Director of Engineering@Toss USA, An engineer and a producer. Previously produced Sid Story and Yogurting. Find me on BlueSky: @dikoko.bsky.social, Thread/Instagram: @dikoko
book
My next reading was "The Space Between Worlds" by Micaiah Johnson. I have wanted to write a Sci-Fi novel in English someday (one of my goals before hitting the age of 50, which means the clock is ticking for this year). I believe the cornerstone of a compelling
bayarea
The announcement that Macy's in San Francisco is closing added another somber note to the city's atmosphere. However, what truly shocked me was another story: the closure of Lee's Deli. Back in 2008, when I was working on Market St., Lee's Deli
bayarea
I touched the lovely Bay Area landscape of Filoli before. It's a place we've grown fond of and have revisited multiple times since our initial encounter. Around the end of last year, my wife happened to hear that the best year-end holiday lighting destination in the
49ers
Watching football is an emotional rollercoaster: win or lose, high and low for every second. I had known it, but yesterday's loss hit particularly hard. Despite being aware of the game's emotional stakes, I found myself unable to get to my feet from my La-Z-Boy for
bayarea
This week, I had a surprising reunion with an old friend I hadn't seen in more than 15 years. He's an engineer at Samsung in Korea, and here's the kicker – he contributed significantly to developing the first iPhone. It might raise a few eyebrows,
movie
In January, I embarked on a business trip to South Korea and Japan, a fun adventure that was not only about work but also in a personal and cultural sense. My stay in Tokyo this time was especially memorable, thanks to the opportunity to immerse myself in the local cinema.
49ers
Lately, finding time to write a blog post has been a challenge, but I can't miss sharing my thoughts as the 49ers advance to the Super Bowl. My earlier hopes for Purdy have not only been met but exceeded. He hasn't just returned to form; he&
travel
This time, we ventured to Palm Springs/Desert to visit Joshua Tree National Park. The drive took us a bit longer than expected, around 11 hours, including a few breaks, one of which was at Harris Ranch. The busy Christmas season added to our travel time. We stayed at the
go
Recently, I reviewed some coding interview questions. There was a problem with which solution used DFS over a graph with recursive calls. My solution was in Go and has a recursive function: func dfsVisit(curr int, graph map[int][]int, currPath *[]int, visited map[int]struct{}) { ... } * curr represents the current
Jung Hoo Lee (I believe it would be better to write Junghoo Lee) finally and officially became a Giant. I was a big fan of his father, Jongbeom Lee (the Son of the Wind), when he was in the Haitai Tigers (of the Korean Baseball League) in the 1990s. Jung
travel
Since I moved to the US, having a week-long road trip on Thanksgiving holidays became my family ritual: 2021 was in the Grand Canyon, and 2022 was on the great Canyon Loops. This year, we wanted to have a more "American" Thanksgiving. My wife had her 8th grade
moloco
Last month, I attended Moloco Spark, a leadership program at my company. It is a four-day program for employees who are newly becoming senior engineers. This time was the first, Spark-0 - a pilot program, so many senior members participated in it to provide feedback to improve the program. And
