Welcome

Hello, I'm Laurent, a software engineer.

I worked at Microsoft Research in Cambridge, contributing to the F# programming language. I then spent 12 years at Google in Munich, where I worked on the Bazel build system, designed the Starlark language, and served as one of the tech-leads on the VSCode-based IDE used at across the company.

In 2024, I joined a startup that was acquired by AMD in 2025.

Outside of work, I am active in the demoscene, creating realtime computer animations in 3D under extreme size constraints. I'm also building LingoStories, a free, community-driven website for learning languages through interactive stories. I'd love to get feedback on this!

Check my blog if you're interested in my latest updates.

Laurent.