Trendy Architecture

On my way to the market last Saturday morning, I noticed this building near my place was finally finished. It looks incredible under the morning sun—no filter needed!

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 Complete Guide to React Re-renders
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/SH7N2f5ZhUhysQ7_G2s9rQ
What exactly is a re-render? which ones are necessary and which ones are just wasting cycles? if you’ve ever been confused about React performance, this article has the answers.

React, I Love You, But You’re Bringing Me Down
https://marmelab.com/blog/2022/09/20/react-i-love-you.html
A provocative and interesting critique of the current state of the React ecosystem from a developer’s perspective.

Why Immer Outperforms Immutable.js (90% of the Time)
https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/564029685
A technical deep dive into why immer is often the better choice for managing immutable state in modern applications.

iPhone 14 Physical Screen Sizes
https://useyourloaf.com/blog/iphone-14-screen-sizes/
A handy reference for developers on the various screen dimensions and safe areas for the entire iPhone 14 lineup.

iOS 16 Live Activities & Dynamic Island Demos
https://github.com/1998code/iOS16-Live-Activities
Several developers have already built some very clever functional demos using Apple’s new ActivityKit and WidgetKit features.

Web-Clipper: Save the Web to your Notes
https://github.com/webclipper/web-clipper
A powerful extension for clipping web content directly to Notion, Bear, Yuque, and more. it’s a great foundation if you’re looking to build your own information archiving tool.

Qwik: HTML-First Frontend Framework
https://github.com/BuilderIO/qwik
A revolutionary framework that delivers only 1KB of JS to start. its “resumability” concept is a fascinating look at the future of web performance.

Homepage: A Highly Customizable Dashboard
https://github.com/benphelps/homepage
Perfect for a personal start page or a monitoring dashboard for all your self-hosted apps.

Just Looking Around

Auctioning 1 BTC in 2011
https://www.v2ex.com/t/13582
A 10-year-old V2EX thread where the site’s founder auctioned off 1 BTC he mined. it was eventually bought by a lucky user for just 65 RMB.

Why People Don’t Switch from Android/iPhone
A pair of matching threads on the friction of switching ecosystems. for me, it’s the seamless convenience of the Apple “Garden” that makes leaving so difficult.

How to Beat Burnout and Stay Focused
https://sspai.com/post/75687
My personal trick: keep records, reflect often, and spend as much time as possible on the things you truly care about.

Living the “Digital Minimalist” Life
A huxiu article on the growing trend of reducing screen time. as Liang Haiyuan joked, “I can go without food or toilet paper, but I’ll wait for my phone to charge before going to the bathroom.”