#0 Why This Website Was Created

I'm Jing, currently a software engineer and the author of jing-tech.me, planning to move to London, UK, in the middle of the year to start my working holiday life.

Before this website was established, I mainly wrote technical articles. Strangely enough, there's always a time each year when I get the itch to revamp my blog. However, this time it's not about revamping jing-tech.me but creating a brand new website, hoping to share more diverse content.

What Will Be Shared?

Currently, there's no specific plan, but coincidentally, I have the opportunity to go on a working holiday in the UK this year. Naturally, I'll share some experiences from the working holiday and life in the UK. Additionally, I'm quite fond of reading books on personal growth, investment, and productivity. However, I tend to forget what I've read, so I thought of recording some of the insights and experimenting with them to verify their feasibility (and to break my bad habits).

The Website's Structure?

The overall structure of the website is as you see on the homepage. Below is a brief introduction to the content of each page.

Blog Posts

As mentioned above, I'll share some experiences and observations from the UK, along with some personal experiments and book reviews.

Thoughts

Random thoughts or viewpoints will be posted here. However, there won't be too much content since I'm not someone who's good at commenting, so the content here might be more casual.

Bookmarks

I've always had the habit of bookmarking interesting websites or tools. If a tool proves to be really useful, I might even become a subscriber. The bookmarks page will share some websites I find valuable.

Last year, while managing the technical blog, I also ran a newsletter that claimed to be weekly. But as I wrote, I felt more like I was just regurgitating information, converting what I saw into my own language to share with others. But does second-hand information really have more value than the original? My answer is no, so I stopped (´◔∀◔`).

This time, I want to write something different. After July this year, I'll be unemployed, taking this opportunity to become an independent creator and share some development insights. Whether it will generate carbon dioxide on cloud hosting platforms or bring value to others, let's wait and see.

Technical Blog

For software engineers, if we're talking about hot topics in recent years, AI is definitely the first term that comes to mind. News like "Major software companies lay off how many people again," "Software engineers will be replaced by AI," or "The CEO of a cutting-edge AI lab says what percentage of code will be written by AI in a few months" are not baseless, but the idea of replacement is somewhat exaggerated.

However, the impact is real, especially with the rapid advancement of AI programming tools recently, making me reflect since last year on what my value as a software engineer is. The first shock to my heart was figuring out what to write to avoid becoming just a battery for large language models in the AI era. Of course, seeing the last update time of my technical blog (June 2024) shows I still have no idea XD.

In any case, the technical blog will continue, but in a different form, perhaps not just about brushing up on interview questions or related content.

Conclusion

Finally, if you think there's room for improvement on this website or you're curious about the technical details behind it, feel free to contact me via Email.