I now live in Tokyo and still make my Costco runs at least once a month. It's nice to have access to most of the same inventory since moving from Los Angeles.
Still iterating through refinement and features. It's built on Rust + Tauri with a React frontend, in case anyone is curious.
I've created various open-source and commercial tools in the multimedia space over the last 10+ years and wanted to put it all together into something more premium.
The abstraction and generic design is part of the point, though. It's not really about writing concrete examples, but experiences and how to be ready to structure based on those experiences.
There were many other options for git and version control in general at the time, though. GitHub made the onboarding to git much easier while using the platform as a social tool.
Very strange take. A lot of software is built on trust and the people behind it. Hence why the social aspect of Github was so important to a lot of open source software.
I love my Brompton. I've had mine for 12 years that I bought back in LA and brought it with me when I moved to Tokyo. It's such a great commuter for getting around the city and easily fits in my trunk when I want to take it with me for a trip.
Tokyo also has a couple of great Brompton shops for maintenance and parts.
Prompting the user to install, or auto-installing FFmpeg separately, rather than bundling the binary. The problem is FFmpeg can be configured in so many ways and the general install binaries are usually LGPL compatible.
Looks good. Good work on shipping! I love seeing video applications utilizing Web Assembly. However, it usually falls short in when it comes to longer video in the browser's sandboxed environment.
How is the performance? Curious if you've tried using the FFmpeg libraries directly (libav), rather than compiling all of FFMpeg to WASM?
I always end up using running FFmpeg directly since it's faster and more reliable, but I still have some hope for a full functioning browser-based implementation someday.
Still iterating through refinement and features. It's built on Rust + Tauri with a React frontend, in case anyone is curious.
I've created various open-source and commercial tools in the multimedia space over the last 10+ years and wanted to put it all together into something more premium.
Principal Engineer with 15+ years of experience designing scalable, high-performance systems and leading cross-functional, multi-regional teams. Deep specialization in cloud architecture, video engineering, and AI-assisted development workflows.
Looking for my next challenge. I’ve spent my career building scalable products and assembling strong engineering teams to support them. Reach out if you’re hiring.
Currently based in Tokyo, Japan and open to remote or hybrid roles. Full time or contracting roles.
https://github.com/alfg - My Github
https://video-commander.com - My Project