Insights & updates.
Thoughts on software development, building internal tools, and working with founders.
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Which AI features are actually worth building into your software
LLM APIs make it easy to bolt 'AI' onto anything. Most of those additions don't survive contact with a real user. Here's the filter I use before recommending on…
02
What it actually looks like to hire a Dutch freelance developer from abroad
KvK, BTW, sole trader, eenmanszaak — the Dutch freelance system has its own vocabulary. Here's what that actually means for a business hiring from outside the N…
03
What a reliable integration actually requires
Connecting two systems sounds like the easy part. The webhook that arrives twice, the API that goes down mid-sync, and the retry that quietly doubles a record —…
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What I ask before writing a single line of your MVP
Most MVPs don't fail because the code was bad. They fail because nobody was precise about what 'minimum' and 'viable' actually meant before the building started…
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Why this site has an llms.txt file
AI assistants are becoming a real way people find software developers. This site publishes a machine-readable summary of itself so they can read it properly ins…
06
I build with Claude. Here's what that actually looks like.
Ghostbase, my personal dashboard, was built together with Claude — not typed for me, but genuinely built with. Here's what that collaboration looks like day to …
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Why I built Ghostbase
I didn't need another link-in-bio page. I needed one place that actually knows what I'm listening to, watching, and shipping — so I built it myself.…
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Off-the-shelf software almost fits — and that's the problem
The most expensive software in your business isn't the one with the big license fee. It's the one that almost does what you need — and quietly costs you hours e…