Leo Kwan

My personal blog. I'm a software engineer who's built a bunch of iOS apps, plus too many side projects I'm trying not to get distracted by.

Software engineer
Built several iOS apps
Trying to focus on fewer things

now: Side projects · Queens, NY

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2024-02-02

32 & starting 2024 with more energy

2024 might be the year I become an early bird.

#personal

2024-01-21

The Potential and Limitations of OpenAI's Custom GPTs.

I share my first impressions of building a custom GPT chatbot, delving into its limitations and questioning the longevity of GPTs reliant on file uploads. I wonder if custom GPTs are primarily intended as chat interfaces for APIs.

#code

2023-11-28

Don't forget to deploy your CloudKit-backed SwiftData entities to production.

I thought SwiftData model changes would just work ✨. Make sure you press this button after updating your CloudKit-backed SwiftData models.

2023-07-16

Proposing to Nicole in Ortigia, Sicily

Last month I proposed to Nicole in a small town called Ortigia in Sicily, Italy. She said yes; my best friend of nearly eight years is now my fiancé.

#personal #travel

2023-07-09

Doing great work

Paul Graham wrote an insightful essay about doing great work that I really enjoyed. He gives advice about finding what you’re interested in to doing the actual work.

#personal

2023-01-08

31

By the time I realized I should document my 30 year milestone, I had become almost 31 already 🤭.

#personal

2022-02-19

Coding bootcamps lie, but join one anyway.

The coding bootcamp I attended in 2015 lied to me.

#personal

2022-02-15

Visiting Los Angeles again

Nicole and I are having a lil’ getaway to LA this spring 2022. Well- Nicole is working remote most of the week so it’s pretty much me doing most of the vacationing.

#travel

2021-12-06

7 months at Square.

Working at Square is awesome.

#code #personal

2020-05-15

Rotato.app is the perfect marketing tool for solo app developers

Rotato.app is a great tool for indie mobile devs — no need to find a graphic designer just to pull this off.

#code

2020-03-11

Sitting vs Standing vs Kneeling

Three years ago, when I began my first and only full-time job as a computer programmer, I remember complaining about sitting for too long.

#personal

2020-01-31

Kobe Bryant and Mamba Mentality

Kobe was not only a winner. Above all, Kobe showed why and how we was a winner in the media— more so than Michael Jordan or Lebron James ever portrayed on screen. He wanted the audience to know: this is how I am successful, and no one else works harder than I do.

#personal