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Hi, I’m Hoye LamDeveloper, Father, Writer
I’m a senior iOS and macOS engineer at DeepL. On the side I build my own apps, and here I write what I actually think about software, work, and family.
What I’m building
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Mac text-to-speech with selected text, screenshot OCR, and natural voices.
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First reading practice on iPad: letter sounds, words, and short sentences with Milo.
AI assistant for the admin work of small businesses, in the tools they already use.
Unload thoughts and revisit them later.
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Save and archive webpages on iOS and iPadOS.
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Hydration supplements for athletes.
Day job
About me
Senior Software Engineer at DeepL
iOS and macOS engineer on translation products at deepl.com.
Latest writing
ArchiveSoftware engineering will never be the same again, and that's a good thing
I feel like software engineering will never be the same again, and engineers will be way less needed. I believe that's actually a good thing. How code looked was uninteresting to me What drew me to software engineering in the first place was beautiful web and mobile…
He who can contribute and does not, does not deserve anything
They have functioning limbs and minds good enough to work in even considered lower level jobs, but refuse to do so. The cockroaches, insects, parasites who do nothing to contribute to the community in any meaningful way. Yet they expect to be treated as if they were the same as…
Doubts
I know I've worked hard to get where I am. From low IQ scores, to struggling to learn to read, to social failures, I've worked very hard to put these things right. Now I would consider myself to be in a good place spiritually, financially, professionally and with my family. I…
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