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Precision in detail, vision in design,
building things one block at a time.

ZANE CHEN ZANE CHEN

Who am I?

Once an Architect, now a Software Engineer, I enjoy building solutions.


Currently I am working at Bloomberg as a software engineer. Occastionally, I build side projects outside of work to keep myself sharp. Before transitioning into tech, I received 7-year architect training, worked on projects spanning from individual housing designs to large-scale urban planning. Living at the crossroads of diverse cultures and domains, I embrace the richness of multiple perspectives.
 

As a Software Engineer


I thrive on building seamless solutions, bridging gaps in technologies with innovative ideas. My side projects and blogs serve as platforms to explore new tools, document what I learn, and share solutions to challenges.
 

Once an Architect


Being an architect turned developer is a rewarding journey, architecture nurtured my systematic and aesthetic thinking, while coding empowers me to bring those ideas to life and make a broader impact efficiently.

WRITINGS

WRITINGS

Featured Blogs
Learn From Claude Code: MCP Integration

by a Developer

Apr 2026

by a Developer

agent

ai

Anthropic invented MCP a year ago. Now they're experimenting with skill-ifying it. Here's what the leaked source reveals about the pivot.

Learn From Claude Code: Memory

by a Developer

Apr 2026

by a Developer

agent

ai

Learning Claude Code's memory system by inspecting its leaked source code.

Learn From Claude Code: Permission System

by a Developer

Apr 2026

by a Developer

agent

ai

Learning Claude Code's multi-layer permission architecture by inspecting its leaked source code.

Learn From Claude Code: Query Engine

by a Developer

Apr 2026

by a Developer

agent

ai

The query engine isn't a state machine for academic reasons. It's a recovery coordinator - every continue handles something that went wrong.

Learn From Claude Code: Context Compaction

by a Developer

Apr 2026

by a Developer

agent

ai

Learning Claude Code's context compaction harness by inspecting its leaked source code.

Understand Openclaw by Building One - Part 1

by a Developer

Mar 2026

by a Developer

agent

ai

tutorial

A comprehensive guide to building an AI agent with tools, skills, and memory - everything you need before going to production

Understand Openclaw by Building One - Part 2

by a Developer

Mar 2026

by a Developer

agent

ai

infrastructure

Event-driven architecture, multi-agent orchestration, scheduling, and memory systems - everything you need to run agents at scale.

Beyond the Buzzwords: Context, Prompts, and Tools

by a Developer

Jan 2026

by a Developer

agent

ai

Stop memorizing new terminology every time a new tool launches. Understand how agents manage context, use prompts, and call tools, and everything else starts making sense.

Fear of Doing Nothing

by a Human Being

Nov 2025

by a Human Being

life

Productivity as avoidance. Fear of stillness. An unintentional break revealed my distorted pace of living.

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