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I'm Chun Hao Chen - a dedicated Fullstack Engineer in Ho Chi Minh, VN
- I'm Andy, your friendly neighborhood developer .
- I live in Taiwan .
- My background: EE → CS (Bachelor to Master's).
- I code mainly with Vue/Nuxt & Next.js.
- I love automating boring stuff with n8n and scripts.
- I deploy on Cloudflare .
- I write to share what I learn and grow together.
- Coffee fuels my code.
- I'm into side projects and experiments.
- Learning new tech is my passion.
I'm a Full-Stack Developer with a Master's in CS and a Bachelor's in EE.
I work with Vue.js, Nuxt.js, Next.js, and have experience in CI/CD and Docker.
I enjoy bridging technical complexity with user needs across software, firmware, and hardware.
I started this blog to document my journey and share what I've learned.
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