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fredwu

2,035 karmajoined 16 yıl önce

http://fredwu.me/

Have built the first website back in 1997, and started working in the IT industry since in high school.

Worked in online publishing, marketing as well as web hosting before becoming a professional web developer and designer.

Have been an active member of the open source community since then. Contributed to many projects including Ruby on Rails and Slim. For a full list of my contribution, please head over to http://fredwu.me/ and scroll to the bottom of the page.

A developer who has strong focus on code craftsmanship, business values, UI, UX and most importantly, the user.

Web development is not only my job, my career, but is also the cornerstone that defines who I am. Passionate is my keyword!

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Socials: - github.com/fredwu - x.com/fredwu

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Submissions

Show HN: A browser extension that decodes food labels for healthy eating

feedbun.com

2 pointsby fredwu11 ay önce0 comments

Just launched my 3rd SaaS using Elixir/Phoenix, sharing some random thoughts

old.reddit.com

4 pointsby fredwu12 ay önce0 comments

Show HN: A browser extension that decodes food labels for healthy eating

feedbun.com

1 pointsby fredwu12 ay önce0 comments

Former OpenAI Board Member Calls for Audits of Top AI Companies

bloomberg.com

1 pointsby fredwu2 yıl önce0 comments

Show HN: Rizz.farm, an AI-assisted lead generation tool for Reddit and beyond

rizz.farm

2 pointsby fredwu3 yıl önce1 comments

Australian Telco Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin resigns after network outage

theguardian.com

41 pointsby fredwu3 yıl önce18 comments

Comparison of AI OCR Tools: Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud and AWS

persumi.com

1 pointsby fredwu3 yıl önce0 comments

How I Built a Mostly Feature-Complete MVP in 3 Months Whilst Working Full-Time

persumi.com

5 pointsby fredwu3 yıl önce1 comments

How I Built a Mostly Feature-Complete MVP in 3 Months Whilst Working Full-Time

persumi.com

1 pointsby fredwu3 yıl önce0 comments

Show HN: A non-VC backed content creation and social media platform

33 pointsby fredwu3 yıl önce56 comments

Tips for Job Interviews as a Junior Software Developer

fredwu.me

2 pointsby fredwu6 yıl önce0 comments

Tips for Writing a Good CV / Résumé

1 pointsby fredwu6 yıl önce1 comments

Tips for Becoming a Better Software Developer

fredwu.me

1 pointsby fredwu6 yıl önce0 comments

Tips for Becoming a Better Software Developer

fredwu.me

7 pointsby fredwu6 yıl önce0 comments

Yet another agile PM tool, feedback?

producthunt.com

1 pointsby fredwu6 yıl önce0 comments

[Talk] Adaptable Human – Taking the Company and Your Career to the Next Level

youtube.com

1 pointsby fredwu7 yıl önce1 comments

New Blog with New Design and Gatsby.js – Loving JavaScript Again

fredwu.me

3 pointsby fredwu7 yıl önce0 comments

Announcing Crawler v1.0.0 – easy web crawling / scraping powered by Elixir

github.com

4 pointsby fredwu9 yıl önce0 comments

Coding and Learning Should Never Stop, Open Sourcing Is Caring

fredwu.me

1 pointsby fredwu9 yıl önce0 comments

OPQ – A simple, in-memory queue with worker pooling and rate limiting in Elixir

github.com

2 pointsby fredwu9 yıl önce0 comments

comments

11 gün öncediscuss

Have been working on three micro-saas, all built in Elixir/Phoenix:

https://feedbun.com - a browser extension that decodes food labels and recipes on any website for healthy eating, with science-backed research summaries and recommendations.

https://rizz.farm - a lead gen tool for Reddit that focuses on helping instead of selling, to build long-lasting organic traffic.

https://persumi.com - a blogging platform that turns articles into audio, and to showcase your different interests or "personas".

