Community
I have a strong belief that sharing is the key to growth and success. Having spent the past decade in Singapore, I am incredibly grateful for the opportunities to get involved in community activities and initiatives, both locally and regionally. Here are some selected examples of the work I have done in the past.
Angular Singapore 🇸🇬
In 2021, I founded Angular Singapore with the goal of supporting and growing the Angular developer community in Singapore and beyond. Our community actively engages in the following activities:
Over the past three years, Angular Singapore organised impactful events and initiatives:
- Organised 8 online events, inviting speakers from Austria, Germany, the US, and other countries to share helpful insights with the Singapore web community, attracting over 3,000 views. Recordings are available at angularsg.com/online.
- Hosted 11 online coding sessions, drawing over 16,000 views and providing valuable learning opportunities. Recorded videos are available at angularsg.com/live.
- Planned and organised 5 in-person events at Google Developer Space Singapore, drawing nearly 300 attendees and facilitating meaningful networking experiences.
- Provided personalised support to community members through occasional one-on-one meetings, demonstrating a commitment to individual growth and development.
Here are some from our meetup in-person in Singapore from 2022 until now 🙃
Singapore Angular Meetup Oct 2022
Singapore Angular Meetup Mar 2023
Singapore Angular Meetup Nov 2023
Singapore Angular Meetup Jan 2024
Singapore Angular Meetup Mar 2024
Singapore Angular Meetup Jun 2024
And here is a photo from our second online meetup with special guest Minko Gechev from the Angular team 🙃
I also created and manage the Angular Singapore Youtube Channel, which has over 600 subscribers and accumulated over 20,000 views.
Junior Developer Singapore
Mentoring has always been something I enjoy. I’ve worked my way up from being a junior developer to a senior, and now an engineering manager, so I’m glad to share what I’ve learned along the way. I recently mentored in the JuniorDevSG Mentoring Program Batch 4, which ran from 16 August to 19 December 2023. We had some great discussions about career progression with fresh grads and junior devs in Singapore.
One of my slides from the mentoring session: Career Progression for Junior Developers
Talks
In the past year, I have delivered around 20 talks at various events and conferences such as CityJS Singapore 2023, Web Directions Code 2023, and ng-rome 2022. I have also been invited to Angular Air twice to share my Angular journey.
View my list of talks.
Angular Vietnam 🇻🇳
Since 2020, I have been a community leader at Angular Vietnam, actively participating in various activities and initiatives, including:
- Co-authoring the 100 days of Angular series to promote and grow the Angular community in Vietnam. We have dedicated countless hours to crafting valuable content, promoting it, and sharing it with the community. The series has consistently attracted around 1500 unique visitors every two weeks, which translates to approximately 700 unique visitors per week. Over the course of three years, we estimate a total of 109,200 users have benefited from the series.
- Hosting several events and one-on-one meetings to provide direction and guidance to young software developers in Vietnam who are passionate about Angular and front-end development.
- Supporting community members in resolving technical queries and challenges related to Angular and front-end development.
In addition to these activities, I created and manage the Angular Vietnam Youtube Channel, which has over 1000 subscribers and has accumulated over 35,000 views.
Projects
I am known for creating the popular Angular Spotify and Angular Jira Clone projects, which have achieved huge success with over 100,000+ views and more than 1k stars on Github. My hope is that my code can be useful to other developers and assist them in their projects.
My Angular projects have been recognized by the Angular team on multiple occasions.
Courses
When I first started working with Angular four years ago, I often found myself struggling without anyone to turn to for help. That’s why I recently started Angular Singapore, to bring the Angular community in Singapore closer together and create a supportive network where people can always seek help when needed.
I would like to share with you the Angular Spotify series, where I continue to implement my Spotify client using Angular. I hope you find it useful and enjoyable!