ian.xieAbout
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I'm a software engineer who builds distributed systems by day and writes about what I discover along the way. I believe good writing and good code share the same virtues: clarity, economy, and honesty.
This site has two sections. DevLog is technical β systems, tools, things I've shipped or learned from breaking. Reflections is personal β essays about growing slowly, paying attention, and the texture of ordinary life.
Currently
buildingdistributed systems, RAG pipelines
readingphilosophy, cognitive science, fiction
writinghere, slowly