Miscs on Xianpeng Shen

One Month Back Home—I Didn't Do Anything 'Big'

xianpeng.shen@gmail.com (Xianpeng Shen) — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

A record of my thoughts and feelings during my visit home for Chinese New Year 2026.

2025 Year-End Summary

xianpeng.shen@gmail.com (Xianpeng Shen) — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Time flies quickly. At the end of each year, I write a running account to record my life and work from the past year. I hope my future self will still remember what happened this year.

A Year Abroad — Not Everyone Is Cut Out for Europe

xianpeng.shen@gmail.com (Xianpeng Shen) — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Who is suited to developing their career in Europe, and who might find it challenging? A programmer and father shares his experiences of life abroad.

Full Record｜PyCon LT 2025 Day Three - Can AI Replace You?

xianpeng.shen@gmail.com (Xianpeng Shen) — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Today was the final day of PyCon LT 2025, themed AI and ML Day. It featured several excellent talks by female speakers and provided new insights into data science and AI.

Full Record｜PyCon LT 2025 Day Two - Charmed by Several Female Developers

xianpeng.shen@gmail.com (Xianpeng Shen) — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Today was Data Day at PyCon LT 2025, focusing on Dataframes, Databases, and Orchestration. While not deeply familiar with these areas, I was deeply impressed by several female speakers and gained a lot.

Full Record｜PyCon LT 2025 Day One - My Experiences at an International Python Conference

xianpeng.shen@gmail.com (Xianpeng Shen) — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Sharing my experiences, presentation content, and thoughts on the Python community from the first day of PyCon LT 2025.

Returning Home for Vacation — Reflections on a Beijing Night

xianpeng.shen@gmail.com (Xianpeng Shen) — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

A single night in Beijing, catching up with university classmates, revealed the late working hours and the pressures and challenges of life in a big city.

2024 Year-End Summary

xianpeng.shen@gmail.com (Xianpeng Shen) — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Time flies, and 2024 is coming to an end. If I don’t record what happened this year, it will be difficult to recall it after a while. As usual, this year-end summary is here on schedule.

My Daughter

xianpeng.shen@gmail.com (Xianpeng Shen) — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

My daughter is two years and seven months old, and I haven’t written a separate article about her yet. Recording the bits and pieces of my life with my daughter.

Choices — Often More Important Than Effort

xianpeng.shen@gmail.com (Xianpeng Shen) — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Late at night, I often wonder how I ended up where I am today. It all stems from a series of choices I made after graduation!

I Remember

xianpeng.shen@gmail.com (Xianpeng Shen) — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Lately, I’ve been listening to Zhao Lei’s songs while driving, especially “I Remember.” This article records my graduation season at Rocket’s China branch and the well wishes from my colleagues.

Farewell Rocket China — A Decade's Journey and a New Beginning

xianpeng.shen@gmail.com (Xianpeng Shen) — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

June 28, 2024, marks my last day at Rocket’s China branch. Looking back on a decade’s journey and forward to a new chapter.

2023 Year-End Summary

xianpeng.shen@gmail.com (Xianpeng Shen) — Sun, 31 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Time flies, and 2023 has passed in a flash. If I don’t record what happened this year, it will be difficult to recall what happened soon.

Therefore, as usual, I will first review 2023 and then look forward to 2024.

2022 Year-End Summary

xianpeng.shen@gmail.com (Xianpeng Shen) — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Time flies, another year has passed.

This year, I want to write a summary to review the important events that happened to me in the past year.

Since I didn’t write a year-end summary in 2021, my memories of 2021 have become blurry. I can only recall some things based on photos and diaries. It seems I cannot miss year-end summaries in the future.

From QA to DEV to DEVOPS — Five Years of Coding and Writing

xianpeng.shen@gmail.com (Xianpeng Shen) — Mon, 21 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000

What have I gained from five years of coding, transitioning from software testing to development to DevOps? Sharing my career development and writing experience.

2020 Year-End Summary

xianpeng.shen@gmail.com (Xianpeng Shen) — Thu, 31 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Time flies, and 2021 is just around the corner. It’s time to summarize my experiences and achievements this year.

2020 was an extraordinary year. The COVID-19 pandemic affected everyone’s life and work.

Daily Notes

xianpeng.shen@gmail.com (Xianpeng Shen) — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Starting August 7, 2020, I would like to start recording some daily/important things in English.

2019 Year-End Summary

xianpeng.shen@gmail.com (Xianpeng Shen) — Sat, 28 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Time flies, and it’s already the third day of 2020. Looking back on 2019, my keyword for the year is: “tried my best”.

This is my second year as a software engineer. Although my title is SE (Software Engineer), my main work involves product building and release, and the implementation of CI/CD/DevOps (self-proclaimed jack-of-all-trades). Let me briefly record my work “achievements” in 2019.

Beijing 48 Hours — A DevOps Training Camp Experience

xianpeng.shen@gmail.com (Xianpeng Shen) — Sun, 01 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000

A record of my experience attending the JFrog DevOps training camp in Beijing, sharing training content, personal feelings, and reflections on future work.

From Tester to Developer

xianpeng.shen@gmail.com (Xianpeng Shen) — Wed, 26 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Reflections and summaries of my five months transitioning from testing to development - work, learning, and life.

Overcoming Workplace Frustrations

xianpeng.shen@gmail.com (Xianpeng Shen) — Thu, 23 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000

How to adjust your mindset and focus on work itself when facing setbacks, rather than getting overly entangled in interpersonal relationships.