#about
Software engineer using mostly Go and Typescript.
Coming from a frontend background, I became fullstack in the past 5 years and really enjoy it. My current goal is to expand my backend knowledge and even non-web related topics!
You can contact me at: bricecontact[at]fastmail.com
Below are a few things I like, in a throwback of what old-school blog were before. Hopefully you'll find something you didn't know you would like!
#what you should watch
Here's 5 movies I enjoyed recently, check them out!
Station Eleven
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"A post apocalyptic saga spanning multiple timelines telling the stories of survivors of a devastating flu
as they attempt to rebuild and reimagine the world anew while holding on to the best of what’s been lost."
Despite what it sounds like, it has nothing to do with covid, it's from a book by Emily St. John Mandel - which I have
not read -. The serie is very poetic, there are so many beautiful and emotionnal moments I cannot count them, it is
one of the best show I've seen in recent times. At the end I only wish I could erase my memory and watch it again.
La Passion de Dodin Bouffant (The Taste of Things)
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As a french and a food lover, I had to love this movie. Classy food porn is the best description one can make.
Miss Sloane
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A battle between a genius lobbyist fighting for the people vs. the powerful gun lobby. A classic setup and overall a classic sequence of events. However the movie is extremely well made and well acted which makes it a must-see if you enjoy the genre. The ending is one of the most satisfying thing I've seen in a while even though you expect it to happen (which speak even more to the quality of the film I think).
Maestro
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I watched Maestro during a sneak preview session (one of the best thing ever created). A movie clearly made for the oscars (long, black and white, main theme around what it takes to create amazing art, etc), it stays intense the entire time, both Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan are amazing. You'll be moved or you may be a robot.
Columbus
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This is just the last quality movie of a genre I really loved for some reason, aka well directed, beautiful cinematography and a very slow movie where not much happens. Just regular people living and talking. I don't know why but every time those movies make me feel so good and relaxed. If you're the same or if you're curious, Columbus is a sure bet.
#what you should read
Same as above with books although this is probably more what I last read as I read (way) less than I watch movies. (._.)
The Three-Body Problem Series (Liu Cixin)
I saw this book recommended many times until I finally tried it. It took me a while to really get into it but after the mid-way mark of book one I was completely hooked. I couldn't stop reading. The book touches so many different science-fiction concepts, theories, spanning across millions if not billions of years, it's like a guided meditation in your imagination and intellect. So many times the book ask a seemingly impossible question and explore how to solve it, it truly is fascinating. Plus the author managed to write the story in a way that makes you feel the full size and weight of the entire universe. Masterpiece.