Two characters share this address. One writes by day —
— and the other, well. The other lurks.
001 / 002Alex Tong.
Software engineer in New York City. More than half a decade shipping product, twelve hours a day with
.
Previously @
, where I learned what scale costs in sleep, then @
, building the video and audio players that delivered quality fact-checked news. Now independent: writing, building, and coaching engineers and beyond, one on one.
I write a monthly dispatch about AI tooling, music production, and side projects. I cook. I record. I'm building a small video game.
- BORN
- New York City
- WATCHES
- Game of Thrones · Sons of Anarchy · Robot Chicken
- LISTENS
- DJ Heartstring · SWIM · Chet Baker
002 / 002Count Tongula.
An indistinct shape that arrives between the second cup of coffee and the third. Older than this codebase. Speaks only in lowercase.
Took up residence around Issue 003 — a footnote that spilled into a footnote — and hasn't paid rent since. He insists on the em-dash. Holds opinions about the Oxford comma that he refuses to defend in writing. Has been known to circle a weak verb in red ink and pin it to my desk overnight.
Drinks something out of a mug I've stopped asking about. Some readers think he's a bit. Others have written in asking if he's available for freelance editing. I've stopped clarifying.
- BORN
- Transylvania
- WATCHES
- Crows · lightning storms · What We Do In The Shadows
- LISTENS
- Bach · Chopin · Paganini · Mussorgsky
The path here.
- nowIndependentNew York
Writing, building, and coaching engineers (and really anyone) one on one. Open to senior engineering roles, especially in AI and developer tooling.
- 2023 — 26
New YorkBuilt the video and audio players that delivered fact-checked news to readers every day.
- 2021 — 23
New YorkTwo years of scale. Learned what production really costs. Started writing every Tuesday.
- 2020App AcademyNew York
Twelve weeks, head-down. The first commit, the first deploy, the habit that stuck.

