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PurePWA — A Radical U-Turn in Web Development

Someone had to pull the Emergency Brake — and Lead us all Back to the Purity of the Web Standards

6 min readJan 31, 2024

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Copying Big Tech is Hurting Startups

How blindly following FAANG/MAANG and other big boys is slowing down startups world wide, and what to do instead.

11 min readDec 8, 2023

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Copying Big Tech is Hurting Startups

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The AutoComplete box, reinvented for the Modern Web

A versatile, accessible autocompletion Web Component that works everywhere and has zero dependencies.

2 min read5 days ago

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The TabStrip, reinvented for the Modern Web

A semantic TabStrip custom tag in pure, standards-only HTML+CSS

2 min readFeb 24, 2024

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The alienation of Jack & Joel, or when founders fall into their own trap

Part three of a series about the real complexity in Software Development: People..

4 min readDec 13, 2023

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Taking the last hurdle to become a CTO

Mastering the Box Metaphor to grow consciousness and avoid regression into operational work

5 min readOct 17, 2023

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Taking the last hurdle to become a CTO

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How to cut costs and avoid issues as a non-technical SaaS founder, when hiring a software partner

The experiences of a CTO with young startups that have outsourced their entire software

6 min readOct 10, 2023

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Factory line — Willi-van-de-Winkel, Pixabay

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Jane — or When Your Genius Developer has Behavioral Issues and is Bullied by the Team

Part two of a series about the real complexity in Software Development: People.

5 min readSep 14, 2023

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Jane — or When Your Genius Developer has Behavioral Issues and is Bullied by the Team

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John — or Being Kept Hostage by Your Early Days Tech Lead

Part one of a series about the real complexity in Software Development: People.

6 min readAug 2, 2023

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Embracing the Beauty of the Standards in 2023 Web Development

It’s a new dawn. It’s a new day. It’s a new life… Image credits: Jess Loiterton — Pexels

9 min readJul 20, 2023

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Marc van Neerven

Marc van Neerven

Transformational (fractional) CTO, Board Advisor, Cloud & SaaS Expert, Code Ninja, Web Standards Advocate, Social Impact Lover

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