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The cover shows Hongyadong in Chongqing. It’s a magical city with incredible food—the night view has a real cyberpunk vibe. A great spot for a team outing.
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Good Reads and Learning
New CSS Features You Shouldn’t Miss in 2020
https://juejin.im/post/6886258269137043464
Based on a London CSS talk, this article explores 24 new features that are changing the way we style the web.
ESM, Bundle, Bundleless, Vite, and Snowpack
https://segmentfault.com/a/1190000025137845
Following our previous mention of “JS tools in other languages,” here is a full breakdown of the modern build landscape.
Meet Face ID and Touch ID for the Web
https://webkit.org/blog/11312/meet-face-id-and-touch-id-for-the-web/
An official WebKit blog post on bringing biometrics to the browser—a much-anticipated replacement for passwords.
Inside Ali Auction’s Full-Link Strategy
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/pMrs8JiJGrzIOhtDHGlutA
Business and technology are inseparable. See how technical planning powers the entire auction lifecycle.
Computer Network Fundamentals: A Summary
https://juejin.im/post/6885468617580904455
Feels like a perfect set of exam notes on protocols, media, and core concepts. A great refresher for any working dev.
Open Source and Tools
Auto.js: JavaScript Automation for Android
https://github.com/hyb1996/Auto.js
A powerful tool for automating clicks and tasks on Android. Very popular for “point-farming” scripts.
FingerprintJS: Modern Browser Fingerprinting
https://github.com/fingerprintjs/fingerprintjs
Generate unique user identifiers that persist even in incognito mode or after clearing browser data.
SpaceVim: Modular Vim Configuration
https://github.com/SpaceVim/SpaceVim
A layered distribution for Vim that bundles completion, linting, and debugging for a wide range of languages.
Actionsflow: Replace IFTTT with Open Source Workflows
https://actionsflow.github.io/docs/
Connect apps and APIs to automate notifications, file syncing, and data collection.
Awesome Data Engineering
https://awesomedataengineering.com/
A roadmap of books, courses, and articles for aspiring data engineers.
ChineseBQB: The Ultimate Collection of Chinese Memes
https://github.com/zhaoolee/ChineseBQB
An incredible collection that could result in some very fun input method or chat app integrations.
Scaffolder: Lightweight Scaffold Template Generator
https://github.com/galElmalah/scaffolder
A handy tool for quick template string replacement and project scaffolding.
HitCount: Modern Website Visit Counter
https://hitcount.io/
Drop a simple image URL into your site to track total views instantly.
iOS and Multi-Platform
OnRL: Video Transmission Optimization via Reinforcement Learning
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/YPgxinHa_mGQ82waLqNDqA
A collaboration between Alibaba and BUPT researchers to improve live streaming congestion control using machine learning.
How Browsers Schedule Processes and Threads
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/bkSmKYGHk0V5eZIfuSTNyQ
A plain-English explanation of Chrome’s threading model—essential reading before diving into JS execution mechanics.
iOS Performance: Optimizing App Launch Speed
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/h3vB_zEJBAHCfGmD5EkMcw
From terminology to measurement and analysis using Instruments—a great primer for frontend devs interested in mobile performance.
Inspiration and Ideas
Smartphone Architecture Photography: Understanding Beauty
https://daily.zhihu.com/story/9729231
A look at the intersection of design and architecture through a mobile lens. Truly “frozen music.”
Cheating vs. Anti-Cheating: Are Screen Splitters Safe?
https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/155819108
With exams moving online, the battle between students and proctors has reached a whole new level of technical sophistication.
Fundamentals of User Research
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/8HLFSMBwq_yqEVOJ2CQg3Q
Tencent CDC shares how they “obtain understanding” of users to drive better product decisions.
Zoomstock: Visual Search Engine
https://zoomstock.com/#i=iias9qas98pmdkp&d=3&x=55&y=42
Indexes millions of high-quality free images and allows you to search by visual similarity.
CSS3 Animation Case Study
https://codepen.io/hexagoncircle/full/gOMrbOR
