Software Engineer & Technical Writer

Rotterdam, NL

Hi! I'm Chak Shun Yu, a software engineer with a deep focus on React, developer tooling, and technical writing.

I'm a former Storybook core maintainer. This blog is where I share practical deep dives into everything I run into day-to-day. Right now, I split my time between modern frontend architecture and engineering leadership. I focus on writing readable React code, setting up solid testing environments (Jest/Vitest), exploring how to use AI coding agents like Claude Code in real-world workflows, and figuring out how to coach developers and align teams to stay productive without the headaches

Selected Publications

LogRocket | Technical deep dives on React architecture, state management, and modern tooling systems.

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A Practical Overview of Things Your Team Should Consider Before Adopting Storybook

5 September 22

Storybook is one of the greatest development tools in frontend development. However, adopting Storybook isn't a trivial decision to make for a team. This article provides an overview of practical factors to consider based on personal experience, business value, and long-term impact.
Should You Use A ClassName Prop?

8 August 22

CSS styling plays an integral role in the development of React components. One of the most interesting challenges is designing a component's API around styling features. The most common way is exposing a className prop, but is that a good idea and are there better options?
5 Important Things To Check When Picking NPM React Libraries

4 July 22

NPM packages are essential to our jobs as React developers. However, with over 1.3 million packages on the registry and varying degrees of quality, picking the most suitable one isn't always straightforward. To help, this article goes over 5 important aspects to NPM React libraries that you should pay attention to before picking them.

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