Took a long break earlier this year to recharge, but now I'm back at it again, mostly working on Feedbun, about to launch it as an early alpha. :)

geçen aydiscuss

Have been working on three micro-saas, all built in Elixir/Phoenix:

https://feedbun.com - a browser extension that decodes food labels and recipes on any website for healthy eating, with science-backed research summaries and recommendations.

https://rizz.farm - a lead gen tool for Reddit that focuses on helping instead of selling, to build long-lasting organic traffic.

https://persumi.com - a blogging platform that turns articles into audio, and to showcase your different interests or "personas".

Took a long break earlier this year to recharge, but now I'm back at it again, mostly working on Feedbun, about to launch it as an early alpha. :)

3 ay öncediscuss

I hangout on a few Slack groups (Elixir, Ruby, etc), got quite a few projects this way as the founders were looking for experienced consultants.

It also helps if you could show either/both:

* a portfolio / clients you've worked with

* open source / "street-cred"

When I was looking for projects I always attach my Github profile (https://github.com/fredwu) to show my open source contributions, and also the SaaS products I've built myself (https://wuit.com/), and if clients are looking for C-level / strategic-level help, I also attach my LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/wufred/), these help build up your reputation and stand out amongst many freelancers also looking for projects.

I just had a very quick glance at your site - there seems to be a lot of text, mostly focused on what you can offer. But what's missing is... who are you? What have you done?

3 ay öncediscuss

Have been working on three micro-saas, all built in Elixir/Phoenix:

https://feedbun.com - a browser extension that decodes food labels and recipes on any website for healthy eating, with science-backed research summaries and recommendations.

https://rizz.farm - a lead gen tool for Reddit that focuses on helping instead of selling, to build long-lasting organic traffic.

https://persumi.com - a blogging platform that turns articles into audio, and to showcase your different interests or "personas".

4 ay öncediscuss

- Location: Melbourne, Australia

- Remote: Yes, preferred

- Willing to relocate: No

- Technologies: Elixir, Ruby, JavaScript, LLMs

- CV: https://persumi.com/u/fredwu/cv

- Email: ifredwu at gmail dot com

My name’s Fred Wu, I’m an experienced Elixir and Ruby developer who has worked on multiple commercial projects as well as having contributed to many dozens of open source projects including Rails.

I’ve been using Elixir for ~10 years, ruby for ~15 years (used to actively contribute to Rails itself), lead and built multiple commercial B2B & B2C SaaS projects. I’ve always been very hands on, and have worked with multiple tech stacks in the past, including JS/React, PHP, Golang and Clojure.

- My blog and talks: https://fredwu.me/

- My Github profile: https://github.com/fredwu

- My LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wufred/

Have been working on three micro-saas, all built in Elixir/Phoenix:

https://feedbun.com - a browser extension that decodes food labels and recipes on any website for healthy eating, with science-backed research summaries and recommendations.

https://rizz.farm - a lead gen tool for Reddit that focuses on helping instead of selling, to build long-lasting organic traffic.

https://persumi.com - a blogging platform that turns articles into audio, and to showcase your different interests or "personas".

More info about hiring me: https://persumi.com/u/fredwu/hire-fred

5 ay öncediscuss

Have been working on three micro-saas, all built in Elixir/Phoenix:

https://feedbun.com - a browser extension that decodes food labels and recipes on any website for healthy eating, with science-backed research summaries and recommendations.

https://rizz.farm - a lead gen tool for Reddit that focuses on helping instead of selling, to build long-lasting organic traffic.

https://persumi.com - a blogging platform that turns articles into audio, and to showcase your different interests or "personas".

6 ay öncediscuss

Have been working on three micro-saas, all built in Elixir/Phoenix:

https://feedbun.com - a browser extension that decodes food labels and recipes on any website for healthy eating, with science-backed research summaries and recommendations.

https://rizz.farm - a lead gen tool for Reddit that focuses on helping instead of selling, to build long-lasting organic traffic.

https://persumi.com - a blogging platform that turns articles into audio, and to showcase your different interests or "personas".

