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Praktische artikelen over moderne web engineering

Verhalen over frontend-architectuur, technische kwaliteit, engineering leadership en AI-assisted development — uit 25+ jaar ervaring met het bouwen van websites, applicaties en development teams.

De meeste artikelen zijn in het Engels geschreven. Artikelen die ook in het Nederlands beschikbaar zijn, hebben het label NL.

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Delft blue tile reading "Adding People To A Late Project Makes It Later… Unless The People Already Know How To Work Together" — Developers Tiles of Wisdom

Engineering Leadership

English

33. Adding People To A Late Project Makes It Later…

Brooks's Law says adding manpower to a late project makes it later. True—unless the people you add already share standards and know how to work together.

#developers-tiles-of-wisdom#leadership#process

2 min lezen

Delft blue tile reading "Review Your Code" — Developers Tiles of Wisdom

Software Development

English

28. Review Your Code

Most developers see code review as something that happens to their code. Great developers know they're the first reviewer—and study their own diff before the PR.

#developers-tiles-of-wisdom#clean-code#process

3 min lezen

Delft blue tile reading "Do Not Lower Your Estimations Just To Please The Client" — Developers Tiles of Wisdom

Engineering Leadership

English

27. Do Not Lower Your Estimations Just To Please The Client

An unrealistic estimate isn't a service, it's a time bomb. Why lowering your estimates to please a client backfires—and how to estimate honestly instead.

#developers-tiles-of-wisdom#leadership#process

5 min lezen

Delft blue tile reading "Commit Often" — Developers Tiles of Wisdom

Software Development

English

26. Commit Often

Small, focused commits are one of the most powerful developer habits—and even more important with AI. Commit before AI touches your code, and thank yourself later.

#developers-tiles-of-wisdom#clean-code#process

5 min lezen

Delft-blue tile with a floral border reading: The best coding standard is the one your whole team follows

Engineering Leadership

English

4. The Best Coding Standard Is the One Your Whole Team Follows

How a shared coding standard transformed a team of skilled-but-scattered developers — and the hard lesson about what happens when one team skips it.

#developers-tiles-of-wisdom#process#leadership

3 min lezen

Delft-blue tile with an ornate floral border reading: Think First!

Frontend Architecture

English

3. Think First!

Eager to dive into a new project? The questions an architect asks before writing a line of code — so a fast start doesn't become a slow recovery.

#developers-tiles-of-wisdom#architecture#leadership

3 min lezen