Somewhere in the dark months of 2018 after a long day of work. On the international train from Berlin, between Deventer and Apeldoorn I came up with an idea for a blog post. I’ve tried…
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I’m currently in the middle of a department-wide reorganization. Teams will change their engineers and scopes, all to better fit our strategic goals. All teams will be impacted and will have a substantial impact on…
At the beginning of 2023, I set goals to become more consistent with my writing. For a while, this went great. At least one blog post per week, and one newsletter per month. But I…
On March 1st, 2022 I started as an engineering manager. In this blog post, I’m going to retrospect my first year as an engineering manager. What did I learn, what mistakes did I make, and…
In previous posts, I shared my opinion on new years resolutions. Any day of the year should be fine to start working on your goals and habits. The day you start does not have to…
A long time ago, before I finished my degree in computer science. And even longer before I became an engineering manager. I studied to be a sysadmin/web developer at a vocational college (MBO for Dutch-speaking…
This is not a story about a startup that raised millions and grew exponentially. This is a story about a student finding his ideals, and learning some life lessons along the way. I will take…
One of the oldest proverbs in the world goes “There are multiple roads that lead to Rome“. There is not one optimal route into tech. I read inspiring stories on how people journey into tech.…
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