About me
As the url might suggest, my name is Tibo Beijen. I was born in 1976. Into the end of my study Industrial Design Engineering at TUDelft I developed a firm interest in web development and that hasn’t changed since. For me it’s a fine combination of abstract thinking (the engineering part) and design (the user part).
In 2001 I started working in the webdevelopment business and since then my focus has shifted from front-end technology to the ’server-side’ of things. So if people ask me about my expertise I answer something like ‘PHP Practicioner’, ‘Javascript Juggler’, ‘Database Designer’ or just ‘Allround internet specialist’, depending on who’s asking. Add to that some creativity and a solid interest in methodology and you have me.
PHP
After initially toying around with both ASP and PHP I’ve stuck to PHP and it has never letten me down. Especially since the arrival of PHP5 and some solid frameworks, PHP to me is like a quality-filled toolbox: It’s a joy to use, I can pick the tools I need for the job and they adapt to what a I want instead of the other way round.
Quality
In my opinion subjects like usability, security and accessibility, which I consider ‘quality’ aspects, should be integral parts of software design. Those aspects should be continuously addressed and not only during testing or production. Doing so, the extra cost can be minimized, most certainly if compared to having to improve software after it has been released.
Follow me
Although I’m not a big fan birds in general, I do use twitter. I’m not a power user but there’s the occasional tweet. Mainly profession related with the occasional ramblings about tennis victories (I might ‘forget’ to tweet defeats) and the likes. Now you know one of my hobbies too. Furthermore, there’s my LinkedIn profile.
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