Kang-min Liu
Software Engineer at gugod.org
Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Summary
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Top SchoolKang-min Liu is a seasoned software engineer with over 21 years building web applications across JavaScript, CSS, Perl, and Ruby, currently based in Fukuoka, Japan. He has deep back-end experience—contributing key features and optimizations to MetaCPAN’s API and web UI—and maintains widely used tooling like perlbrew that simplifies Perl version management for developers. His work spans full-stack contributions, from Emacs extensions to large-scale API endpoints, and he regularly shares knowledge as a speaker at YAPC::Asia and OSDC.tw. A longtime open-source contributor, he also participates in the Perl Weekly Challenge community, solving problems in languages from Raku to Kotlin, reflecting a rare blend of legacy web expertise and continual language curiosity. Unusually for an engineer, he’s also known for his coffee-making skill—literally a “coffee-to-code converter”—which hints at a pragmatic, hands-on approach to developer tooling and craft.
21 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Master, Master at National Chiao Tung UniversityBachelor, Bachelor at National Taiwan University
Chinese, English, Japanese
Stackoverflow
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30answers
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Github Skills (42)
algorithm10
algorithms10
back-end-development10
apidoc10
scripting10
api-design10
amazon-elasticsearch10
solve10
perl10
data-structure10
cpan10
emacs-lisp10
solution10
elasticsearchquery10
script10
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
gugod/App-perlbrew
Feb 2010 - Jan 2023
Manage perl installations in your $HOME
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:7 reviews, 1730 commits, 208 PRs in 13 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Kang-min contributed to the development of a Perl-based environment manager. Their work primarily involved implementing and maintaining the core functionality of the software, including the ability to install, switch between, and manage different versions of Perl installations. They also worked on the codebase to handle cperl distributions and create shell functions for easier integration into user environments. The user's efforts focused on expanding features such as installing, downloading and cloning modules.
installationsperl
manwar/perlweeklychallenge-club
Sep 2020 - Jan 2021
Knowledge base for The Weekly Challenge club members using Perl, Raku, Ada, APL, Awk, Bash, BASIC, Bc, Befunge-93, Bourne Shell, BQN, Brainfuck, C3, C, CESIL, C++, C#, Clojure, COBOL, Coconut, Crystal, D, Dart, Dc, Elm, Emacs Lisp, Erlang, Excel VBA, Fennel, Fish, Forth, Fortran, Gembase, GNAT, Go, Haskell, Haxe, HTML, Idris, IO, J, Janet, Java, JavaScript, Julia, Kotlin, Lisp, Lua, M4, Miranda, Modula 3, MMIX, Mumps, Myrddin, Nim, Nix, Node.js, Nuweb, OCaml, Odin, Ook, Pascal, PHP, Python, Postscript, Prolog, R, Ring, Ruby, Rust, Scala, Scheme, Sed, Smalltalk, SQL, Swift, Tcl, TypeScript, Visual BASIC, WebAssembly, Wolfram, XSLT and Zig.
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:94 commits, 20 PRs in 4 months
Contributions summary:Kang-min contributed solutions to the Perl Weekly Challenge (PWC) club, demonstrating proficiency in multiple programming languages. Their work included implementing solutions in Raku, Perl, Kotlin, and Python for various coding challenges. The user's contributions involved problem-solving and algorithm implementation across different domains, reflecting a strong understanding of language-specific features and syntax. The user is focused on developing and submitting code solutions for specific programming challenges.
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