JeeShen's Random Thoughts

Softinn concluded 2025 with a bang. We broke our sales record and remained profitable. I took a week to think about a plan for 2026. The theme for 2026 is "Invest and Grow". The keyword is "invest". I have not been investing in the business in the past three years because we have been saving up and recovering from the pandemic. It took us three years to reserve our cash and find growth from within. It's tough to grow organically, but we made it. I decided to change the mode from organic growth to "invest and grow". It means new hiring, new tooling, and marketing spending. We're gonna give our competitors a run. We're gonna go out there and do great things. We held the kickoff last week of 2025 and are now ready to execute. I am excited to see where this will lead us - I hope for the best. Along with this blog post, I include the updated career page and our job portal. It's one of the plans for Jan, and we got it done within the first week o...

I have implemented the integration between Softinn PMS and the TP-Link Omada system. With this, the hotel frontdesk issue the guest Wifi access from the PMS without the need to switch between systems.  On top of that, the username and password are generated based on the preset template, so it's unique for each guest. The screenshot below is my reservation and its WiFi access created on TP-Link Omada.

The next version of Visual Studio is now available (under Preview). Visual Studio 2026 The current version was launched four years ago (in 2022). Many things have changed in terms of technology (e.g., AI, frontend technologies, cloud server management); this update is much needed. Happy to see that it's coming. I am grateful for the current version. But VS Code has all the latest tools and attention. As much as I love VS Code, I hate switching between Visual Studio and VS Code just to enjoy some of the benefits it brings. Here is the launch party of Visual Studio 2026. I couldn't be happier to see Mads Kristensen as the principal product manager of VS. This guy is a legend.

I’ve been holding my horses for the past few months, but it’s time to pull a rabbit out of the hat. More on the  official blog .

 Check out this sharing by David Boyne. My learnings: Host a domain design discussion that brings together team members (not limited to the product team) to collaboratively design a product or feature. There are four components in the design discussion: stakeholders, actions, events, and concerns. It's a good idea to use Figma to host such a discussion.

When I make a poor hiring decision, I do a disservice to both the company and the candidate. Learn how to asses cultural-fit. I must