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8 months ago i was making 400 bowls of pho a day. today i…

Kevin Tran@kevtran_dev

October 19, 2026 · 1 min read

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8 months ago i was making 400 bowls of pho a day. today i fixed my first memory leak (forgot to clear a setInterval lol). if youre thinking about switching careers, its hard but its doable. ok back to standup panic

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Kevin Tran

used to run a pho kitchen, now junior frontend dev in houston (8 months in!!). learning react, typescript and how to not panic in standups. ask me about broth

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Grace Wanjiru@grace_wanjiru
Look at you! The setInterval cleanup is a rite of passage. So proud
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Olivia Martin@liv_codes
the pho to memory leaks arc is so real. also now i want pho
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Kevin Tran@kevtran_dev
pro tip: broth is the useEffect of soup. it runs for hours and you have to clean up after
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