I'm Zell (Feng Long), a software developer based in Singapore who believes in constant learning and growth. My journey has been marked by a focus on application development, all the while exploring the endless possibilities that new technology brings. Beyond my professional work, I find joy in street dance, problem-solving, and the essence of computer science theory intrigues me.
Exploring the tradeoffs of scaling systems, covering sharding, scatter-gather patterns, and serverless, with practical insights into latency, reliability, and coordination costs.
Building a distributed URL shortener in Spring Boot, exploring caching, sharding, service discovery, and practical lessons in scalable system design.
Built JiakAI — an AI-powered calorie-tracking Telegram bot — in half a day using vibecoding, all for under $10.
Traveloka
Accenture
National University of Singapore
GIC
Nanyang Polytechnic
National University of Singapore
Nanyang Polytechnic
