Personal homepage and blog of Frank Zhang: software engineering, engineering management, career and life.https://frankzhang.net/en-ushttps://frankzhang.net/blog/rebuilding-my-website-with-agentic-ai/https://frankzhang.net/blog/rebuilding-my-website-with-agentic-ai/In 2021 I spent weekends hand-building a WordPress blog. In 2026, one evening of chatting with an AI agent turned it into a bilingual, zero-cost site I can publish to just by talking.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTtechnologyaihttps://frankzhang.net/blog/manager-at-microsoft-1-becoming-a-manager/https://frankzhang.net/blog/manager-at-microsoft-1-becoming-a-manager/I recently became my team's first-line manager (M1). This series kicks off with how the chance came up, how I networked, and how I prepared for the interviews.Mon, 30 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTmanagementhttps://frankzhang.net/blog/microsoft-annual-performance-review/https://frankzhang.net/blog/microsoft-annual-performance-review/Microsoft's fiscal year runs from July to June. As we wrap up our FY23 annual review, I'm sharing slides from our org's Rewards meeting to show how the process works.Sun, 28 May 2023 00:00:00 GMTmanagementhttps://frankzhang.net/blog/big-vs-small-companies/https://frankzhang.net/blog/big-vs-small-companies/After many years at Microsoft and an earlier stint at a startup, my take on how working at big and small companies compares, and how to pick the one that fits you.Sun, 02 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://frankzhang.net/blog/why-microsoft-struggles-with-consumer-products/https://frankzhang.net/blog/why-microsoft-struggles-with-consumer-products/A shoot-from-the-hip take on why Microsoft struggles with consumer products: its top-down B2B mindset makes fast, data-driven iteration hard.Wed, 26 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMTtechnologyhttps://frankzhang.net/blog/microsoft-internal-transfer/https://frankzhang.net/blog/microsoft-internal-transfer/At a friend's request, a rundown of the basic process for transferring across regions within Microsoft, plus the email I sent my big boss.Fri, 26 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMTpersonalhttps://frankzhang.net/blog/smart-contract-hello-world/https://frankzhang.net/blog/smart-contract-hello-world/A quick walkthrough of building, deploying and verifying a Hello World Ethereum smart contract with VS Code, npm and HardHat on the BSC testnet.Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMTtechnologyhttps://frankzhang.net/blog/moving-to-seattle/https://frankzhang.net/blog/moving-to-seattle/Life has been a whirlwind lately, but my wife and I have finally locked in our plans for the next year or two at least. We're moving to the States!Mon, 14 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMTpersonalhttps://frankzhang.net/blog/hello-world/https://frankzhang.net/blog/hello-world/I finally got my own blog up and running. For the first post, here's a record of the not-so-smooth process of building the site.Tue, 18 May 2021 00:00:00 GMTtechnology