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Hector Yeomans

Software engineer writing about Go, TypeScript, microservices, and government transparency in Mexico.

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Crafting resilient services with Go, TypeScript, and distributed architectures.
Investigating transparency and open-data initiatives across Mexico.
Transforming monoliths into maintainable microservices with pragmatic patterns.

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Jan 13, 2026 12 min read

Integrating the Chess Library: Move History and Game State Management

Part 2 of building a chess TUI in Go. Learn how to integrate a chess library for move validation, implement move history tracking, detect checkmate, and delegate board state management instead of building chess rules from scratch.

#golang #chess #tui

Jan 6, 2026 15 min read

Building a Chess TUI in Go (Part 1): Laying the Foundation

Learn how to build a terminal chess interface in Go using Bubble Tea. This first part covers TUI fundamentals before adding chess logic and Stockfish integration.

#golang #chess #tui

Dec 31, 2025 5 min read

Managing Go Tools the Right Way: From tools.go to go tool

Go 1.24 introduces a better way to manage project tools. Let's explore the evolution from manual installs to tools.go to the new go tool directive using OpenAPI code generation as a practical example.

#golang #tooling

Nov 12, 2025 5 min read

The Best Code I Wrote Was The Code I Refactored

My 'simple' integration with an email marketing software turned into a complex backend monster. Here’s the story of how a split-brain unsubscribe problem forced me to refactor, delete most of my code, and build a much smarter, simpler solution.

#email marketing software # loops.so # api integration