Hi there 👋

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 System & Network Administrator for 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!

Links

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Programming languages I main

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.

Programming history: my journey through the years

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• 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.