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Hello World

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:27:56 +0900

This blog is basically a space for Lee’s personal thoughts.
I plan to write down things like my daily learnings and thoughts on books I’ve read.
Giscus is set up for comments and reactions, so please feel free to interact!

This article was translated with the help of AI and checked by myself. ~~AI translation sucks!~~

About me

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Miscellaneous notes about myself
I might add more if I come up with anything new

Background

Born on December 30, 2001
Born and raised in Japan
Enrolled in the CS major at UC Davis to learn about computers.
- I enrolled simply because I liked computers, not like I had deep experience. I was initially overwhelmed by the brilliance of people around me. Despite experiencing setbacks, I hung in there and studied hard.
Luckily graduated with my bachelor’s degree in three years. While I was feeling a bit lost on what to do next, I land a job at teamLab.
- I originally joined on a web developer team to experience large-scale web development, but I ended up doing various things on the art side instead.
Left teamLab after working there for two and a half years <- where I am right now

About Me

Likes

I like acquiring a broad range of knowledge.
- Book is the main media I use to gain knowledge.
- Most of the time, try hands-on experience.
I love books.
- I’m not smart enough to understand or memorize everything on the first read, so maybe I just enjoy the act of reading itself.
- Have won the Hoshi Shinichi Award (NOT first) in junior high school.
Always terrified of the idea of dying without ever touching fields completely unrelated to my profession, which is my motivation to just trying out various things.
- For 2026, I have been focusing on hiking and drawing.
I brew and drink coffee every day.
- I like going to privately owned cafes and listening to the owners’ specialities.
Favorite movie
- Perfect Days (2023)

Dislikes

Airplanes
Tomatoes

Others

Left-right confusion
Lefty

Skills

C++

Used it during student and at work. Apparently it’s my most used language.
It’s fast and has a craftsman-like feel to when I use it. Feels good if you can use it well.

Rust

Used it couple times at work.
I really like its underlying philosophy.

Graphics APIs

Mainly used DirectX 12 and Vulkan at work.
- Also DirectX 11 just a tiny bit.
Both have way too many “magic spells” (boilerplate code), I doubt I have mastered it.
However, I do grasp the main flow of getting the GPU running from the code.
It’s complex, but it makes me feel like I’m having a interaction with the low-level. Sort of my favorite field so far.

Python 3

Used it when studying machine learning and had things to automate at work.
It works even if you write it roughly, so it’s very handy for automation.

JavaScript / TypeScript (+ HTML, CSS)

Only used them for various personal projects and a bit at the company.
Experienced the pain of using vanilla HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to build a website, which made me truly appreciate the blessings of TypeScript and React (or other frameworks).
For web frameworks, I’ve mainly only used React and Next.js.

Other Languages

Dart
- Learned it when I wanted to try making a mobile app and learned about Flutter.
- Since I did manage to complete an app, I think I understand the very fundamentals.

Other Tools

Vim

I had started and given up a few times before, but after giving it another try in 2026, I prefer Vim more than other editors.
It is really fun when I get edit things exactly the way I picture it in my head only with keys.

CMake

Realized the benefits after started using it at work.
If possible, always use it in a C++ project.

Git/GitHub

Can use like a normal person.
Never used any platform other than GitHub.

AI Tools

I’ve tried all the well-known ones.
In industry, I’ll use them if the people in power recommend and efficiency is the first thing, but for self-study, I try not to use them unless there’s information that I have no clue even after googling like an hour.
Currently, just like any other tool, they have their pros and cons.
Personally, I don’t actively use them just because like doing everything hands-on.

Certifications etc

TOEFL IBT 100/120
AWS Cloud Practitioner (2023/08 - 2026/08)