IDEAS, DECISIONS & LESSONS
Notes on AI, architecture and building useful products.
208 articles
13 Jun 2026 · 6 min read
english-lesson
Daily English practice for tech professionals. Morning session covering social conversation, small talk phrases, and casual English for weekend situations.
Read more12 Jun 2026 · 8 min read
drills
There are five specific sound patterns that consistently trip up Vietnamese developers in English tech conversations. Not because the sounds are impossible — but because they don't exist in Vietnamese phonology and require deliberate muscle-memory practice. Here are the drills.
Read more12 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
career
Daily English practice for tech professionals. Evening session — review career vocabulary and interview practice sentences.
Read more12 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
career
Daily English practice for tech professionals. Noon session — career vocabulary deep dive with negotiation, leadership, and performance review language.
Read more11 Jun 2026 · 8 min read
english
Shadowing is the single most effective speaking practice technique for non-native English speakers. You listen to a sentence and speak it simultaneously, matching rhythm, stress, and intonation in real time. Here's how to do it correctly with tech-specific scripts designed for Vietnamese developers.
Read more11 Jun 2026 · 4 min read
communication
Daily English practice for tech professionals. Evening session — review communication phrases and real-world speaking scenarios for meetings and collaboration.
Read more11 Jun 2026 · 4 min read
communication
Daily English practice for tech professionals. Morning session covering professional communication with pronunciation guide, exercises, and real-world examples.
Read more11 Jun 2026 · 8 min read
communication
Daily English practice for tech professionals. Noon session — communication phrases deep dive: actionable feedback, meeting language, and email templates for tech teams.
Read more10 Jun 2026 · 8 min read
architecture
Daily English practice for tech professionals. Evening session — review architecture vocabulary, learn to explain complex systems in plain English, and practice speaking with technical stakeholders.
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