About
Background 🖼️
I was always fascinated by the concept of programming, but it always seemed intimidating back when I was in primary school and the start of high school. Even though my knowledge was very limited, I used to watch a lot of video’s/tutorials about it. During high school in 2018, I had the option to do “Informatica” (Computer Science) as a subject, and so I did. Here we were taught basic knowledge about concepts like cybersecurity, HTML/CSS, SQL and PHP. This eventually led to me studying Computer Science at the Avans University of Applied Sciences in ’s-Hertogenbosch!
What I like to make ✏️
I like making lightweight and complete software, basically anything that save people time and/or effort. It doesn’t matter if it’s a standalone program/app, a web app or something more gamified, I research which technologies work best for the project andfocus on making the experience intuitive and enjoyable for the user. Besides that, I focus on keeping code structured and finding clever alternatives to paid or bloated services to minimize costs and/or resource usage.
Currently 📅
I am in my fourth year of Computer Science at the Avans University of Applied Sciences. I am doing the minor “Game Design & Development” at the Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, because I have been interested in games and the skills and creativity that is required to make them for a long time. So far I have finished a 2D game in Unity in the span of six weeks with a team of five people. I am currently working on a 3D game in a team of 13 people.
Other interests 🎨
Besides programming, I love:
- Watching movies (favourites:
Pulp Fiction,The Truman Show,Forrest Gump,Monty Python and The Holy Grail,RatatouilleandWall-E) - Creating digital art (3D modeling, pixel art, image editing)
- Playing games (favourites:
Minecraft,Trackmania,Celeste,The Stanley Parable,Firewatch,Dredge,ChessandCatan) - Building LEGO sets
- Listening to music
- Spending time with people I care about
Technical skills 💻
I can adapt to any technology that fits the project. That said, I have the most experience with:
- Programming languages: C#/Java, PHP, Python, JavaScript
- Frameworks: ASP.NET, Laravel, React
- Databases: MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
- Version control: Git, GitHub
- Containers: Docker
Contact information 📩
- LinkedIn: Wouter Brunenberg
- Email: wouter.brunenberg@outlook.com
- GitHub: brunenberg