Engineer. Speaker. Teacher.

"Communication is the biggest asset and the biggest failure of any institution."

I leverage 20+ years of experience to empower engineers and businesses. My journey started with code (PHP!), but communication became my passion. Now, I help teams and companies thrive by building strong communication bridges and fostering collaboration.

Productive Slacking

Productive Slacking

  • October 18, 2019

Back in 2016 I joined Usabilla, just around the time we were evaluating our work chat solutions.

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Solving conflicts in composer.lock

Solving conflicts in composer.lock

  • November 28, 2016

We have all been there: CONFLICT (content): Merge conflict in composer.

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Land ho! New challenge ahead.

Land ho! New challenge ahead.

  • June 30, 2016

A few months ago I posted about the situation at my former company and the uncertain future of our team.

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Code Reviews - Not just a quality tool

Code Reviews - Not just a quality tool

  • May 17, 2016

I’m a big fan of Code Reviews, or Peer Reviews, within the work flow of a team.

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Need a Lead? Here's my story.

Need a Lead? Here's my story.

  • April 5, 2016

After 2,5 years working with Symbid, our paths must now diverge.

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20 Years of PHP, and how I got on this train

20 Years of PHP, and how I got on this train

  • June 8, 2015

PHP, the most loved and hated language on the internet turns 20 today, 20 years ago Rasmus released Personal HomePages to the public , what happened next will blow you away™.

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Why I support "The League"

Why I support "The League"

  • March 10, 2015

There has been a lot of drama and press around it lately, but which does it really deserve?

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The AmsterdamPHP ElePHPant Project

The AmsterdamPHP ElePHPant Project

  • December 2, 2014

Eve r since I started building User Groups and getting involved in the PHP community I always had a dream of introducing a new color to the ElePHPant collection.

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Installing Composer Packages

Installing Composer Packages

  • October 13, 2014

I have been putting together a new talk about Composer, and that means looking around the community, doing loads of research and trying to identify the items that need to be covered in a talk.

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