2023.10.16 - Jointly Building the “Belt and Road”: Building a Community of Shared Future for Mankind

Title: 2023.10.16 – Building the “Belt and Road”: Constructing a Community of Shared Future for Mankind

Large Models + Low‑Code & Techno‑Optimist & Reflective Web & “Just Do It First” & Cosmic Energy

This Week’s Hot Topics

Applying Large Models on Low‑Code Platforms https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/661550285
Although the article focuses on the AisuDa low‑code platform, many of the large‑model use‑case ideas are applicable to other products, and I hope they help you. A quick disclaimer: large‑model applications are evolving rapidly; this piece was revised many times while being written, and it’s currently October 2023. New techniques will inevitably emerge that may render some points outdated. The author does not know the implementation details of Baidu’s Wenxin model; all content is sourced from public material and reflects personal opinions only. Additional reads:

• Finetuning LLMs with LoRA and QLoRA: Insights from Hundreds of Experiments
• A High‑Level Overview Of Large Language Model Concepts, Use Cases, And Tools
• Announcing v0: Generative UI
• Announcing Replit AI for All
• Is AI enough to increase your productivity?

Soft‑skill books that will make you a better developer https://addyosmani.com/blog/soft-skills-books/
As developers, we’re always pushing our technical skills, but we can’t neglect those critical soft skills either. After reading roughly 40 books of this sort, I wanted to share some top takeaways we can apply to level up as programmers and managers. You can also browse the full list of my book recommendations.

The Techno‑Optimist Manifesto https://a16z.com/the-techno-optimist-manifesto/
You live in a deranged age—more deranged than usual, because despite great scientific and technological advances, humanity has not the faintest idea of who it is or what it is doing.

Speeding up the JavaScript ecosystem – The barrel‑file debacle https://marvinh.dev/blog/speeding-up-javascript-ecosystem-part-7/
Many projects are littered with files that merely re‑export other modules. These so‑called “barrel files” are a key reason why JavaScript tooling slows down in larger codebases.

Control‑flow Integrity in V8 https://v8.dev/blog/control-flow-integrity
Control‑flow integrity (CFI) is a security feature that aims to prevent exploits from hijacking a program’s control flow. Even if an attacker corrupts a process’s memory, additional integrity checks can stop them from executing arbitrary code. In this blog post we discuss our work to enable CFI in V8.

Deep Reads

It’s Time to Rethink Web Front‑End https://ourai.ws/posts/time-to-rethink-frontend-web-development/
Most of my past technical articles have been about problem reflection or methodology, with very few tutorials on specific technologies or tools—unless I invented them myself. Seeing senior developers and thought‑leaders who used to produce valuable front‑end discussions gradually disappear or go silent, the supply of high‑value new content in this area is dwindling. Therefore, I’m stepping up to take the baton for “thinking about front‑end issues and striving to produce high‑value content.” Note that “front‑end” here is not limited to the classic Web stack of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, etc.

There’s TypeScript and Then There’s TypeScript https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2023/the-flavors-of-typescript/
Are you a TypeScript user? Your first reaction might be a resounding “Yes!” or perhaps a booming “No!” The answer seems simple, but (as with most things) it can be more nuanced than you think.

OpenTelemetry For Humans https://www.honeycomb.io/blog/opentelemetry-for-humans
I believe OpenTelemetry can unlock a paradigm shift in how developers make their systems observable. It’s a flywheel that shortens the time from “huh?” to “aha!” by delivering invaluable telemetry data and giving developers an expressive language to model and discuss what their system is doing. Related: GitHub: Measuring Git performance with OpenTelemetry.

Google mitigated the largest DDoS attack to date, peaking above 398 million rps https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/google-cloud-mitigated-largest-ddos-attack-peaking-above-398-million-rps/ https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/how-it-works-the-novel-http2-rapid-reset-ddos-attack
This new wave of DDoS attacks peaked at 398 million requests per second, using a novel HTTP/2 “Rapid Reset” technique based on stream multiplexing that affected multiple Internet‑infrastructure providers. By comparison, last year’s largest recorded attack peaked at 46 million rps.

FORTY YEARS OF PROGRAMMING https://fabiensanglard.net/40/index.html
I am about to turn forty‑six. That means I have been programming for forty years, half of them professionally. For most of that time I used a “standard” setup: a 104‑key keyboard, a flat mouse, and a seated desk.

Fresh Finds

• Make the Web Great Again – Super‑Smooth Genshin Impact Map with CanvasKit (open‑source)

• js13kGames 2023 winners 🏆

• IPFS URI support in cURL

• Firefox tooltip bug fixed after 22 years

• Fresh 1.5: Partials, client‑side navigation and more

• Payload 2.0: The best way to build a modern backend + admin UI

• Evidence – Business Intelligence as Code

• Swift Everywhere: Using Interoperability to Build on Windows

• Spacedrive: an open‑source cross‑platform file explorer powered by a virtual distributed filesystem written in Rust

• Postgres: the next generation. Investing in the next generation of committers

• PostgresJs: PostgreSQL client for Node.js and Deno

Products & Others

Fostering Unity: The Role of a Team Manifesto in Software Engineering https://medium.com/lego-engineering/fostering-unity-the-role-of-team-manifesto-in-software-engineering-e0b5210208b9
How to set your team up for success by establishing a shared direction and values through a team manifesto.

The History of the Pivot Table, the Spreadsheet’s Most Powerful Tool https://qz.com/1903322/why-pivot-tables-are-the-spreadsheets-most-powerful-tool
Pivot tables are the quickest and most powerful way for the average person to analyze large datasets. No coding or math brilliance required—just point‑and‑click. And it wasn’t just anyone who loved them: Apple co‑founder Steve Jobs was a super‑fan who instantly recognized their genius.

Kevin Kelly’s Latest Talk: “Just Do It First, and Confusion Drops by Half” https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/660827756
The way to solve confusion is to try. We try things—that’s one of the best ways to overcome uncertainty. You won’t get an answer instantly, but experimenting in a direction always yields experience and insight, and you can always pivot to another path.

The Mysterious Cosmic Energy That, Once Mastered, Shields You from All Illness https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/fJb-8in44cZ5E2QnhlS1Wg
When you are filled with joy, compassion, and tolerance, the energy of space‑time continuously flows into your body; when you open the gate of wisdom, the energy you receive surpasses imagination. When a person truly generates a great benevolent intention, they instantly receive limitless energy. Conversely, if your heart is full of resentment, fear, helplessness, jealousy, or worry, your energy rapidly drains, accelerating aging and death—especially fear, which can cause your energy to vanish in an instant.

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Originally written by Ping Xia (平侠) and published in Chinese on Web技术周刊 (Web Tech Weekly). Translated and adapted for DriftSeas with permission.