Michiel van der Velde is a founder and back-end web developer with a decade of experience delivering robust, scalable software. He blends a passion for beautiful, maintainable code with a keen interest in Node.js, the Internet of Things, and other emerging technologies. As founder of We Can Do Better since 2023, he champions transparency and human oversight in AI-driven content creation. His entrepreneurial journey includes owning Turixis and Rommix, a stint as a full-stack developer at Captain Stubing, and leadership as Co-Founder & Board President of Studentenvereniging Spica Leiden. Based in South Holland, the Netherlands, he combines IT training from MBO/HBO programs with a Philosophy BA from Leiden University, embodying a Practical Idealist who believes code should be beautiful to work and work to be beautiful.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Philosophy, Bachelor's degree, Philosophy at Leiden University
VMBO-t, Secondary Education, VMBO-t, Secondary Education at Groene Hart Lyceum
HBO, Informatica, Mediatechnologie, HBO, Informatica, Mediatechnologie at Hogeschool Leiden
Contributions:1 release, 36 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 7 months
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Michiel Van Der Velde - Founder at COC Leiden/de Kroon