My name is Freek. I'm a guy who enjoys programming (who would have thought!), playing videogames, producing and listening to music, and taking pictures. Currently working as IT Lead at Codam Coding College, which is part of the 42 Network. I also studied there - if you're interested in what the school's curriculum is like, feel free to refer to my submitted work in the @fbescodam organization.
I've created several personal projects ever since I started programming in 2015, some larger than others. The biggest one is probably TunePlay, which was a website where you could play music from most platforms (YouTube, Spotify, Soundcloud, Deezer, Mixcloud) using just one interface. I also created @me_irl_bot on Instagram, which gained over 200,000 followers and roughly 25 million weekly impressions (until Instagram deactivated the account). In 2021, I created Improved Intra 42, a browser extension that aims to improve the intranet of 42 Network schools by providing more (personalized) features and improving its visuals. It is currently used by over 25% of the active student population.
The source code for most of my projects is open sourced here, on this GitHub profile. Have a look around!
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I am proficient in Javascript/Typescript, Python, PHP, C, Bash, CSS (yes, CSS is not a "real" language, but it is still a valuable skill). I have also worked with C++, Java, Go, Ruby, pSQL and probably a bunch of others before. In the end, I believe I can pick up any language and understand its functioning.
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- 2024: Became IT Lead at Codam Coding College, representing everything IT of the Amsterdam campus within 42 Network.
- 2023: Migrated the entire fleet of computers at Codam Coding College from macOS to Linux with almost zero downtime.
- 2022: Joined the staff team of Codam Coding College as System and Network Administrator, finished their core curriculum.
- 2021: Started attending Codam Coding College (at the end of 2020) to further increase my programming skills and meet like-minded people. Created Improved Intra 42, a browser extension with over 3000 monthly users.
- 2020: Covid-19 disrupted the high school I was working at as IT Assistant. However, I made sure lessons could continue smoothly within 3 days of the school's closure, by creating a link between our scheduling software and Google Meet.
- 2019: Co-founded a start-up in Switzerland where I was CTO, which gained the interest of a VC; created a functioning MVP.
- 2018: Discovered the use of APIs, bundled many together into TunePlay (a website that played music from various streaming services using the same interface). Started @me_irl_bot on Instagram, which gained over 200.000 followers and 25 million weekly impressions.
- 2017: Started developing back-ends in PHP for the previously created front-ends
- 2016: Substantially increased my CSS and Javascript skills.
- 2015: Started basic web development: learnt the ins and outs of HTML & CSS.
- 2014: Started attending a computer science course in high school: learnt binary calculation, Java programming, basic HTML, simplistic "AI" scenarios.
- <2013: Broke and fixed many Windows installations and versions, which taught me a lot about this operating system.