Leo Kwan

One person, in public, for a long time — the work, the life it comes from, and what broke along the way.

iOS at Snap
Runs a Taiwanese snowflake-crisp bakery in Queens with his wife
Lifts; films

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 🤭.Since graduating college ten years ago, I prioritized...

#personal

2022-02-19

Coding bootcamps lie, but join one anyway.

The coding bootcamp I attended in 2015 lied to me. These nontraditional three-month bootcamps used to advertise something along the lines of, "Earn 80k...

#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

2021-01-24

The Top 10 Fitness Searches on YouTube [2021]

The top ten searches on YouTube that have any of the following keywords: "workout, exercise, fitness, stretch, weight loss".

#fitness

2021-01-23

A Cold Saturday in Soho

Agenda - David's Bridal (Nicole Dress Shopping for Maddy's wedding) - Late Brunch at Hole in a Wall - TJ Max - Krewe Eyeglasses - Trader Joe's in Lower East Side David's Bridal (Nicole Dress Shopping for Maddy's wedding) Late Brunch at Ho...

#personal

2020-12-13

Apple Fitness+ Launches Tomorrow. Instagram Guides Launches Publicly.

Apple Fitness+ launches tomorrow. Instagram Guides launches publicly for everyone.