Coding
I like trying new tools and turning wishes into working solutions.
Jop types on a laptop while abstract code scrolls across the screen and a green check mark pops up once per loop, with a mug of coffee and a thin wisp of steam beside it.
About me
I'm Jop, 24 years old and a full-stack developer. I work with PHP, Drupal, React/TypeScript and WordPress, and I write the automated tests that keep my work reliable. My full name is Jonathan Paulus de Boer.
I was born with a hearing impairment and wear a cochlear implant (CI). With it I hear about 95% of sounds, and a one-to-one conversation works fine, depending on the environment. I speak Dutch, Dutch Sign Language and English.
Others describe me as creative, sociable and friendly. I like working with other people and get energy from contact with colleagues. Being part of a team and achieving results together matters to me.
As a colleague
I am easy to work with and stay calm when something breaks.
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How I started
I started programming out of curiosity: I wanted to know how things work and tried it myself. That is still how I learn.
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A good working day
A good working day means building and checking: I write a feature and test or review it the same day, so quality is simply part of the work.
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What colleagues value
Colleagues value that I solve problems step by step and look for a smart different route when the standard solution does not fit.
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What gives me energy
I get energy from contact with colleagues, from a hard problem that finally works and from learning something new.
Things I like to do
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Drones
I like flying a drone when the weather allows, and making cool shots with it.
Jop stands at the edge of a tulip field with a drone remote in both hands while a small drone flies a slow figure-eight and a tiny plane crosses the sky.
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Shooting
Clay pigeon and precision shooting: both relax me.
Wearing ear defenders and safety glasses at a shooting station, Jop shatters an orange clay disc with his shotgun, which then morphs into a scoped target rifle that hits the bullseye of a nearby target before turning back into the shotgun.
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Hiking
Hiking keeps me in shape, gives me peace of mind and helps me come up with solutions quickly, like in coding.
Jop walks with a small backpack along a winding path through heathland and pines while a bird flies by.
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Socializing
Real contact with friends and family makes me happy.
Jop and a friend stand facing each other with a mug each and take turns talking, each with a blank speech bubble above their head.
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Gaming
I like games with a good story, and competitive shooters where I try to get on top.
Jop sits at a PC desk with a gamepad in his hands, playing a game in which a tiny traveller with a lantern walks across hills.
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Music
Because of my CI, a door opened to make the songs I love: simple rap that helps deaf and hard-of-hearing people understand the lyrics more easily.
Jop makes music in headphones at a laptop showing a waveform, with a boom-arm microphone, his head bobbing to the beat as three notes float up.
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Formula 1
Because I just like cars.
Jop watches tiny race cars on TV from the couch until a race car bursts out of the screen and speeds past the camera, his eyes wide and his hair blown back.
