[ikhare]

(I work at Convex)

I was the one of the original TLs of Google Photos, specifically on Android and eventually managed all of the frontend teams for Google Photos. So I hope it's not a stretch to say that I have deep empathy for frontend problems. We also have great frontend oriented folks on the team.

I also worked with jamwt at a previous company (Bump) doing frontend work. When we worked together, I remember the acceleration of our ability to execute when the backend people were closely involved in our data syncing problems. Heck jamwt and team even wrote most of the initial client syncing code. When backend and frontend folks work closely together to solve data problems you can make magical things happen. In the end we're just product oriented engineers trying to ship delightful experiences.

[swyx]

i... feel like i shouldve figured that out, because i definitely saw that in your profile but just didnt make the connection. thank you!!

[ikhare]

Hey no problem! We’re all trying to make this space better. Thanks for all the work you put into it too!