085. A Life of Casual Ease 中
I caught this rainy scene during a recent camping trip in Lishui. It reminds me of the classic line “A straw cloak in the mist and rain, a life of casual ease.” Coincidentally, I saw a Japanese indie dev on YouTube yesterday with a very similar vibe.
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Front-End Technology
The Soft Skills for Programmers: A Guide to Survival
https://programmer-soft-skills.vercel.app/1
A viral slide deck covering time management, rapid learning, and personal branding. it’s a well-organized guide to the non-coding side of being a successful developer.
HTTP/3 is Officially Standardized
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/40YBEWZBaHakDuRuh27fMg
After five years of development, HTTP/3 has finally reached RFC status as RFC 9114. a major milestone for web performance.
Intro to the object-view-box CSS Property
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/m41tvxk8VLKMMKxUc00Cgg
This new property allows for much better cropping and display of product images directly in the browser.
Trending Open Source
The Terminal-Inspired Blog Homepage
https://protiumx.dev/
A very creative personal site that functions like a CLI. try typing ls or help to explore—it’s a great example of expressive web design.
GitHub Copilot is now Generally Available
https://github.com/features/copilot/
It’s $10/month now, but free for open-source maintainers. I tried it over the weekend and frankly, it’s a bit eerie how well it understands my intent—even for complex comments and logic.
T3: Create Fluid Motion Graphics
https://github.com/still-scene/t3
An open-source tool for generating incredibly smooth and organic motion animations. check out the demo videos on their GitHub.
Artvee: Download High-Resolution Classical Art
https://artvee.com/dl/the-young-scribe
A fantastic resource for free, public-domain classical paintings. perfect for when your project needs a touch of timeless elegance.
Just Looking Around
Interview with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
A look at the future of Windows and how AI is being integrated into the multi-device experience. even without a mobile OS, Microsoft is deeply invested in the phone ecosystem.
The Radical MVP: Reading “The Right It”
http://blog.devtang.com/2022/03/20/the-right-it-book-summary/
Tang Qiao shares insights on product development and the importance of valid data over mere opinion when building new features.
Which College Majors have the Best Job Prospects in 2022?
A timely discussion on Zhihu for recent graduates. I can’t believe it’s been over a decade since I finished my own college exams!
Roaming Japan: Sapporo and Sakata
https://byvoid.com/zhs/blog/jp-roaming-sapporo-sakata/
I’ve followed this “legendary” dev since my university days. he’s now at Google and his travelogues are always a great read.