Yes, yes, I know what you’re thinking. It’s a show with practically no nutritional value: like sugar, empty calories. How the f*** can Emily in Paris offer any wisdom to turn my life around? Hear me out. I recently binged season 3. Hey, judge me all you want, but sugar…

A year ago, I couldn’t have possibly understood why women posted pictures of their baby bumps for the world to see. Every single photo I put on Instagram was carefully chosen and edited to make sure it showcased my best possible angle. I was fit, thin, and I hated gaining…

It was the start of summer, in a city away from home for the both of us, the city where dreams are made of. I thought you were cute and you did not hesitate to tell me your frustrations with your relationship. I went for it, despite knowing it was…

Observations from the Adam Levine scandal — I wrote in my last blog post that one of my biggest fears in the last decade was the inevitable passage of time and the day I turn 30. The main reason for that fear was due to the unfortunate truth that we still very much live in a society…

“I don’t want to age; I don’t want to grow old. I won’t be as beautiful when I’m 30 and older.” I remember saying that to my mom over a decade ago, when I was barely a 20 year old. As ironic as it is, aging is scarier during youth…

4 important metrics in code profiling — In the last month, I had the great privilege of not only moving to my favorite city in the world, Paris, but also joining my dream company as a Senior software engineer. They said first impression is important, and there is very little that can be improved about my first…

Why reducing redux size is worth it — A couple years ago, I was a founding member of Slack’s frontend performance team. The goal was to understand what impacts Slack’s performance on the frontend. One metric the company wanted to understand is the timing it takes to switch from one channel to another — i.e. what causes channel…

How to nail DFS algorithm interviews with both iteration and recursion — When it comes to coding, I like to find patterns. Patterns reveal first principles, and approaching any question from first principle thinking leads to better clarity. Here are some first principles that often come up during coding interviews. Recursion can be converted to iteration (and vice versa). Recursion is like…