Entrepreneurship The advantages of open sourcing At LECKR, I'm developing open source components for the apps I'm building. Instead of making everything specific to the apps I'm working on, we look ahead and see that some of the things
Geeky stuff How to use CloudFlare with Ghost with automatic SSL Previously I had setup my node server with ghost using let’s encrypt. However, when using CloudFlare, this isn’t needed anymore. I wanted to use CloudFlare so I could get ghost on
Mindset & Lifestyle development Effective Communication A human mind contains a model of reality that helps you to function in the world by understanding it and how to interact with it. Spoken language is a protocol of information exchange
Geeky stuff The Expo Edge - why you should choose Expo over bare React Native I recommend Expo, because it gives you an edge compared to other ways to create apps. The expo edge 😎 You should really try it! Certainly if you're new to the app development world
Science Fiction The dark side of globalization Decentralized internet (different content in different countries) is good. We are doing a global experiment on ourselves and don’t know the long term effects. E.g.: allow porn? Allow games? User retention?
Geeky stuff Wet code and inline styles Maybe I’m a bad coder… but I feel like there are a few principles of coding - that good coders use a lot – are weird. The most important is not to create
Geeky stuff Publishing your expo app to both app stores Publishing your expo app to both app stores can be an exhausting and scary process with many unknowns if you do it for the first time. To make it a little bit easier,
Science Fiction How to create a sustainable world? The earth has existed for a couple billion years. That’s a couple thousand million years. That’s about 2.250.000 times longer than the 2018 years we’ve counted until now.
Science Fiction The importance of rooms lies in hyperpolar immersion In a house, there are different rooms: living room, bedroom, kitchen, study room, etc. This makes sure you are able to change your environment based on what you want to do. The environment
Mindset & Lifestyle development It's Nyepi in Bali. Time to reflect It's Saturday, the 17th of March 2018, and I woke up at 5:45 without alarm. It's crazy what a routine can do to your body. In the last weeks, I woke up
Geeky stuff React Native App Structure: Fat-, pure-, wrapper- or screen-components? Today (13th of March, 2018) I felt like I needed some more structure in my codebase. I've already been naming the files based on their type (screen or component), but this is not
Geeky stuff My 7 key ways to keep my Code Quality Ultra High Seperation of concerns. I don't agree with seperating style and data from the components too much if it's not reusable/redundant, because it will make single features more sparsely spread across the codebase.
Entrepreneurship The rise of the Solo Dev Startup — 7 Reasons why writing useful apps on your own becomes moore easy If a company wants to make an app, they usually hire a UI/UX designer, a backend developer, and some front-end developers. Most of the times, they need 3 people for front-end: one
Entrepreneurship The most complex app I ever made, made it to both app stores! Last week I 'finished' MasterCrimeZ. Wel... It's not finished yet, because this is never gonna be finished. It's a with many options, but there's always room for more! Around December, I let old
Entrepreneurship Meet iProud: The productivity app for entrepreneurs! In November 2017 I created the first version of this app: iProud. See the website for more info iProud is the ultimate To-Do app for entrepreneurs. Make & share to-do lists, get shit
Entrepreneurship Collaborations in the coworking space often rely on coincidence It's Tuesday afternoon in Canggu Bali and I'm in the biggest coworking space in town: Dojo Bali. I've never been in a coworking space with such a great community: So many nice people,
Science Fiction Why I went to Bali and why I don’t know where I’m going next I just arrived in Bali and I already got this question at least 5 times: How long are you staying here? Where are you going next? My answer is I don’t know.
