Engineering culture, development practices, processes, and tools
Deep Dive into Open Source PDF to Markdown Tools: Marker, MinerU, and Alternatives
An in-depth comparison of open source PDF to Markdown tools, evaluating Dolphin, MarkItDown, MinerU, and Marker for features and pros/cons to help you choose the best solution.
Why Are We Becoming Dependent on Dark Mode? — Thoughts from Visual Comfort to Product Philosophy
Analyzing why dark mode is becoming the default design paradigm from the perspectives of visual psychology, product experience, and development practice, with real-world scenarios from Midea Smart Home and my personal website.
Professional PDF Book Exporter: Export Hugo Markdown Books to PDF
A guide to exporting Hugo-based Markdown books to professional PDFs, covering multilingual support, emoji rendering, code highlighting, image processing, chapter ordering, custom covers, and key technical details. Includes an overview of the PDF Book Exporter architecture and usage, suitable for technical documentation and eBook publishing.
How to Use Claude Sonnet-4 and Gemini 2.5 Pro for Vibe Coding for Free or at Low Cost
Discover how to leverage Claude Sonnet-4 and Gemini 2.5 Pro for vibe coding at minimal cost, enhancing your development experience with powerful AI tools.
Note-Taking Like Coding: My VS Code + GitHub + Hugo Workflow
From VS Code editor to GitHub version control, and Hugo static site generation, this workflow makes note-taking as efficient and elegant as coding.
A curated list of high-quality open source tools I’ve personally tested and used for over a decade, covering development, writing, productivity, and more.
How to Add Instant Search to Your Hugo Website
This article introduces how to add instant search functionality to a Hugo website, and outlines ways to optimize it.
