Formit is an open-source tool converting plain text to HTML form for web writers. It is both a template language using plain text format to write readable form; 2) a conversion tool written in Python converting formit forms to real HTML forms. You can learn more about formit's syntax and have try with the online conversion tool at its homepage.

Online RSS Reader is a web app with PHP backend. With the use of SPA (Single Page Application) and rich interactions, it creates a comfortable experience for users to read feeds from RSS sources. It supports 3 main RSS formats: RSS1.0, RSS2.0 and Atom. Users can subscribe from selected sources or add any valid sources with a valid URL. This app also provides the feature of the background sync, making sure you can see the latest news any time you log in.

Built with Django framework, njxd.org is a commercial website for a local business in construction field in China. This is an all-in-one platform providing both external homepage and internal ERP system. It helps staffs manage all the data from orders, sales, storages etc., as well as powerful features of analyzing data, assisting the business to make the optimal choice and maximize profits. Apart from this, the platform also has built-in OA system and a completed authentication mechanism. Public website is integrated with responsive layout, and is adaptive to both desktop and mobile browsers.

EZ Note is a lightweight iOS note taking application supporting both iPhone and iPad devices. Aiming on quickly note taking, it supports users to compose rich format notes with quick text formatting feature. You can set hot keys for any of the formatting commands if you want. Also, it's very easy for users to add photos or record audio to make multimedia notes. All the notes are organized in different notebooks, and support multiple tags for easy classification.

Inspired from Minecraft, the Rolling Cube also has a setting of world made by cubes. The main character of the game is a cube package, which was accidentally dropped from a delivery truck. The goal of the game is to manage to roll the cube to the end point. Different faces of the cube have different attributes. The cube may find fire, ice, and other obstacles during the trip, and players need to figure out a route to make the use of different types of faces and avoid being killed by those obstacles. This game has over 20 levels with vivid animations and pixel-style textures.

Lightweight Django is a great book discussing using Django framework in a lightweight way written by Julia Elman and Mark Lavin, published by O'Reilly. The book mainly talks on how to make the most of Django’s decoupled design by choosing the components you need to build the lightweight applications you want. It also shows experienced Django developers how to include REST APIs, WebSockets, and client-side MVC frameworks such as Backbone.js into new or existing projects. I was very honored to be chosen by China Electric Power Press to be the authorized translator of this book, and has the opportunity to introduce the great ideas and approaches covered in this book to Chinese readers. The Chinese translation of this book will be published soon.