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FROM THE
BOW TO THE
CURSOR.
From the bow to the cursor, the same craft.
I practiced erhu for years. Two strings, one bow, and you must make rich expression within extreme constraint: tone, vibrato, position shifts, breath. Later I realized writing code and building products is the same thing: finding expression within constraints, stacking soul into the details.
CHAPTER 01
The practice of two strings
The erhu has only two strings, yet it must evoke armies and birdsong. It taught me: constraint is not the enemy, it is the source of style.
CHAPTER 02
The resonance of eight screens
Taking my performance to eight video platforms, I needed a data center. Unable to find a tool I liked, I built one myself, and Erhu Studio was born.
CHAPTER 03
The transition of paper and ink
Building Pip, I brought editorial typography into a resume app. Paper texture, editorial whitespace, AI collaboration, making the job hunt feel dignified.
CHAPTER 04
Native and restrained
TechResume is my renewed inquiry into craft: rejecting WebView, a self-built layout engine, offline-first. Like making a fine instrument, every part must be touched by hand.