Developers I Follow
People whose work or thinking I find worth following. Updated as I discover more.
Why this list exists
The fastest way to level up is to observe how people better than you approach the same problems. Not to copy — to pattern-match. Knowing a tool or approach exists is half the battle.
Chinese dev community
| Person | Why I follow |
|---|---|
| 程序员鱼皮 (liyupi) | Practical career advice, prolific open source, good breakdowns of industry expectations |
Tech / Engineering
(Add as I find them — focus on people who explain their thinking, not just their output)
What I look for in people to follow
- They share why they made a decision, not just what they built
- They're honest about tradeoffs and failures
- They work in areas I want to get better at: system design, backend, AI tooling, FinTech
- They're active on GitHub or write regularly
Platforms I check
- GitHub (watching repos, reading issues and PRs)
- X/Twitter for quick takes
- Personal blogs for deep dives
- YouTube for conference talks