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I always start by asking too many questions. Why? Because I want to form an idea or basic instinct of what you do. What might seem like a random question is actually not. It all has to do with improvement and preventing bolting doors shut which need to become grand openings later on.

For me it is important that everyone has their own role within a team. Everyone should know what they’re responsible for and because of this awareness we get things done. Your job should be what you’re good at. People don’t specialize in things they don’t care about. So by making someone responsible for a task which they are specialized in, they will deliver better results and improve themselves.

I specialize as a DevOp, I don’t only write code but also implement and maintain it. By not just writing code my views on solutions is wider than most. I’m able to (at least) have an idea on what kind of hardware or platform the software is running on and thus taking into acount how this can affect the software.

The main programming languages I focus on are Python, PHP and to a lesser extent Javascript. For years I’ve focussed on PHP because of the eCommerce platform Magento. I’ve started at the bottom, building relatively small and simple webshops and grew into a bigger role at a larger organization being responsible and being part of an international development team building software for an international telecom provider.

Ever since I was a little kid it was clear I would end up in IT, I followed in the footsteps of my dad as a system admin and grew to become a programmer. The only thing still missing is the USB port in the back of my neck.

My autism may scare off potential clients/employers at first but I believe it makes me better in my job. My brain is actually wired to see things in absolutes, which is programming all about,and apply the real (fuzzy) world to it. I see the world differently which is a big added value to a project and I’m not affected nor governed by emotions.