Hi. I'm Lode

I make structure.

In concepts, processes, organizations, code, interactions, etc.

work is play

De Correspondent & Respondens
knowledge platform where journalists and readers meet
jsonapi — friendly library for APIs
following the iana jsonapi standard
Good ol' days …
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- Workpatch »
- Duurzaam Jezelf »
- Mediamatic Lab »

side projects

TechTuinieren — digital atonomy
alternatives for big tech apps
Toy libraries — tools (in Dutch)
Lend Engine — library of things software
improved, especially for toy libraries
Als Vanzelf — flow for startups
brainstorm sessions and tools for tech teams
debug toolbar — play with performance
directly see memory, time, queries, rendering, etc.
debby — keep dependencies updated
checks composer/npm updates from your own servers
Fem — php framework for makers
running from vendor/, helping instead of enforcing
Spotify-app to find people with a couch near a concert you're visiting
Winner at Kings of Code Hack Battle 2012
Chess on a graphical calculator

writing

Mar '25 Development values
Jul '23 An improved comment section: show most relevant contributions first (in Dutch)
Sep '20 Why we built the Correspondent app in-house (and from home) (in Dutch)
Apr '20 Here's how developers, during crisis, make life easier for editors (in Dutch)
Mar '20 This is how developers improve the comment section of De Correspondent (in Dutch)
Jun '19 This looks like a normal article (but our developers will tell you why it isn't) (in Dutch)
Sep '17 We're developing a new homepage. Do you join testing? (in Dutch)
Oct '16 How to make Pull Requests great for informal teams
Sep '15 How to prioritize when you’re starting something new
Feb '15 Kamervragen over …
May '13 git-nl(1) (in Dutch)
Jan '13 Lode's altijd-goed verlanglijstje