A friend works in Reading while living in London – that's such a long commute.

The Spare Moment Optimisation Myth

Instead of optimising every bit of spare moment, why not elimite the spare moment at all?

6 February, 2025 · 3 min · Oscar Li
Day 2 of working on Go, and I hit a LeetCode Hard. How unlucky I Am.

Next Challenge: My Journey into Learning Go

Instead of only sticking to the technical stack I know well, I should try something new.

30 January, 2025 · 4 min · Oscar Li

Mahjong101 is Live!

Enjoy Mahjong without complicated score calculations

23 January, 2025 · 3 min · Oscar Li
Rest and be Thankful. What a weird name of a viewport.

Whisky, Landscapes, and History: Scotland Meets Hokkaido

Throughout the trip to Scotland, I couldn’t stop comparing Scotland to Hokkaido. Both places share similarities whilst having their own unique features.

16 January, 2025 · 5 min · Oscar Li
Cycling in Yufuin, Oita, 2024

2024: The Year of Change, and Plans for 2025

2024 taught me the power of change.

2 January, 2025 · 4 min · Oscar Li

Mahjong Score Calculator #5 – Preview Out: What’s Next

It’s Christmas! This also means this is probably my final article in 2024. To close out the year, I’m proud to present the preview version of the Mahjong Score Calculator.

26 December, 2024 · 3 min · Oscar Li

Mahjong Score Calculator #4 – Lessons from Solo Project Challenges and Growth

Many people start solo projects, but only a few can sustain them for long.

19 December, 2024 · 4 min · Oscar Li

Mahjong Score Calculator #3 – On Tackling Cognitive Complexity

Cognitive complexity measures how difficult it is to understand a piece of code. The more conditional statements and nesting loops present, the higher the cognitive complexity is penalised.

12 December, 2024 · 4 min · Oscar Li

Mahjong Score Calculator #2 – Cracking Chows and Common Hand

The first intiution is, usually, not the best option.

5 December, 2024 · 4 min · Oscar Li

Mahjong Score Calculator #1 – My First App Project Journey

“Life would be easier if there were an app that could calculate the score of the game.”

28 November, 2024 · 3 min · Oscar Li