TcaOUBMBBEGQoQPAjYXb_Q>  
A look into how Bytedance handles broad, cross-platform user tracking without tight coupling to specific tech stacks.

**Deep Understanding of WKWebView from an iOS Perspective**  
<https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/VdkVBIQwj7WkAk8-5wppmQ>  
If you try to parse the source code alone, you'll likely give up—I know I did. This guide from the Baidu team does the heavy lifting for you.

**My Perspective on Data Warehousing**  
<https://juejin.cn/post/6980311795416170509>  
A solid primer on data warehousing essentials, perfect for frontend devs who need to collaborate effectively with data teams.

## Trending Open Source

**EssayKiller: AI-Powered Essay Writing Assistant**  
<https://github.com/EssayKillerBrain/EssayKiller_V2>  
This is exactly what I dreamed of back in high school. It produces high-quality student essays automatically. You can see it in action on [Bilibili](https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1pr4y1w7uM/)—it's wild.

**GitHub Copilot: Your AI Pair Programmer**  
<https://copilot.github.com/>  
The big announcement from GitHub. while there were similar products before, having this built directly into the ecosystem is a massive shift. I find it takes a bit of RAM, but the experience is worth trying.  
<img src="https://cdn.tw93.fun/blog/upic/FlzrDf.gif" width="800" />

**CakeBrew: A GUI for Homebrew**  
<https://www.cakebrew.com/>  
A fantastic way to visualize what you've actually installed via Homebrew. I finally know what's taking up all that space!  
<img src="https://cdn.tw93.fun/blog/upic/UYuH5O.jpg" width="800" />

**WorldWideWeb: Source Code for the World’s First Browser**  
<https://github.com/cynthia/WorldWideWeb>  
A fascinating read for any web developer—you'll be surprised at how much of the original logic is still recognizable in modern engines.

**browserless: A Browser-as-a-Service Version of Puppeteer**  
<https://github.com/microlinkhq/browserless>  
Exactly what I've been looking for—the power of Puppeteer but abstracted into a scalable service with a familiar API.

**nuoshell: A High-Quality Free SSH Client for Mac**  
<https://www.nuoshell.com/>  
High-quality SSH clients on Mac are usually quite expensive. nuoshell is a robust, feature-rich free alternative.

## Just Looking Around

**Windows 11 Officially Released: Visual Overhaul and Android Support**  
<https://www.ifanr.com/1424772>  
Steve Jobs once famously said Microsoft had "no taste." This new version feels a lot more polished—almost "MacOS-like." The Android app support is a huge game-changer for cross-platform utility.

**Drunk Truths from a Software Engineer**  
A veteran dev gets a bit tipsy and spills ten years of industry wisdom. Take it with a grain of salt (and maybe some lime), but there are some gems in here.

**Zooming In: Exploring the World Under a Microscope**  
An educational (and occasionally slightly gross) look at the textures of everyday items and nature under high magnification.