071. Embracing Minimalism 中
I spent the weekend decluttering and threw away three massive bags of things I hadn’t used in a year. I even sold this beautiful ukulele—the house feels so much lighter and cleaner now.
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.
Technical Insights
XRender: The Journey of an Open-Source Project
https://juejin.cn/post/7075909235233521678
XRender is over three years old now. we look back at its evolution and the major changes we’ve implemented in the last year.
Supply Chain Attacks and the Node-IPC Incident
https://www.zhihu.com/question/522144107
A discussion on the recent “protest-ware” incident where an open-source author intentionally compromised their own package. a stark reminder that while code has no borders, authors do.
Optimizing High-Refresh Displays for iOS
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/gMxTq0_nmE-xW7GA3pkBJg
Apple doesn’t enable ProMotion (120Hz) for all apps by default. here is a guide on the configuration required for developers to fully utilize the high-refresh panels on modern iPhones.
Accelerating Builds with Distributed Computing
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/0nU5DHX0GnEidoCtlCOaOg
A look at the Bytedance solution for speeding up large-scale project compilations through distributed builds and intensive caching.
Causal Learning, Inference, and Decision Making
https://tech.meituan.com/2022/03/17/causal-inference.html
A transcript of an internal Meituan lecture on the intersection of AI and causal inference. highly theoretical but very insightful.
Trending Open Source
ElectronBot: A New Creation from Peng Zhihui
https://github.com/peng-zhihui/ElectronBot
A charming desktop-sized robot inspired by EVE from WALL-E. it features 6 degrees of freedom and uses a custom-modified servo for joint feedback. truly a marvel of hobbyist engineering.
Repobeats: A Stunning Review of your GitHub Repository
https://repobeats.axiom.co/
I tried this out with XRender and it produced a fantastic, visual summary of our contribution activity.
Node.js Notebooks: Interactive Node Execution in VSCode
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=donjayamanne.typescript-notebook
A great extension for trying out code snippets interactively without needing to constantly run scripts from the terminal.
rehype-pretty-code: Beautiful Code Blocks for Markdown
https://github.com/atomiks/rehype-pretty-code
If you use MDX, this is one of the most polished ways to render code snippets. definitely level up your documentation design.
Just Looking Around
Do International Developers Care More About Politics?
A fascinating discussion on V2EX. while it often feels that way, perhaps it’s just that domestic developers are much more focused on career and financial growth!
Rethinking Treatment for “Mild” COVID Cases
A major shift in China’s pandemic management policy: why patients with mild symptoms are no longer being hospitalized. a significant step in the evolving strategy.
The Harsh Reality of Tech Financing in 2022
The climate for raising capital has shifted dramatically. we look at the survival guide for tech startups in a cooling market.
The Difficulty of Recovering Scammed Funds
A firsthand account of a telecom scam. the takeaway is sobering: recovering lost funds is incredibly difficult, even through official channels—though Apple Pay proved to be surprisingly helpful.