079. The Bird in the Cage
I saw this bird in a cage while walking around Upper Tianzhu. It reminded me of the ending of Men in Black—how our entire galaxy is just a marble in an alien’s game. We’re all in some kind of cage, aren’t we?
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Front-End Technology
Highlights from Google I/O ‘22
https://sspai.com/post/73161
The Pixel Watch looks incredibly sleek—shame about the regional availability, though.
State of CSS 2022
https://web.dev/state-of-css-2022/
A look at the latest CSS features and standards introduced at Google I/O. The pace of innovation in styling tools is faster than ever.
Modern Full-Stack React Development in 2022
https://andrewbaisden.hashnode.dev/the-complete-modern-react-developer-2022
If you haven’t checked in on the React ecosystem for a while, this is a great primer. Honestly, frontend tech feels like it’s finally reaching a point of “stable” maturity.
Composable Architecture in Backend BFFs
https://tech.meituan.com/2022/04/28/composable-architecture-in-bff-2022.html
A Meituan technical piece on how they use standardized components to build flexible Backend-for-Frontend layers. A great look at real-world methodology.
Trending Open Source
Inspecting Web Views in macOS
https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2022/inspecting-web-views-in-macos/
Did you know you could do this? A very handy trick for debugging web content running inside native Mac applications.
EPUB.js: E-book Rendering in the Browser
http://futurepress.org/
A powerful library for typesetting and displaying EPUB books directly on the web. The layout results are very professional.
fuzzysort: Fast Fuzzy Search for JavaScript
https://github.com/farzher/fuzzysort
Bring the “Cmd+P” fuzzy searching feel of Sublime Text to your own web projects with this high-performance library.
PlayCover: Run iOS Games on your Mac
https://github.com/iVoider/PlayCover
The transition to Apple Silicon is finally making native iOS gaming on Mac a reality. The performance in recent demos is very impressive.
Just Looking Around
Decoding Tesla’s 2021 Impact Report
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/JYDSoAb9-2rx1vNfTlj8Xg
Everyone says Tesla is ahead of the industry, but what does that lead actually look like in terms of data and long-term goals?
Why do Tomatoes Taste Worse These Days?
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/O5nFVUKAWC3DkhwcWnhPBw
A reflection on how industrial farming and shipping have traded flavor for durability. I miss the juicy, flavorful tomatoes of my childhood.
Coffee Maps: The Rise of Vietnam and Robusta
https://sspai.com/post/73142
Did you know Vietnam is the world’s second-largest coffee producer? A deep dive into the beans you’re likely drinking more of than you realize.