Hey, I am Ray. A talkative programmer.
About My Blog
I’ve had a habit of writing since childhood. Probably since 2006, I stopped writing romantic stories and started writing technical articles. I initially set up my blog on CSDN, then moved to ITEye, and finally settled here. From the domain name, you can see that this website is my own website, and all the articles are written by me. Half of them are technical articles, and the other half are about the confusions and insights of programmers.
There are many internet resources in the technical field, but in my opinion, programmer websites that convey thoughts, attitudes, sentiments, and values are rarely seen. Programmers are not just hard-working people, nor are they nerds. They are originally a group with attitude, personality, and fun, aren’t they?
About Me
I’m no hacker or “rockstar” developer. I’m just a talkative dev who can’t help but share his thoughts. My life is a collection of strong passions and strong dislikes.
I love design, coding, and open source. I love traveling, music, the Premier League, and Manchester United. I love playing basketball, playing Diablo, freshly squeezed kiwi juice, and spicy “Dry Pot” bullfrog… and most importantly, I love my friends and family.
I hate dumplings or buns filled with leeks and eggs. I hate “The Wall” that obstructs the free flow of information, the “rogue” companies of the internet, and the enterprises that prioritize profit over human life. I also hate the rigid system of punching a clock for work every single day.
I began my career at Huawei before moving on to roles at Amazon and Oracle. After my time with these tech giants, I joined DoorDash and Coupang. Today, I am part of a high-talent AI Infrastructure team where I truly enjoy the balance between work and life. My journey has taken me from Nanjing and Beijing to my current home in Seattle, allowing me to constantly accumulate new life experiences.
I have tackled a diverse range of engineering challenges—from frontend interfaces to backend services, small-scale websites to large distributed systems, and data analytics to visualization. My expertise spans design, development, SRE, and building everything from workflow engines to platform services.
I am a firm believer in the “full-stack” growth of an engineer and an advocate for developer culture. Over a career spanning more than 15 years, I have experienced both the hardships and the triumphs of this profession. These experiences have given me a grounded perspective on the realities of the software engineering environment, leading me to refine my values and shape a new dream:
I hope there will no longer be exploitation by unscrupulous companies in the IT industry, no one will laugh at themselves as “code monkeys”, and technical personnel will be respected, making programming a true creative endeavor again. The software industry has once again become an enviable industry, to be admired, characterized by freedom, openness, innovation, and inclusiveness.
If you also recognize the infinite possibilities of the internet, enjoy the interesting community of programmers, respect and enjoy life, detest things in the software field that are against information flowing, aspire to creative work, pursue rich experiences and broad horizons; or if you want to discuss technical topics with me, programmer stories, or even want to join an interesting engineering team, you can email me directly (raychase.net@gmail.com). In addition, I have many hobbies and interests. I’ve been a loyal Manchester United fan for over ten years, I write in my spare time, enjoy hiking, computer gaming and basketball. We might have a lot of topics to talk about.
About My Courses
This year, I launched two paid courses on Geek Time, named “Full-stack Engineer’s Practice Guide” and “Technical Interviewer’s Guide“. The former is for the engineers who are interested in web or full-stack development, while the latter is aimed at technical personnel and managers who want to systematically understand interview practice methods. If you find the content of this blog helpful, it is very likely that you will like them too. It is worth mentioning that in these two courses, I will read all the technical articles in full. I hope you can enjoy the pleasure of both technology and reading.