Geeky stuff How to connect your app to a server? This article is part of a series on building an MVP of a Data-driven cross-platform app with the following stack: React Native, Apollo GraphQL, and on the backend Node JS with Express and
Science Fiction Is Skynet already there? My prediction of the collapse of internet as we know it I am going to predict something that has been predicted before by a science-fiction movie in the 80s: It's called Skynet and the idea became popular by the movie Terminator in 1984. This
Entrepreneurship My solution to revert global warming is creating a status-symbol of your CO2 footprint: A simple MVP idea Every World Citizen has the duty to take care of the planet. We're all destroying the planet together, so don't just point to everybody or wait for the right situation. Strive to do
Geeky stuff The MVP Challenge - From 0 to MVP in 100 days: Using Expo I want to make a software product, so back in May 2017, I decided I was gonna make a React Native App. Here are all the things I learned and, roughly, the workflows
Geeky stuff Should you go web or native? When you're creating a software product with a certain goal, and you're just starting out, you will probably have a hard time making a decision. This is what happened to me. For months
Geeky stuff Workflow query creation (React Apollo) This article is part of a series on building an MVP of a Data-driven cross-platform app with the following stack: React Native, Apollo GraphQL, and on the backend Node JS with Express and
Geeky stuff Shortcuts Cheatsheet This article is part of a series on building an MVP of a Data-driven cross-platform app with the following stack: React Native, Apollo GraphQL, and on the backend Node JS with Express and
Geeky stuff Must have Tooling & Programs This article is part of a series on building an MVP of a Data-driven cross-platform app with the following stack: React Native, Apollo GraphQL, and on the backend Node JS with Express and
Geeky stuff [Notes of a programmer]: Apollo store updates These are my notes. Fuck you. It's just what I do. If you want a complete overview, better read the original documentation, haha :D https://www.apollographql.com/docs/react/features/cache-updates.html
Geeky stuff Creating a performant GraphQL Server - node is harder than I thought! This article is part of a series on building an MVP of a Data-driven cross-platform app with the following stack: React Native, Apollo GraphQL, and on the backend Node JS with Express and
Geeky stuff Setting up a GraphQL Backend without GraphCool This article is part of a series on building an MVP of a Data-driven cross-platform app with the following stack: React Native, Apollo GraphQL, and on the backend Node JS with Express and
Science Fiction The Multiple Personality Coder I have to confess. In the past 7 years, in my insomnia and obsession with coding, I have developed MPD. These are some of my personalities, and this is how I use them
Geeky stuff Handling time on your server, using different ORM's in node: Sequelize and mysql2. Beware! Disclaimer: This is my first post about code ever. Any advice/tips are hugely appreciated and it's probably irrelevant and incoherent for most users, however, I was writing this down to better understand
Entrepreneurship How I’m going to make 2018 my most impactful year yet — A clear vision, fear-setting, and a crystal clear plan. This article also appeared on Medium. Go there to get it with useful links. Recently, I wrote a summary about my 2017. In short, it has been the most transformative year ever in
Mindset & Lifestyle development Justified Dopamine Dopamine gets you high. It makes you satisfied and confident. There are a few drugs that trigger it: alcohol, cocaine, morphine.... but what triggers it more? Gambling, porn, sugar, social media, Netflix.... It
Mindset & Lifestyle development What if dopamine triggers fuck up your long-term productivity? What if short-term pseudo happiness such as food, sweets, facebook, email, WhatsApp and instagram are all mere distractions? I have some low lows in which I feel really bad about myself and some
Mindset & Lifestyle development The basis: what comes after happiness? The book of Harari about superhumans (called Homo Deus) inspires me to think many thoughts...... Among other things, he states that we will always crave more as humans, so we will never be
Entrepreneurship Routine It's Sunday, november 19th and I'm sitting at the table in the living room of my Eat Code Kite Repeat house, feeling a little bit sick: I catched a cold, with no central
Entrepreneurship Be conscious! I just found this image. There are more nice graphical descriptions of consciousness but this one resonates with me a lot! I'm planning to reach level 7 as soon as possible, and on
Entrepreneurship Real artists Ship - A look back at 2017. I started as an entrepreneur in Januari this year. That's 10 months ago now. Januari, Februari and March have been mostly traveling and ideas. I had an Instagram to build a community and
Mindset & Lifestyle development Is Facebook as addictive as Heroin? The internet connects the disconnected but disconnects the connected, and people are increasingly becoming more connected to the internet, and less connected to their surroundings.....
