Lijsje v2.0: bigger, better, and coming to town 🎅

Lijsje 2.0 is here. What started as a forgotten side project turned into a full rebuild with Bol.com search, multiplayer features and Secret Santa. A simple Sinterklaas request brought it back to life.

We are f*****, the presentation

I gave a lecture at PXL. These are my slides.

"We are fucked" and some other half-assed thoughts on AI and coding

I thought AI would take my job. Instead, it gave me a second brain and made me love programming all over again.

Playing around with the DeskHog

Playing around with the first hardware product from PostHog.

Table Champion: creating and submitting an app in less than 20 hours

App speed build, but make it real: Expo + Redux + Gluestack UI + careful AI usage = 20 hours from 'dad these flashcards suck' to 'it's live in both stores' 😺

Launching Titans of Industry

After several unfinished attempts, I finally launched my professional site - a modern take on DOS aesthetics.

Life at/after Automattic

The final part of my post-Automattic series, where I look back at my final months there.

Life after Automattic: week 10 & 11

Missed last week's update since I've been busy polishing my projects. Added PostHog analytics and dark mode to Lijsje, made light-up tiaras for the neighborhood parade, and caught an amazing Vampire Weekend show. Taking it slow for the holidays!

Life after Automattic: Week 9

A weekly sabbatical update covering Lijsje's new sublist feature, Endgame's quiet Product Hunt launch, and a fun pixel art side-project for displaying album covers.

Life after Automattic: Week 8

Released Endgame 1.1 with home screen widgets, saw Lijsje growing to 60+ lists daily, took a break to explore Antwerp's sewers, and remembered what sabbaticals are about.

Life after Automattic: Week 7

I finally regained access to my Apple Developer account after weeks of bureaucracy - Endgame is ready to launch. Meanwhile, Lijsje's product browser is seeing little usage.

Life after Automattic: Week 6

Embracing chaos. This week: building a product finder for Lijsje, battling Apple's bureaucracy, and exploring AI code editors.