049. The In Law 中
I took a short break for the Mid-Autumn Festival, but my enthusiastic readers quickly asked for updates. Here it is! Taken during a visit to Lingyin Temple—every visit there reveals new surprises.
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
Everything You Need to Know About WKWebView on iOS
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/39u-48KvO-Fmkn9t0nJ-fA
Insights from the DingTalk team on the nuances and best practices for using web views in modern iOS applications.
The Art of Elegant Operation Logging
https://tech.meituan.com/2021/09/16/operational-logbook.html
Meituan shares their architecture for creating “elegant” and comprehensive operation logs.
How to Give a High-Quality Technical Talk
https://coolshell.cn/articles/21589.html
Haoel’s guide to technical presentations: focus on the problem, provide the solution, and wrap up with a solid summary.
Trending Open Source
Milkdown: A WYSIWYG Markdown Editor
https://milkdown.dev/
If you’re a fan of Typora’s “live preview” style, you’ll love this. It’s a great choice if you’re looking to build your own note-taking app.
kbar: Add Alfred-Style Search to Your Web App
https://kbar.vercel.app/
A fantastic way to add quick-command functionality to internal tools or documentation sites.
mdvideo: Convert Markdown to Video
https://github.com/linqian02/mdvideo
An interesting tool that turns your Markdown slides into video format. I really like this innovative approach to content generation.
Pure CSS Dark/Light Mode Switcher
https://codepen.io/inescodes/pen/OJgWREj
A clever implementation of a theme toggle using only CSS.
Microsoft Power Fx: The Future of Low-Code
https://docs.microsoft.com/zh-cn/powerapps/
A comprehensive guide to Microsoft’s low-code logic language. It’s exactly as “Microsoft-styled” as you’d expect.
Just Looking Around
Middle-Aged Dementia in China
https://www.huxiu.com/article/458722.html
A sobering look at brain health. Sleep more, stay active, and keep your mind challenged.
The People and Stories Behind webOS (10 Years Ago)
https://sspai.com/post/68372
A nostalgic look back at webOS. I remember being desperate to buy a Palm Pre back when I was first getting into tech.
Eliminating Mirrors and Door Handles for the Sake of the Planet
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/tUeFiMbQhpmXkffxVsts5w
Hiding door handles looks great for aesthetics and aerodynamics, but I’m still not quite sold on replacing rear-view mirrors with cameras.