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@laurentcazanove.com
Freelance DevRel engineer • Open-source @meilisearch.com • Writing at https://strift.dev/blog

📍 台北
TIL about the builder pattern in Java

I love how it makes object setup clear. Plus, you get immutability :)
June 5, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Found a great workflow to improve my vibe coding efficiency by:

• Constraining the model
• Leveraging clearer instructions
• Improving iterability and testability

Drop a comment if you'd like to hear more
May 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Might be late to the party, but I love Laravel's new home page redesign

Well-organized information, beautiful animations.

The website frequently evolves but manages to keep the Laravel vibe
April 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🙅‍♂️ Don't use social media to acquire website traffic

It goes against the algorithm, and it also goes against why people scroll.

laurentcazanove.com/blog/devtool...
April 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
When Ahref says your blog health is excellent 🌈

... except it doesn't rank for the right keywords.

But at least the technical SEO is good, right? 🤡
April 7, 2025 at 8:25 AM
alright, it's time for my yearly Eminem marathon
April 1, 2025 at 11:37 AM
⚡ Very happy with my budget Perplexity implementation using LibreChat
March 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The state of LinkedIn DMs in 2025
March 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
I've been handling hardships in my life the same way since I was 9 years old

starting a new game of Final Fantasy IX.

what does this say about me?
February 17, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Sounds like a Rustacean’s fantasy 🔞
February 13, 2025 at 8:59 AM
What's the best way to make 2D games in JavaScript?

Thinking about giving phaser.io a try
February 12, 2025 at 9:01 AM
This week, I'm switching fully to LibreChat, an open-source chat interface 🚀

I love the flexibility of easily switching between different AI models and keeping all my prompts organized. I rarely use o1 and o3 anyway.

Let's see how it goes!
February 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Why do LLMs love numbered lists so much? 🤔

Are there any benefits to this that I would actually want?
January 7, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Love how @google is using AI to recommend products for specific use cases. It even generates a diagram showing how they interact together.

This gives users a quick overview of the platform's capabilities, on top of being good advertising for #GeminiAI.
January 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Happy new year from Taipei 🎉
January 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Building my first LLM-powered app to help me practice Mandarin 💪
December 31, 2024 at 7:59 AM
I’ve got a mild mouth inflammation and was told to hold a tea bag in my mouth for 10 minutes

Any attempt to speak with me during that time will result in a 418
December 30, 2024 at 7:07 AM
Merry Christmas if you're celebrating it 🎄

聖誕快樂:)
December 25, 2024 at 1:52 PM
Love to see all these merges and releases in @meilisearch.com today 🙌
December 23, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Found the cutest coffee shop near Guting in Taipei ☕

Finally getting some writing done~

在古亭工作時候,喝咖啡。
December 18, 2024 at 4:11 AM
My Taiwanese Airbnb roommates just gave me egg rolls 🥹
December 17, 2024 at 12:54 AM
Great talk from @bdon.org sharing his experience on making open-source his job 💫
December 9, 2024 at 11:03 AM
Had a blast at my first ever meetup in Taipei. Nice meeting the local scene at the @supabase.com launch week meetup :)
December 6, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Complete turnaround from the heavy Drill listening of 2023 😂
December 5, 2024 at 5:31 AM
I still feel like we're not past introductions here, so hi 👋

I'm Laurent, a freelance software engineer specializing in Developer Experience.

I often talk about
• Building SaaS
• JavaScript (I 💚 Vue)
• Work-life balance in tech

Welcome to all new followers 🦋
December 3, 2024 at 3:44 PM