Hello, and welcome.


I am Romain, a French software engineer, specialized in front-end.
I've spent the last 10 years making rectangles appear correctly on screens, and learning an uncomfortable amount of JavaScript frameworks. Through different jobs and companies, the same fundamental truth always came back to me: the rectangle never behaves.


I've worked in start-ups, scale-ups, as a freelancer, and even built my own company. I've shipped websites, web apps, design systems, libraries and SDKs. Each time I've formed strong opinions, then watched them crumble. I've had brilliant moments and painful failures. Met incredible people, and a few others I'd rather forget.


And through all of it, I never stopped loving this job. Which, if you think about it, is either a testament to how wonderful this industry is — or a cry for help. Probably both. I let you choose.


This is exactly why I wanted to write about it honestly. Not a polished, "5 reasons why TypeScript will change your life" sort of writing you read on LinkedIn while pretending to work. The kind that makes you feel seen, not lectured. Real stories. Real takes. The type of thoughts you'd share after the second beer, when the bullshit filter turns off.


Because here's the thing: this industry moves fast, talks loud, and has an heroic talent for taking itself way too seriously. I've been guilty of it too — still am but I prefer not to think about it. But underneath all the hot takes, the framework wars, and the eternal debate about tabs vs spaces, there are just people: curious, passionate, slightly exhausted, trying to build things that matter.


So that's what this is. A tech diary, told with humor, sometimes sarcastic — occasionally a rant — but always with care. Because I genuinely believe that laughing about something together is one of the most honest ways to say: I see you. I've been there too. Let's not take this too seriously.


We're all in the same boat, after all. Some days the water is calm, some days it's rough. But we're in together — and that, to me, is worth celebrating.


Welcome aboard. We're going to get along just fine.