Life won’t change by itself, right? — Why the sudden inspiration? Just two hours ago I was binging videos of the well-known British YouTube group: Sideman. I was envying their lifestyle and success. And when I scrolled through my homepage I saw videos from other YouTubers like Elliot Choy. This got me thinking hard. These individuals are not much older than…

Computer Science Undergraduate at the National University of Singapore. I write and vlog sometimes. Bookworm. Dreamer. Work in Progress Doer. My Bio Welcome to my profile page! My name is Rui Yi (睿易) and I guess this is the first time I will be introducing myself properly. I was inspired by Quy…

Breakdown by a College Undergraduate It took me a while What’s the difference between Frontend and Backend development or engineering? For many experienced software developers, this is probably a no-brainer and something easy to understand. However, for some of us (at least myself), it took me a while to properly understand Frontend vs Backend engineering…

Importance of Abstraction — What To Expect I am by no means a top-tier software engineer working in Facebook or Google. This article is just a compilation of the things I know, and the things I wished I have known when I started my software engineering journey. …

One Useful Indicator to Evaluate the Health of Your Stock — The Second Million-Dollar Question The first million-dollar question is probably: When Should I Buy a Stock? And the second is when to sell it. Logically speaking, if you buy low and sell high, you are guaranteed to make money. But the reality is that it is difficult to pinpoint exactly when should you get…

Is Medium writing a Feasible Side Hustle? Medium writing as a Source of Income Many of us like to have an additional source of income. After all, similar to buying stocks, diversification is usually a good thing. It reduces risk and increases the chances of success as well. Who knows? Maybe your medium writing will take off…

The Gift of Online Education — Introduction This is the fifth day of my 30 Days Game Dev Challenge. For the past 5 days, I have learned quite a bit. I got exposed to the programming language Lua, the 2D game engine Löve, and the concepts behind the basics of game development. But this article is not…

Life won’t change by itself, right? — The Next Challenge When this article is released I would have completed it by 30 Days Writing Challenge. Congrats to me! Sometimes it is important to celebrate these mini wins to keep yourself moving in life. Anyway, I found the 30 Days Writing Challenge great overall. There was noticeable progress and it is…

Teck Stack: ReactJS, Tailwind CSS, and Google Firebase Firestore Background Having learned web development for close to 6 months, I wanted to test out my web dev knowledge and programming skills (if any). Hence, I decided to sign up for the Developer Student Club National University of Singapore’s Hack For Good…