I'm Christian Visintin. I live in Udine, Italy. I'm a freelance software engineer. I'm also an open-source developer. On this blog I write about my dev misadventures and give unneeded opinions on many topics involving technology and development
Latest Posts
From ic-dbms to wasm-dbms
Untangling a database engine from the Internet Computer
This is an article about how I restructured a monolithic IC canister framework into a runtime-agnostic WASM database engine.A few months ago I announced ic-dbms, a Rust framework for building database
Published on March 02, 2026 - 8 min read
This Blog was made with Gleam
Goodbye Gatsby, Hello Gleam! This blog is now powered by Gleam, Lustre, and Blogatto
If you are reading this, you are looking at a blog that runs zero React, zero GraphQL, and zero Node.js. This blog is now entirely powered by Gleam, Lustre, and a little static site generator I built
Published on February 25, 2026 - 7 min read
The role of the Software Engineer in the age of AI
A consideration of how AI is going to change the role of Software Engineers and the advent of the Software Engineer 2.0
IntroductionFor the last year or so, I’ve started using AI tools like ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot to help me with my software engineering tasks.For most of the time, these tools have been a great help.
Published on February 01, 2026 - 8 min read
I transformed my LEGO Gameboy into a working Gameboy!
A frustrating DIY project to turn your Lego Gameboy into a functional Gameboy using a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W.
Since I saw the Lego Gameboy set, I wanted to make it functional since I have good knowledge of programming and little knowledge of electronics.Also I've been a big fan of Gameboys since I was a
Published on January 06, 2026 - 11 min read