6 ay öncediscuss

Have been working on three micro-saas, all built in Elixir/Phoenix:

https://feedbun.com - a browser extension that decodes food labels and recipes on any website for healthy eating, with science-backed research summaries and recommendations.

https://rizz.farm - a lead gen tool for Reddit that focuses on helping instead of selling, to build long-lasting organic traffic.

https://persumi.com - a blogging platform that turns articles into audio, and to showcase your different interests or "personas".

7 ay öncediscuss

Have been working on three micro-saas, all built in Elixir/Phoenix:

https://feedbun.com - a browser extension that decodes food labels and recipes on any website for healthy eating, with science-backed research summaries and recommendations.

https://rizz.farm - a lead gen tool for Reddit that focuses on helping instead of selling, to build long-lasting organic traffic.

https://persumi.com - a blogging platform that turns articles into audio, and to showcase your different interests or "personas".

9 ay öncediscuss

Have been working on three micro-saas, all built in Elixir/Phoenix:

https://feedbun.com - a browser extension that decodes food labels and recipes on any website for healthy eating, with science-backed research summaries and recommendations.

https://rizz.farm - a lead gen tool for Reddit that focuses on helping instead of selling, to build long-lasting organic traffic.

https://persumi.com - a blogging platform that turns articles into audio, and to showcase your different interests or "personas".

10 ay öncediscuss

I've been working on three micro-saas, all built in Elixir/Phoenix:

https://feedbun.com - a browser extension that decodes food labels and recipes on any website for healthy eating, with science-backed research summaries and recommendations.

https://rizz.farm - a lead gen tool for Reddit that focuses on helping instead of selling, to build long-lasting organic traffic.

https://persumi.com - a blogging platform that turns articles into audio, and to showcase your different interests or "personas".

geçen yıldiscuss

> Couldn't find one, so I built one.

> What do you think?

You were lost between all the AI stuff... but have you not tried to simply use Google to find a bunch of similar services?

geçen yıldiscuss

Not sure why it would be "funny" as this is literally why they named the company Xiaomi.

Source (Chinese): https://finance.sina.cn/tech/2020-11-26/detail-iiznctke33979...

2 yıl öncediscuss

Cropping isn't the same as capturing at a different focal length.

2 yıl öncediscuss

Are these even gotchas if they are all very well documented in the official documentation already? I was expecting to see some unusual or undocumented behaviours...

2 yıl öncediscuss

So Slashdot quotes The Register https://www.theregister.com/2024/06/05/agile_failure_rates/ which in turn quotes Engprax https://www.engprax.com/post/268-higher-failure-rates-for-ag... which in turn is promoting its book "Impact Engineering" which the "study" is conducted for.

Take it with a huge grain of salt.

2 yıl öncediscuss

I've been an early user of Github Copilot - I'm so used to it by now that if I didn't have it I'd feel the productivity drop for sure.

Otherwise I've been doing lots of experiments on using LLMs for my SaaS products (a blog platform, and a Reddit lead gen platform), my client projects and my day job (health care related products).

I've tried all the leading LLMs, so far my personal favourite is Claude Haiku due to its low latency and low cost. Using the reflection pattern, you can push the LLM pretty far. I've also just started looking into the multi-agent agentic workflow now... Paired with Elixir and OTP, it can get quite powerful. :)

2 yıl öncediscuss

Calling this an LLM and claiming:

> With enough training data and a good chat interface, this can be used instead of well-known decoder-only models like GPT, Mistral, etc.

Seems to be very misleading...

2 yıl öncediscuss

Was reading to see what insights the author has, then all of a sudden the article just ended... Not sure if I got the point of the article.

2 yıl öncediscuss

I'm "half-half" so to speak.

I work as a CTO in my day job (as an employee).

Also I'm self-employed (via a company structure) to build https://persumi.com - a blogging platform, and https://rizz.farm - a lead gen platform, as well as to work on client work.

https://persumi.com/u/fredwu/hire-fred :)