About Me

I am an 18-year-old student currently in my second year of studying Web Development (MBO4). I focus on building websites and applications that are clean, fast, and easy to maintain.

The Start

I started coding when I was 13 because I wanted to build my own Discord bots. That introduced me to JavaScript, and I’ve been building projects ever since. Along the way, I decided to leave the HAVO in my fourth year and take on an MBO4 education focused on Web Development

My Approach

In school, I am taught traditional tools like PHP, SQL, and WordPress. While I understand their place in the industry, I’ve found that I strongly dislike working with them. I find legacy stacks like PHP and WordPress to be restrictive and inefficient for the way I like to build.

Instead, I have taught myself to use React and Next.js. I prefer the modern component based workflow because it’s faster to develop with and results in much better structured code. For backend tasks, I stick to Node.js as it feels more logical and capable for the projects I enjoy building.

Awards & Recognition

Digital Proof Hackathon | Dec 2024

• Audience Award Winner: Voted as the best project by the attendees.
• 2nd Place (Challenge B): Awarded for the technical implementation of a real-time data dashboard.

Digital Proof Hackathon | May 2024

• 2nd Place (Challenge B): Developed a specialized tool that verified if a smartphone's hardware met the requirements for specific mobile applications.

Skill Heroes | January 2024

• Regional Competitor: Selected to represent my school in the National MBO Web Development Qualifiers.