043. Delicious Snail Noodles 中
I was in a bit of a funk this weekend due to some work-related stress, so I went for a walk and had some Luosifen (snail noodles) at “Xihuan Feizai”—easily some of the best in Hangzhou.
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Front-End Technology
Achieving a Glasses-Free 3D Effect in Flutter
https://juejin.cn/post/6991409083765129229
A clever implementation of depth effects that mimics the popular “naked-eye 3D” seen in apps like Ziroom.
108 Tricks for Front-End “Showmanship”
https://segmentfault.com/a/1190000038251777
A long-running series full of unusual and high-impact CSS and JS patterns—worth browsing through for some inspiration.
How He Shrunk the Skia Engine to 1/8th Its Size
https://www.infoq.cn/article/OMEf0QU4QLlCY3drVep9
Deep technical dive. spoiler: the “easy” way to make a library 8x smaller is to simply rewrite it from scratch.
ACL 2021: 7 Research Papers from the Meituan Tech Team
https://tech.meituan.com/2021/08/05/acl-2021-meituan-07-papers.html
Highlights from the Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics. Includes links to download the full papers for those who enjoy a deep academic dive.
Trending Open Source
Taichi: High-Performance Graphics Language
https://github.com/taichi-dev/taichi
A domain-specific language for computer graphics that’s both high-performance and incredibly expressive.
Meyda: Real-Time Audio Feature Extraction in JS
https://meyda.js.org/
Perfect for building music visualizers that react to rhythm and frequency in real-time.
TOML: A Human-Centric Configuration Language
https://github.com/toml-lang/toml
”Tom’s Obvious, Minimal Language” aims to be more readable than JSON or YAML. it’s gaining a lot of traction, and I’m a big fan of its clarity.
DeepFaceLab: Face Swapping Powered by AI
https://github.com/iperov/DeepFaceLab
A powerful tool for deepfake style face replacement. use it responsibly!
IoT For Beginners: A 12-Week Curriculum from Microsoft
https://github.com/microsoft/IoT-For-Beginners
An excellent structured learning path for anyone looking to get started with Internet of Things hardware and software.
Just Looking Around
Best Practices for Writing Technical Articles
https://ming1016.github.io/2021/07/24/my-little-idea-about-writing-technical-article/
The key is being authentic, thorough, and down-to-earth. Ming shares some great advice on storytelling and finding a unique angle for your content.
Su Bingtian: A Scientific Reflection on the 100m Dash
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Su Bingtian literally wrote a research paper on his own performance—a perfect example of applying a scientific mindset to athletics.
How to Understand an Entire Industry in Just One Week
https://www.huxiu.com/article/446811.html
A model for information gathering and industry analysis that can be applied to almost any field.
What to Look for in EVs Beyond the Lithium Battery?
https://36kr.com/p/1340260878047497
A look at the other critical technologies and components shaping the future of electric vehicles.