Evert Van den Bruel

The short version

I'm a software developer. Ruby on Rails since 2009.

My day job is at Goboony. The side projects are the ones that keep me up too late: rutefold, and Hjarni.

I live in Belgium with my girlfriend and two boys. We have a camper. A lot of our weekends end up somewhere it's parked.

Outside the keyboard

Most of what matters to me happens away from a screen. Family first. Then whatever road the camper is on.

Running most days. Snowboarding when there's snow. Camping whether or not the camper is involved. The common theme is outdoors. Skatepunk is usually the soundtrack.

What I care about

• Simple things, built well. Most software has more features than the people using it need.
• Owning your own stuff. Your data, your time, your weekends. Default to formats and routines you can leave with.
• Saying what you're not. Clarity is the respectful thing to do. A short "no" beats a polite maybe.

What I'm working on

rutefold: a library for the walking, running and cycling routes you've saved, to pick today's from the ones you already have. About rutefold says what it does and doesn't, and the blog is where I write about it.

Where to find me

• X. Occasional, mostly building stuff.
• LinkedIn. The professional story.
• GitHub. Code.
• hello@rutefold.com. Direct, I read everything.

If you're building something, stuck on something, or just want to say hi, write to me. I enjoy that mail.