Dan Kim • Tech, Work, Life, & Dogs
👋 Hi, I’m Dan! I’m a software engineer and a dad. I write about tech, work, and life, but spend most of my time thinking about dogs.

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20
Jan
This week in Eugene (1/20/2025 edition)

This week in Eugene (1/20/2025 edition)

January has officially arrived in Chicago, which means it's insanely cold and everyone is grumpy. Luckily for us
2 min read
11
Jan
This week in Eugene (1/11/2025 edition)

This week in Eugene (1/11/2025 edition)

It was a low key week – well, more than normal at least – since everyone was getting back into their normal
2 min read
04
Jan
Eugene, a light brown and white colored pitbull dog, resting on his large head and paw on a couch.

This week in Eugene (1/4/2025 edition)

Today marks the first edition of a semi-regular post featuring Eugene's antics for the last week or so
2 min read
01
Jan
New year, new (spooky) personal site 👻

New year, new (spooky) personal site 👻

For 10+ years I've been hand rolling my own blog and it's been...fine. My site
2 min read
02
Jul
Why you should federate your Threads account

Why you should federate your Threads account

tl;dr: It works like email, and your posts will have a much wider audience over time. Audience / Purpose This
3 min read
30
Sep
From IC to EM – A guide to stepping into the weird, wild world of management (Women Who Code Mobile 2022)

From IC to EM – A guide to stepping into the weird, wild world of management (Women Who Code Mobile 2022)

So you’re thinking about becoming an engineering manager, eh? Awesome, let’s go! I considered this exact same decision
1 min read
06
Apr
How I do photo backups (in 2021)

How I do photo backups (in 2021)

If you’re anything like me, you prefer to have complete control over your photo library files. But backing up
2 min read
24
Feb
Writing and invariably getting shit on

Writing and invariably getting shit on

If you’re writing anything of consequence, the sad reality is that you’re probably going to get shit on.
1 min read
16
Dec
Ktor for Mobile Developers — Fear the server no more! (KotlinConf 2019)

Ktor for Mobile Developers — Fear the server no more! (KotlinConf 2019)

Building mobile apps is what we love to do, but there’s always one nagging problem — writing server side components
1 min read
29
Sep
Calm is key — A guide to a happier, more productive workplace (DroidconNYC 2019)

Calm is key — A guide to a happier, more productive workplace (DroidconNYC 2019)

Many of today’s work environments are crazy — they run at a frenetic pace, full of interruptions and distractions. They
1 min read