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• MAR 13 2018
  Under The Hood of Effectiv

  MAR 13 2018

  After announcing Effectiv last month, I received quite a number of questions regarding the technical stack behind the platform. Therefore, in this blog post, I will tell a bit more about the underlying architecture and explain some of the technical decisions that I made along the way.
• FEB 12 2018
  Announcing Effectiv

  FEB 12 2018

  Today I am excited to announce Effectiv, a side project I have been working on during the last couple of months. Effectiv is a productivity tool based on Scrum helping you to find focus and making you 1% better every day. It encourages working on clearly-defined, short-term goals and enables to keep track of the progress along the way.
• APR 21 2016
  React Native: Modern Web Techniques For Building Native Apps

  APR 21 2016

  Earlier this month, I gave a Friday lunchtalk for my colleagues at In The Pocket on React Native. This is an upcoming framework for building native mobile apps using JavaScript and React. As I'm very excited about this, I decided to present some context and outline the many advantages of the framework to develop native apps.
• NOV 30 2015
  The Internet of Things: All Set For Living Up To The Hype

  NOV 30 2015

  Alongside its annual event called The State Of Mobile, In The Pocket releases a well curated report on trends and technologies in the digital space. In this year's edition, I was happy to write an article on the state of The Internet of Things. From my point of view, over the last few months, all necessary components have transitioned into a mature state, making the Internet of Things now finally ready to live up to the hype.
• NOV 16 2015
  Sigfox: A cellular network, just for Things

  NOV 16 2015

  At Devoxx 2015 Belgium, I gave a quick talk about Sigfox, a cellular network specifically targeting things. In the rise of the IoT, Sigfox is an exciting step forward as it provides a solution for connecting things located outside the boundaries of our home WiFi network or Bluetooth range. For instance, keeping track of the position of a bicycle was previously not possible in a scalable and low-cost way. Thanks to Sigfox, a whole new range of products like this will soon see the light of day.
• NOV 3 2014
  Trends and Startups I took away from TechCrunch Disrupt Europe

  NOV 3 2014

  About two weeks ago I was happy to attend the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in London. This is one of the most anticipated technology conferences in Europe focussing on the best in entrepreneurship and disruptive technology. During this two day event I saw some interesting speakers and startups, and got a better understanding of the current state of Tech in Europe.
• MAY 10 2014
  A proximity-based Twitter using beacons

  MAY 10 2014

  Over the last couple of months I have spent most of my time exploring the exciting world of beacons. Although it has not always been a breeze, I'm a true believer they will soon have a big impact on our lives and change it for the better. As I have been thinking a lot about where and how they could be employed, I thought it would be interesting to share some idea I had on using beacons for creating some kind of proximity-based Twitter.
• JAN 1 2014
  Bring it on, 2014

  JAN 1 2014

  As we have entered a new year, it's an excellent time to reflect on 2013 and think about goals and plans for 2014. I think 2013 was probably the most challenging year I have ever lived through and I'm grateful for the many opportunities and rewards that happened to me. I'm excited to move forward into 2014 and I'm convinced this is going to be an awesome year for sure.
• DEC 15 2013
  Going Freelance

  DEC 15 2013

  Big news! After some months of trying to get lift off with Unclouded, I decided it's time to change gear and start working as a freelance software developer. It's an exciting step to be self-employed and I think in many ways it is a great opportunity to exploit my skills and do exciting things. Going freelance is definitely not going to be easy, but I am looking forward to working with clients and to building awesome software commissioned by them.
• SEP 16 2013
  Content Blocks: Express More Than Only Words

  SEP 16 2013

  Although blogs are a fundamental part of the internet, many blogging systems are not very expressive and lack functionality to present content in a flexible, visual manner. Everything besides plain words is often difficult to visualize and cumbersome to maintain. For this website, I implemented a modular blogging system that takes a different approach than traditional blogging software by expressing content in terms of separate, independent blocks.