Websites from Netherlands

Ruud van Asseldonk loves to create beautiful things with elegant code. He particularly likes low-level optimization for bare metal performance and systems programming, but also enjoys high-level functional programming. Sometimes he writes about that. He tries to write technically interesting posts, such as his series about building a typechecker. His most popular post is a rant about yaml. He is mildly allergic to buzzwords.

Martijn has a personal website and blog. The blog features personal projects and other tech-related content. Recent posts include "How variable sized arrays work: non-fixed size data on the stack" from April 13, 2025, and "Hello Internet!" from November 15, 2024.

Thomas van der Berg is a certified security professional (CRTP, 2025; PNPT, 2024; OSCP, 2018; CEH, 2016) from Leeuwarden, the Netherlands. He has experience with testing web applications and IT infrastructure, and writing detailed and understandable reports about security issues. He also has a background in programming (mostly projects with JavaScript, C, C# and Python). He is a fan of Linux and free/open source software. He has been working in IT security since September 2016. Thomas is interested in independent assignments and welcomes inquiries regarding website or company security reviews. His interests include history, Linux, free and open source software, old games, music, cats, protecting human rights, travelling, and learning Chinese.

Rachel is the creator of Rachel's Ruminations, a travel blog focused on independent travel with an emphasis on historical sites/sights. She also reviews hotels, resorts, cruises, and tours, and has published articles about life as an expatriate. Rachel also has a newer website about travel to UNESCO World Heritage sites. She lives in Groningen, in the northeast of the Netherlands, with her husband, Albert. Rachel is Dutch, but grew up in Connecticut in the US, so English is her first language. After a long career as a teacher and teacher-trainer, she has retired early to focus on her websites and on travel.

Gerben Jacobs is a 37-year-old software engineer from Ede, Netherlands. He lives there with his wife and two children. He enjoys hiking, music, games (both video and board games), history, and technology. He has a Dutch blog and an English-based site at gerben.dev.

Ruud Schilders is from the Roosendaal area in the Netherlands. He works as a freelance database admin, specializing in Postgres, Oracle, and SQL Server. In his free time, Ruud enjoys music, collecting vinyl and CDs, and volunteering for the Top 40. He also plays pool and enjoys various computer/internet-related activities, including hosting platforms like Matrix, Mastodon, and Lemmy.

Anneke van Woerden has a background in musicology, cultural analysis, and experience design. She has worked in the field of social innovation, sustainability, and higher education for almost 10 years. She values authenticity, autonomy, and honesty, and takes a 'no-frills' approach to work and life. Anneke is motivated by learning new things, creating a more beautiful world, and enjoying her work.

Michel Fiege is a web enthusiast, programmer, ex-entrepreneur, and former teacher. He enjoys writing, sports, and cycling to work.

Artem Tyurin is a software engineer based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He previously worked at Apple and Uber on developer tools. He is finishing a sabbatical and will be open for work in compilers and programming languages. He enjoys working on personal open-source projects. He is interested in computers, compilers, programming languages, small web, biology, movies, playing guitar, expat life, Russia, Japan, video games, startups, and running.

Tommi is a person who describes their essence as "Tomminess." They spend time both on Earth and in a parallel dimension fueled by curiosity and enthusiasm, but also marked by anxiety and confusion. Tommi considers their existence an eternal work in progress. They are currently based in Rotterdam, Netherlands and are eager to meet new people, both virtually and in person. Tommi created Knitting Our Internet, an interactive workshop about the history of the Internet and decentralized alternatives. They deleted their mainstream social media profiles in 2021 and created a website explaining why.

Rounak is currently studying MSc Computer Science at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Universiteit van Amsterdam (Joint Degree). He has previously worked at Skit.ai, Barclays, Harvard Medical School, and Thomson Reuters. His primary interests are backend engineering and building cli tools. In his free time, he enjoys playing table tennis, backpacking, and Indo-Chinese food. He can be found on Twitter, Github, LinkedIn, and Strava, or reached via itsron143(at)gmail.com.

Sabine Harnau is a neuroqueer bilingual writer, linguist, and expat. She identifies as an anticapitalist conversion rate optimizer, voracious reader, early adopter, teacher, and certified "total geek". Sabine is also a note maker, ambiguity tolerator and recovering minimalist. She writes poetry, short stories, and essays. She has a personal newsletter where she shares her thoughts, poems, mini essays, rants, and questions. She also has a German version of her newsletter.