# 85. 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 

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- Published: 2022/07/05
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<small>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](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-M9UFHLAl0) yesterday with a very similar vibe.</small>

> **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.**

## 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.  
<img src="https://gw.alipayobjects.com/zos/k/he/aFLlTs.jpg" width="800" />

**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.