About me

I am a full-stack developer, freedom & privacy advocate and audiophile based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

My tools

A carpenter uses hammers and various other physical tools, which make him faster, more precise and generally do better work. A software developer's toolchain takes shape in the programs they use. These are some of the incredible programs in my arsenal, click on the name to learn more:

Debian

Debian is arguably one of the best GNU/Linux operating systems. It is versatile, stable, and good-looking. It has served as my daily driver for a long while now.

KDE Plasma

For a beautiful, sleek and customisable desktop environment. KDE allows me to optimise my workflow without hassle, which increases productivity.

VSCodium

A version of Visual Studio Code without the non-free license, tracking or telemetry. This is my preferred text editor and IDE.

It is the main program I use when developing software, since it contains a code editor, Git client, syntax highlighting and many other useful features.

Git

Git is a widely-used version control system for code management. It was created by Linus Torvalds, who also made the Linux kernel.

Forgejo

"Forgejo is a self-hosted lightweight software forge. Easy to install and low maintenance, it just does the job.". Forgejo serves as a Git repository server that keeps the code safe.

Bitwarden

A cross-platform, free and open source password manager. Bitwarden is a true recommendation for anyone, because everyone could use a good password manager.

Trivia

• My favourite time format is ISO-8601, because it provides the most clarity and universality. An example in this format is 1985-10-04T12:30:00.
• Once upon a time, I successfully performed a Slowloris attack (a specific type of Denial of Service attack) against my website. The attack worked because I used the Apache webserver at the time.