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KOOZZ(7)
General Information KOOZZ(7)NAME
koozz — Jan van den Berg, Staff Engineer
SYNOPSIS
koozz [--learn] [--code] [--contribute]
DESCRIPTION
Dutch software developer, born in 1983. Started playing around with computers on an Amstrad CPC and has been scripting ever since, which evolved into software development at a later stage.
A career that began with webmaster and network administration roles grew into software development, site reliability engineering, and a Staff Engineer role.
PERSONAL
At home, enjoys playing video games like Path of Exile 2, Deep Rock Galactic, Witcher 3, and Elden Ring. Also enjoys watching series like 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' and 'Parcs and Rec' to name a few, and movies such as Deadpool.
INTERESTS
- Programming languages: C, Go, Rust, and Zig
- Open source software and communities
- Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and AI
- Linux, networking, and a bit of eBPF
- Security, reverse engineering, and hacking
CAREER
- –present Staff Engineer
- – Site Reliability Engineer
- – Software Developer
- – Network Services Administrator
- – Webmaster
PREFERENCES
Developers all have their quirky preferences, here goes:
Commandline over GUI
Prefers the commandline over the Graphical User Interface (GUI).
Favorite editor is Neovim.
Email over chat
Prefers email over chat.
As email is slower and more formal, people tend to put more thought into it.
An email stays visible (in a clean inbox), a chat message is more easily lost.
Simplicity over complexity
Prefers simplicity.
Less code, less bugs.
Less bugs, lower risk.
Open source over closed source
Prefers open source.
Using open source and contributing back.
CONTRIBUTIONS
Contributor to open source projects and communities, with a focus on OSPO (Open Source Program Office) practices and infrastructure.
Member of the TODO Group, an open community of practitioners who create and share knowledge about open source program management.
OSPO Book
Technical reviewer for the OSPO Book, a guide to establishing and running Open Source Program Offices, covering strategy, governance, compliance, and community engagement.
Infrastructure Team
Member of the TODO Group infrastructure team, working on the tooling and systems that support the community.