085. A Life of Casual Ease
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
https://www.huxiu.com/article/589679.html
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?
https://www.zhihu.com/question/537010715
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.