It is me, Joost Baaij. Nice to meet ya.
Hello, I’m Joost.

Software Engineer

I run Space Babies, a software development company in Amsterdam. I create beautiful, fast and secure internet applications, and have been doing so for more than twenty years.

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It is me, Joost Baaij. Nice to meet ya.
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About Me

My customers hire me to reach bigger online goals. E-commerce runs uninterrupted, incidents are rare, and I write documentation and tests to keep it that way. I specialize in creating mission-critical applications, such as global e-commerce systems, online streaming storytelling, and cutting-edge websites.

I founded Space Babies in 2000 and have used almost every web technology imaginable. My products routinely handle millions of visitors and are designed to be fast and reliable. I usually handle monitoring and preemptive maintenance as well.

Last but not least, I am recognised being in the top 5% of global Ruby developers on StackOverflow.

Portfolio
Dec 2002 - current
Owner / Managing Director
Space Babies
Mar 2012 - Sep 2020
Founder / CTO
De Digitale Topschool
Mar 2016 - Aug 2020
Architect
King nascholing

Experience

I can work solo or as team lead/manager. I am an expert in development, security, standards, and operations. I am very experienced building e-commerce systems and custom content management solutions. I enjoy increasing my customer’s value. A full stack developer such as me can complete all aspects of a website: front-end (what you see), back-end (how it works) and operational management.

My Open Source work My Resume

Portfolio

Straal Atelier Val-Meer

Straal Atelier Val-Meer

I created a website for this sandblasting company, plus a 360-degree content strategy which included SEO, Instagram and Google Maps. Fast-loading is a key metric, which is paying off: their profits have increased considerably.

straalatelier.com

Scrollytelling

Co-founded and architected Scrollytelling, a successful new business for telling content-rich online stories. Ultimately serving more than 7 million readers.

scrollytelling.com
Scrollytelling
King nascholing

King nascholing

I architected and built this bespoke mission critical e-commerce website and online courseware. All their business now runs through this property.

kingnascholing.nl

De Digitale Topschool

I architected, designed and built the premier Dutch online school for gifted children in primary education, and have handled all maintenance since then.

dedigitaletopschool.nl
De Digitale Topschool

Contact

KvK
70132208
VAT ID
NL001734749B64
Email
info@spacebabies.nl
Address
Overhoeksplein 2
NL-1031 KS Amsterdam

Latest in my blog The Changelog
Using Netlify Functions in a Hugo website

Enabling Netlify Functions for a Hugo website (this one!) is pretty straightforward. There are a couple gotchas, because the documentation is out-of-date. read more