Kai
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Kai
@lik.ai
Dev at Stripe. Builder at Heart. lik.ai
Zod v4 to OpenAPI and AsyncAPI is working! Back to shipping the actual thing.
April 12, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Dark mode for an upcoming project. Designing for translucent backgrounds is pretty hard.
March 4, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Building something new... although I probably spent way too much nailing down details than shipping. 4 more days to go.
December 28, 2024 at 12:41 PM
Color conversion tools are so bad—limited format support, no bulk editing, or they make you input every color per newline. Built my own in an hour with Cursor + Color.js. Probably not a net time-saver, but at least bad tools won’t break my flow anymore.

lik.ai/tools/color-...
Color Converter
Convert colors between different color spaces - supports modern CSS Color 4/5 syntax, bulk conversion
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December 26, 2024 at 4:11 AM
Recently, I've started paying closer attention to gradients on the web for inspiration. Unfortunately, this has made color banding painfully obvious everywhere.
December 13, 2024 at 4:28 AM
I write in Rust and TypeScript most days, so I rarely think about data races. Spent some time in Scala today, and a coworker caught one for me. Funny how quickly you adapt to relying on the compiler/runtime to save you.
December 10, 2024 at 8:54 AM
Having lik.ai as my bsky handle gave me the push to update the website.
42% smaller js, -11k lines, and most importantly, dark mode.
lik.ai/blog/nextjs-...
Rebuilding My Website: From Next.js to Astro
A deep dive into modernizing my website: migrating from Next.js to Astro, cutting bundle sizes, and leveraging AI-powered migrations.
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December 4, 2024 at 8:53 AM