Thoughts 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.

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!

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.

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.

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.