Linton Ye

A no-code platform that allows users to add chatbots to websites tailored to users' data and website design. While there are many other similar products, Chattie focuses on ease of use and customizability.

The Odds is a prediction platform for pop culture. This is a product I built for an early-stage startup as a consulting project. I worked with the founder, starting with wireframes and design, and architected and built the product from scratch.

Here's the founder's feedback upon the completion of the project:

"I really enjoyed working with Linton and his team! Linton is extremely well-equipped to tackle ambiguous problems, and he is easy to communicate with. He also has been a huge help in performing technical assessments for engineering candidates who are applying for a full-time position. I'm very happy with the work completed."

A general-purpose automation framework for online communities (Discord, Slack, Discourse, and more). I built this product for a YC-backed startup as a consulting project, which has become one of their main products.

The framework can be used as the automation layer of the onboarding process of a community, management of community members, evaluation of member engagement, recommendation of relevant content, or any other community management process that can be automated. The framework is fully configurable and extensible. The configuration is like a mini programming language with support for loops, conditions, and variable evaluation.

Based on the discussion with the founders and careful study of their customer base and business goals, I proposed the concept in the form of wireframes, designed an architecture that supports multiple platforms, and implemented the back end with Node.js, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL. A front end (to be built with React) is in the process of implementation.

LearnReact.design is the main portal of my recent EduTech efforts that include video courses, articles, and interactive tools. I initiated, designed, and implemented the entire solution.

"Learning should be fun."

This is the rationale I've been following and advocating since I started teaching designers how to code a few years ago [1]. I try my best to create delightful, interactive learning experiences that keep both halves of a learner's brain engaged. To explain abstract programming concepts, I use a combination of plain English, quirky characters, metaphors, illustrations, and interactive explanations [2][3][4]. I've been exploring new ways to make learning more effective, such as spaced repetition.

[1] LearnReact.design: https://learnreact.design
[2] What is React?: https://learnreact.design/posts/what-is-react
[3] Smiley in Motion: https://smileyinmotion.com
[4] Framer and React: https://youtu.be/YnY-6wIx6y4

Mirror consists of an Android client, a standalone desktop UI, an Android Studio plugin, a few command-line tools, and a license server. Functionally, Mirror acts like React Fast Refresh and Storybook combined (but it predated both). It reduces the feedback time from a few minutes down to a couple of seconds, which greatly improves the developer experience.

Besides the scope of the project (Android app development, Android's build system, desktop GUI, IntelliJ IDEA plugin development, and server-side development), the major challenge was that Android's build system was not designed to handle the use case I had hoped to support. There was no documentation or sample code to refer to. It was not clear what I had imagined was even possible. But, of course, that's where the fun began.

I analyzed customer feedback at scale using AI.

The system automated customer feedback analysis and presented insights in a clear interface, cutting down significantly on time and costs for clients. We currently help clients with over six million customer feedback and NPS surveys.