Mindset & Lifestyle development My energy levels in Eat Code Kite Repeat: Being in alignment with your environment Creating my first MVP Mobile-App isn't easy. It takes a lot of energy and trust in yourself to keep doing it. Creating an MVP takes a lot of mental energy. At the end
LECKR EAT CODE KITE REPEAT at the NOMAD INCUBATOR in KITESURF HEAVEN: TARIFA ESPAÑA EAT CODE KITE REPEAT is the new community I'm setting up, which is aimed at finding and connecting software developers and entrepreneurs with a vision that have a passion for kitesurfing. As of
Mindset & Lifestyle development Vietnam through my eyes Vietnam is the place where I really learned to do what I want. To go with the flow. To live. I dreamed, committed, and achieved. I had great fun, drank a lot, and
Mindset & Lifestyle development I don't know or I don't flow The past year I've lived according to a plan of going to a new city every few weeks. I started with backpacking in Nepal, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar and Vietnam. Then I started working
Mindset & Lifestyle development Possessions for happiness? If you are a nomadic entrepreneur like me, you can't have much stuff. Lots of people have external things that make them happy, but since your external world is very unstable and constantly
Mindset & Lifestyle development About working offline I put my entire development environment offline so that I can develop my data-driven React Native App while being completely off the map! It's one of my hobbies to be able to do
Science Fiction Capitalism drives cyborgs to the top, if we like it or not We become more and more dependent on machines. You could say that current technology is already an extension of ourselves as we are using it in everyday life. In a few decades, if
Mindset & Lifestyle development What is the perfect way to study and work on the move? The coming years I am planning to travel to about 5 to 7 places in the world every year. Of course, this might change, but it's a great way to explore the world
Entrepreneurship Counterproductive behaviors of solo-entrepreneurs I've done a lot for my startup in the past four months, but sometimes I still think I'm very inefficient because often I try to adapt to new behaviors but then I start
Science Fiction Google makes us creative, but also more self-determined Today I was listening to Drum & Bass when I thought: 'What if this would be classical? That would be epic!' So I searched for 'Drum & Bass classical', and voila! Somebody
Mindset & Lifestyle development Cycling through your life part IV - The cycle of the future: towards grown consciousness I have drawn this when I compared life with a bicycle. It's a little strange, this metaphor, but it makes you think! Homo sapiens have a neo-cortex that allows them to reflect before
Mindset & Lifestyle development Cycling through your life part III: The μCycle Make iterations between improving all aspects and getting feedback as short as possible or ultimately continuous Create a feedback loop. A growth spiral that iterates through creation and feedback as quickly as possible
Mindset & Lifestyle development Cycling through your life part II - DevOps vs. Marketing in software companies Don't you hate advertisements? Well, I do. I wish we lived in a world without them, but because they are there - very presently nowadays on the internet, as they have become the
Entrepreneurship Today I uninstalled WhatsApp to save 40 minutes a day I've been trying to drop w'app before, but still use it 40 minutes every day. I came from 60 minutes every day, but I removed all notifications last month, and that took off
Mindset & Lifestyle development The Best Sustainable Travel Lifestyle: about time-effective organization Hi, I'm Wijnand and I'm working and studying on the move because I can and because I love to go places. I have been on the move since September 2016, and will continue
Mindset & Lifestyle development Internet connects the unconnected, but disconnects the connected The internet has the potential to share anything with anyone. Intuitively this would mean that it brings us closer together. Yeah? Does it? The point is that the internet is location-independent and time-independent.
