# 43. Delicious Snail Noodles

> 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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<small>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.</small>

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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.  
<img src="https://cdn.tw93.fun/blog/upic/QWvzdr.gif" width="800" />

**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.  
<img src="https://cdn.tw93.fun/blog/upic/94KEcE.gif" width="800" />

**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.  
<img src="https://cdn.tw93.fun/blog/upic/uSr3ER.jpg" width="800" />

**DeepFaceLab: Face Swapping Powered by AI**  
<https://github.com/iperov/DeepFaceLab>  
A powerful tool for deepfake style face replacement. use it responsibly!  
<img src="https://cdn.tw93.fun/blog/upic/i87XP0.jpg" width="800" />

**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.  
<img src="https://cdn.tw93.fun/blog/upic/WKXHqG.jpg" width="800" />

## 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**  
[Download PDF](https://cdn.tw93.fun/blog/upic/rrEL1L.pdf)  
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.