π Hi! I'm Maxime.
I'm a senior software developer at Shopify, where I work on storefront performance.
I'm also active on Twitter and GitHub.
Blog π
June 2020
Writing forces the mind to organize itself.
May 2020
Carve out your own space where you'll seed, cross-pollinate, and grow ideas.
November 2019
Extensibility, compatibility, and reliability.
September 2019
Parallels between chemistry and the human mind.
February 2019
A security horror story starring 11-year-old me... and Flash.
November 2018
On the importance of cultivating a safe space where everyone can ask questions.
Side projects π¨βπ»
Notes π
May 2020
A Jekyll template to start your own digital garden.
March 2020
Read-it-later service with a twist: saved content disappears after 7 days.
Notes π
I'm experimenting with maintaining a public graph of notes to foster an environment where thoughts collide, in a way that I can build upon the combination of ideas.
Last updated in May 2020
There are many ways to achieve something
We should not try to find the perfect solution: weβll only find ourselves wasting our time.
The simplest solution is often the best one
This is also known as Occamβs razor.
Life is a giant playground
As we become adults and specialize in a given domain, we gain knowledge that inherently becomes tied to our egos since itβs a defining part of who we are.