Entrepreneurship What coding teached me about business (and vice versa) 1. Structure and generalization brings reusability and clarity And that reduces chaos. Also in business, that can improve many things. 2. Logic is important Need I tell more? Make good decisions. 3. Efficiency
Geeky stuff My view on React Native and why I think it's the future Really Nerdy React Native Rampage Now In this article, I will completely rant out about React-Native. I basically do this for myself as note-keeping; instead of losing track, I will keep all stuff
Entrepreneurship Nomadic Entrepreneurs Interview #1 - Tomas Laurinavicius I get inspired by lots of other nomadic entrepreneurs. Today, I interviewed Tomas, a nomadic entrepreneur from Lithuania. Where are you now? Right now I am in Vilnius, Lithuania. I’ll stay here
Science Fiction Elephant-shit You might not have identified them yet, but it’s true: shit elephants are everywhere.You can find them on Facebook, on TV, and in the newspaper. In the Netherlands, we have a
Mindset & Lifestyle development Wijnand, clean up your room! When I was young my mother always asked me to clean up my room. I'ts quite funny that now I asked her to clean up her home. My mother is a true collector
Mindset & Lifestyle development How to diminish distractions while being nomadic This is how I try to diminish distractions to spend my time as effective as I can: Don't get distracted by your phone or computer. Write down important thoughts, but focus and concentrate
Entrepreneurship Time management As a starting entrepreneur like me, your work involves many different topics. It is hard to do the tasks you need to do in the amount of time you can technically do it
Mindset & Lifestyle development Notification-zombies This is a follow-up on my previous article about the love-hate relationship you have with your smartphone and the internet attention-deficit-disorder your smartphone causes. If you're satisfied with the amount of time you
Entrepreneurship I feel like a Tesla without wheels I always have so many ideas in my mind, but I feel so powerless. Every day I let my mind go: I think of possible applications of new technologies in my head. In
Entrepreneurship 4 Reasons Writing Makes You A More Succesful Entrepreneur Basically, there are 4 reasons why I post articles on this website. It makes you more open Blogging teaches you to share your knowledge and experiences with others. You become more open. It
Entrepreneurship 4 ways nomadic entrepreneurs can reduce their Carbon Footprint There are two ways to decrease your carbon footprint: using energy created without carbon emission, or using less energy in the first place. There are also two ways to use energy: directly and
Entrepreneurship The Best Co-Working and Flexworking spaces in Groningen 2017 Launch Café Launch your startup in this awesome co-working space. They offer a €2 lunch every day which is great to socialize with other entrepreneurs. Price: €100 per month, €125 per 10x, or
Entrepreneurship True Entrepreneurship Columbus inspires me. True entrepreneurs are like him. Risk-averse equals the ordinary. To be new, one has to do things that others call ‘stupidity’. But deep inside, you call it ‘truth’. Entrepreneurship is
Mindset & Lifestyle development 5 Reasons why Groningen is underrated as a place for Digital Nomads Nothing tops Groningen: City of Talent. Student city. Cycling city. The city that feels like a village. Groningen is all of it. Instead of going to Amsterdam I would recommend nomadic entrepreneurs and
Geeky stuff Blazing Fast & Beautiful isn't it? Discover Digital Ocean and Ghost A lot of people ask me... How did you create such a nice website? How did you make it so fast? Well I will now tell you how! Long, long ago, there was
Geeky stuff WordPress versus Ghost - Read this if you're serious about writing I've been a struggling WordPress-turtle for a long time. WordPress is an amazing open-source platform that can make you any website. I've even created a social network in WordPress. It's just a matter
Mindset & Lifestyle development The habit of Change My grandfather was fine with doing the same all his life... He was a farmer and did what his father did before him. We won't be able to follow footsteps so easily because
Mindset & Lifestyle development 16 Ways To Learn A New Language While Having Fun Duolingo is great for learning the basics of a new language but I never use it. It's boring, right? Taking classes to learn a new language can really help, but do you really
Mindset & Lifestyle development Cycling through your life: Communicate, Adapt & Get shit done The evolution of the bicycle is the perfect analogy of the increasing importance of the habit of change. Wait for it... There is no way around it. With my current way of living,
Mindset & Lifestyle development How to solve attention pollution and cure your love/hate relationship with your smartphone
Entrepreneurship The Hawk-view every starting solo entrepreneur needs I've been awake and working now for the past 40 hours without sleep. The last few days I’ve completely abandoned my social life to work, because I had an epiphany and worked,
Mindset & Lifestyle development The best apps to study and work on the move Hey everyone. I decided to make a list of all apps and tools I use as a nomadic entrepreneur. Uber & Grab - Grab in Asia, Uber for the rest of the world.
Mindset & Lifestyle development Langtang Nepal After 2 weeks Kathmandu it started itching again.. The mountains. The nature, The view and the calmness. That’s why, and also because it wasn’t posible to go to Mugu (simikot) alone,
