Kole Liu

Independent developer building small, useful software.

I build software, experiment with ideas, and share what I learn along the way.

GitHub · X · Substack


Products

GoRun

Offline music for iPhone and Apple Watch.

Transfer your own music to Apple Watch and listen offline without your iPhone. Explore and play your music by tempo.

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Tocky

A visual timer for young children.

A simple activity timer that helps young children understand time and move through everyday routines.

Work in progress.


About

I’m an independent software developer building small, focused products.

After many years working in software engineering, software delivery, and technical leadership, I’m now focusing on building and shipping my own software.

I’m interested in software engineering, AI, product development, and the process of building sustainable independent products.


Latest Writing

I write about independent development, software engineering, AI, and what I learn while building products.

Agentic Patterns — Prompt Chaining

What Coding Agents Give — and Take Away — from Individual Developers

Why This Middle-Aged Dad Chose to Become an Independent Developer?

My thoughts on leaving a long career in the software industry and starting to build products independently.

More writing

Older articles are still available on this site.

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