Roelof Jan Elsinga

I'm a full-stack developer who loves to explore the right tools for the job. I enjoy writing and documenting my journey.

Groningen, The Netherlands Joined on Aug 26, 2019 roelof.jan@hey.com https://roelofjanelsinga.com

Work

Lead developer at Tubber

Roelof Jan Elsinga

Dec 30 '20

My 2020 in review

#showdev #go #watercooler #laravel

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Create a GraphQL server with Go

This is exactly the post I've been looking for! Thank you for...

Feb 9 '21

Issue with my new job

First of all, just take a breath. A lot of information is com...

Aug 29 '20

10 Questions I'm Asking All Companies Before Scheduling Any Interviews

Excellent questions! I've used some of these before and they...

Aug 4 '20

I'm still using Firefox

I haven't used Chrome on any device in a year or so and it's ...

Jul 6 '20

New Machine; New Browser

Ubuntu, Manjaro, and peppermint os

Jun 23 '20

How much coffee do you drink?

Only 2, but they're bigger cups, so perhaps 3-4 small cups?

Jun 10 '20

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Nov 18 '20

How to create a simple MQTT switch in Home Assistant

#homeassistant #automation #sensor #raspberrypi

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Oct 12 '20

Fixing hidden infrastructure issues with Netdata

#devops #linux #networking #docker

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Oct 12 '20

Learning Go: What I've learned in 9 months

#go #learning #programming #graphql

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Aug 26 '20

GraphQL: Centralize existing REST API endpoints for easier development

#go #graphql #api #devops

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Aug 26 '20

Ansible: Easy and Safe SSH deployments from GitHub

#devops #ansible #webdev #github

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Aug 11 '20

Boost web performance with Service Workers

#seo #google #performance #webdev

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Jul 8 '20

How I automated publishing my content to LinkedIn

#php #webdev #automation #coding

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Jul 2 '20

Technical SEO: Improving your page loads with properly sized images

#html #seo #google #webdev

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Jun 11 '20

Ansible: Tasks vs Roles vs Handlers

#ansible #devops #deployment #laravel

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Jun 9 '20

Automating Laravel deployment using Ansible

#devops #ansible #deployment #laravel

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Jun 9 '20

Getting a 73% increase in clicks from Google results

#seo #google #learning #developer

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May 14 '20

Building CLI applications with Go

#go #programming #code #development

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May 7 '20

Technical SEO: How to add structured data to your website

#seo #webdev #tutorial #google

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Apr 23 '20

Tutorial: How to set up and automatically deploy your website to GitHub Pages

#tutorial #webdev #git #development

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Apr 16 '20

GitHub Pages: Static web hosting made simple

#github #webdev #git #development

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Apr 9 '20

How to set a static IP address on a Raspberry Pi

#raspberrypi #linux #network #homeserver

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Apr 2 '20

3 things to do to prioritize new features

#development #project #management #software

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Mar 25 '20

Aloia CMS: Compatibility with Laravel 6 and 7

#showdev #laravel #php #webdev

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Mar 26 '20

How Aloia CMS has made me more productive

#laravel #php #productivity #markdown

4 min read

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Mar 19 '20

How to get the verified flag on your commits in GitHub

#git #github #security #gpg

5 min read

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Mar 12 '20

How I added Elasticsearch to a Laravel application on a server with minimal resources

#elasticsearch #laravel #apache #nginx

4 min read

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Mar 6 '20

My favorite feature in Peppermint OS

#linux #browser #productivity #performance

3 min read

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Feb 27 '20

Why documentation is (almost) more important than code

#documentation #development #software #engineering

5 min read

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Feb 21 '20

What are your favorite bash aliases?

#discuss #bash #linux #terminal

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Feb 19 '20

Aloia CMS: Version 1.0.0 has released!

#showdev #opensource #php #laravel

3 min read

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Feb 20 '20

How to set up a personal cloud using a Raspberry Pi and Nextcloud

#raspberrypi #cloud #homeserver #network

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Feb 13 '20

Building my personal cloud after 4 years

#raspberrypi #cloud #homeserver #network

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Feb 6 '20

Aloia CMS: The road to version 1.0

#cms #php #opensource #announcement

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Jan 30 '20

What I learned from publishing my first Golang package

#showdev #go #opensource #programming

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Jan 22 '20

The impact of migrating from PHP to Golang

#php #go #performance #webdev

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Jan 15 '20

Linux: Rolling releases vs Snapshot releases

#linux #desktop #archlinux #ubuntu

5 min read

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Jan 15 '20

How to optimize your product without blocking progress

#product #development #management #analytics

6 min read

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Jan 3 '20

How to reclaim your privacy on the internet

#anonymous #privacy #vpn #internet

9 min read

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Dec 27 '19

Top 10 reasons to start blogging as a software engineer

#blogging #developer #programming #development

8 min read

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Dec 18 '19

Linux: How it saved my old laptop

#linux #windows #ubuntu #endeavouros

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Dec 18 '19

RSS/Atom feed: Why you should have one for your blog

#rss #atom #blog #syndication

6 min read

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Dec 18 '19

Proxy API calls to your server during Angular development

#angular #development #javascript #typescript

2 min read

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Dec 5 '19

Event sourcing: The single source of truth

#database #programming #architecture #webdev

6 min read

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Nov 23 '19

Creating a documentation website for my open-source package Aloia CMS

#documentation #opensource #github #website

3 min read

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Nov 16 '19

Using Netlify to simplify the CI/CD pipeline with Angular

#angular #netlify #deployment #webdev

6 min read

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Nov 6 '19

100% test coverage: Why or why not?

#testing #webdev #productivity #programming

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Nov 1 '19

How to write good documentation

#documentation #communication #development #programming

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Oct 21 '19

Why is a simple script often harder to write?

#programming #developer #learning #experience

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Oct 11 '19

Portfolio updates for September 2019

#portfolio #php #laravel

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Oct 9 '19

Struggling with micro-optimizations on large scale data processing

#programming #development #developer #improvement

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Oct 2 '19

How to fix CORS headers in a single page application

#javascript #cors #nginx #apache

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Sep 27 '19

Open source contributions (September 2019)

#opensource #developer #github #programming

2 min read

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Sep 22 '19

Why I built my own CMS

#cms #programming #development #developer

6 min read

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Sep 15 '19

What should a good technical CV include?

#help #career #cv #development

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Sep 13 '19

Need advice: How do I build my mailing list?

#help #marketing #mailing #advice

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Sep 22 '19

My thoughts about using a VPN during everyday life

#anonymous #vpn #internet #security

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Sep 8 '19

How I write my blog posts: 6 steps

#writing #blogging #content #sharing

7 min read

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Aug 29 '19

How I'm trying to become a better communicator

#communication #development #developer #leadership

4 min read

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Aug 26 '19

Building automatic API Stubs and/or using Mocks in PHP

#php #testing #mocks #stubs

3 min read

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Aug 26 '19

My recent open source contributions (August 2019)

#opensource #software #php #github

2 min read

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Aug 26 '19

Taking the first steps with event sourcing in PHP

#php #eventsourcing

3 min read

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Aug 26 '19

Improve query performance for polymorphic relationships in Laravel

#php #laravel #performance #mysql

3 min read

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Aug 30 '19

5 reasons to start using Ubuntu

#linux #ubuntu #security #server

4 min read

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Aug 30 '19

How to Pick Right Configuration File Type for Your Project

#configuration #programming #development #datastructure

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