Laurent Le Brun

I’ve spent over a decade working on developer infrastructure at Google, contributing to areas like the build system, IDE, refactoring tools, and linters. Contributing to the evolution of one of the world’s largest codebases was a challenging task. What might seem like a tiny change can ripple across...

I've always loved games with compelling stories. From the classic LucasArts point & click adventures to modern gems like The Forgotten City, Disco Elysium, Pentiment, and Telltale games, many titles have inspired me.

While working on my latest project, I wondered: how would I implement a story,...

A Mysterious Meeting

Back in September 2012, I was a junior engineer at Google, working on Bazel (Google’s build tool, also known internally as Blaze). One day, a mysterious calendar invite landed in my inbox. It was sent by two engineers in the US, and I was invited along with my team lead.

I...

In January, I explored the language learning literature and discovered concepts that have reshaped my perspective. So I decided to share my thoughts here.

One interesting idea is the distinction between language learning and language acquisition. Learning refers to the conscious process of studyin...