Ming Chen on backend production, AI agents, and Linux tooling

I’m Ming Chen. This blog shares practical notes from production backend work, AI agent experiments, Linux tooling, and everyday life.

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• Oct 17, 2026• 5 min read

  Orchestration in Production: Blogging from the Beach with Free OpenCode

  Putting AI coding-agent orchestration to real use with free OpenCode: the orchestrator picks up the work, I just press merge — even from the beach.

  • AI Agent
• Oct 14, 2026• 1 min read

  Trying Out Orchestration for AI Coding Agents

  Trying out an orchestration setup for AI coding agents to coordinate multiple sessions more tidily, and sketching the next step for my coding flow.

  • AI Agent
• Jan 1, 2026• 2 min read

  Switching from Windows 11 to Fedora

  Moving my old laptop from glitchy Windows 11 drivers to Fedora Linux: installing it, tuning the touchpad and typing Vietnamese with Bamboo.

  • Linux Tooling
• Jan 31, 2023• 3 min read

  My Tet Holiday 2023, Year of the Cat

  Notes from Tet 2023, the Year of the Cat: a pre-Tet haircut, year-end dinners and New Year visits with friends and family — cozy reunion moments.

  • Life
• Dec 25, 2022• 16 min read

  Explaining the Internet

  What the Internet is and how it works — the last mile, data centers and the backbone — plus applications like the web and email.

  • Backend Production