lnddev.com
I build small, focused software products. This is where I write about them, ship them, and keep their docs honest.
Building
The products I'm shipping — and the running log I keep while doing it.
Projects
All projectsTidy your camera roll, one swipe at a time.
Siftata is an offline-first iPhone app for cleaning up a sprawling photo library. Sort photos like a deck of cards — swipe to keep or queue for deletion — with a confirm-later trash so nothing ever disappears by accident. Everything happens on your device; your photos never leave your phone.
Living
Recipes worth cooking twice, notes to my future self, and lines I didn't want to lose.
Recipe
Meatballs in cream gravy over mash, with quick-pickled cucumber and a landslide of lingonberries.
Recipe
Silken tofu in a lava-red sauce, buried under crispy beef and a snowfall of Sichuan pepper.
Recipe
A creative green-pepper take on mapo — green Sichuan peppercorn, green chilies, same silky tofu.
About
Software engineer focused on developer tools and data-shaped products. I like tight feedback loops, sturdy foundations, and shipping things that hold up in production.
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Liam Liu — software engineer building developer tools and data-shaped products.
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nature/golf/running/tennis/fitness/dogs/
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Outdoors when I can, at the keyboard when it counts.
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How I work
I work across the stack — from systems-level concerns up to thoughtful interfaces. Most of what I build starts with a real problem I have, then gets sharpened until other people find it useful too.