Jeroen Ooms, frontend developer @ Xebia

Hi, my name is Jeroen Ooms!

I'm a Dutch front-end developer, working at Xebia.
Besides code I like tech, running, comics and craft beers.

In 2020 I walked my first camino (pilgrimage) in Portugal.

In 2020 I walked my first camino (pilgrimage) in Portugal.

Invader is a great artist who has placed Space Invader mosaic tiles in many cities all over the world. I always try to spot them.

Invader is a great artist who has placed Space Invader mosaic tiles in many cities all over the world. I always try to spot them.

I'm always in for a coding challenge or hackathon. This one was Code In The Dark at Nordic.js in Stockholm.

I'm always in for a coding challenge or hackathon. This one was Code In The Dark at Nordic.js in Stockholm.

When I go out for a walk, I always take time for some nice pictures.

When I go out for a walk, I always take time for some nice pictures.

I love to do activities like these with my family.

I love to do activities like these with my family.

My favorite countries for holidays are Spain and Italy. I'm learning Spanish by the way, como estas?!

My favorite countries for holidays are Spain and Italy. I'm learning Spanish by the way, como estas?!

I often talk about my work on conferences and events.

I often talk about my work on conferences and events.

I often visit conferences about front-end and web technologies. It always inspires me!

I often visit conferences about front-end and web technologies. It always inspires me!

I like running in the mornings or evenings.

I like running in the mornings or evenings.

Copenhagen is one of my favorite cities.

Copenhagen is one of my favorite cities.

I ran multiple races with distances between 10km and a half marathon. I'm not a pro, it's just for fun!

I ran multiple races with distances between 10km and a half marathon. I'm not a pro, it's just for fun!

I walked the camino from Porto to Santiago de Compostella. It was a wunderful experience!

I walked the camino from Porto to Santiago de Compostella. It was a wunderful experience!

My favorite comic book series from Europe are TinTin, Asterix, Lucky Luke.

My favorite comic book series from Europe are TinTin, Asterix, Lucky Luke.

Shot this picture from a canoe at one of the first dates with my girlfriend.

Shot this picture from a canoe at one of the first dates with my girlfriend.

One of my favorites from Rotterdam, Kaapse Brouwsers.

One of my favorites from Rotterdam, Kaapse Brouwsers.

I've spotted this amazing Marsupilami grafiti mural in Hamburg. It's from the Spirou comics by André Franquin which I really like!

I've spotted this amazing Marsupilami grafiti mural in Hamburg. It's from the Spirou comics by André Franquin which I really like!

The country of the Netherlands is flat, beatiful, but flat.

The country of the Netherlands is flat, beatiful, but flat.

While I mainly read European comic books, I also like American comics. My favorite series are Batman, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Spider-Man.

While I mainly read European comic books, I also like American comics. My favorite series are Batman, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Spider-Man.

I'm a comic collector, these magazines are very old.

I'm a comic collector, these magazines are very old.

Lucky Luke is ony of my favorite comic series from Belgium, these are really old, my father gave them to me.

Lucky Luke is ony of my favorite comic series from Belgium, these are really old, my father gave them to me.

My favorite tech stack

Every experienced developer must have it's preferred tech stack. Mine is the JAM stack, which literally means JavaScript, API & Markup. With a JAM stack architecture, developers are able to build fast, secure and scalable web applications.

TypeScript is a strongly typed programming language which builds on JavaScript giving you better tooling at any scale.

Next.js (based on React) gives the best developer experience with all the features you need for production: hybrid static & server rendering, TypeScript support, smart bundling, route pre-fetching, and more.

A very powerfull headless content management system with graphql support. It's a dream for both developers and content managers!

An intuitive Git-based workflow and powerful serverless platform to build, deploy, and collaborate on web apps.

GraphQL is a query language for APIs and a runtime for fulfilling those queries with your existing data. GraphQL provides a complete and understandable description of the data in your API, gives clients the power to ask for exactly what they need and nothing more.

Storybook is an open source tool for building UI components and pages in isolation. It streamlines UI development, testing, and documentation.