Julie Qiu

Julie Qiu

New York City
Tech lead based in NYC, aspiring to be a better writer in 2024. Working on the Google Cloud SDK and Generative AI. Former security lead for the Go language team. Learn more at julieqiu.dev.
17
Jan
Happy birthday, James!

Happy birthday, James!

Today was my fiancée James' 39th birthday! Here's what we did to celebrate: Singlish Kicked off the
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16
Jan
Exercising in 2023

Exercising in 2023

Before 2023, exercising wasn't a regular part of my routine. I would occasionally go for a run here
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15
Jan
One More Month of Wedding Planning

One More Month of Wedding Planning

Wedding planning has been quite the journey. I hear there are people who have been dreaming about their wedding since
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14
Jan
A formula for dating apps

A formula for dating apps

Like many single people living in NYC, I spent a good portion of my 20s on dating apps. I used
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13
Jan
How to create a budget that works for you

How to create a budget that works for you

I wrote this post sometime last year. Now that theviewfromjq.com is up and running, I'm sharing it
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12
Jan
My First Subscriber

My First Subscriber

Today marks the 12th consecutive day of my writing journey on the View from JQ, and the first day that
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11
Jan
The best job search advice I've ever received

The best job search advice I've ever received

Google had a round of layoffs today, and the atmosphere internally was grim. People felt sad and anxious, yet also
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10
Jan
Competence as a practice

Competence as a practice

Recently, one of my mentors emphasized to me the importance of learning. She said that the swift pace of the
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09
Jan
Bits, bytes, and encodings

Bits, bytes, and encodings

Learning about bits, bytes, characters and encodings can seem intimidating, especially when it comes to their relationships with one another.
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08
Jan
Moving from Medium to Ghost

Moving from Medium to Ghost

As of today, I have consistently maintained my writing streak for all eight days in 2024! I am really proud
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