Hi, I’m Bart, a developer who has spent 15+ years following where technology goes. I work at Team Rockstars IT in the Netherlands as a Senior Software Engineer, mostly focused on Cloud, IoT, and AI.
I’ve always moved toward whatever felt most interesting. That’s what led me to IoT early on: the idea that software could connect to the physical world and make it smarter was too interesting to pass up. I became a Microsoft Certified Azure IoT Developer and have spent 5+ years working in the field. The courses section of this site is where I share that knowledge. Right now there’s a course on Azure IoT about turning device data into real insights and action. If you’re getting started with IoT or want to go deeper, it might be worth a look.
My interest in AI started well before the current wave. I was building with the Microsoft Bot Framework and LUIS before large language models existed, working on conversational AI when it meant tuning intents and entities carefully, and accepting that the results were often… imperfect. I took AI and machine learning courses during that time, confident the field was going somewhere important.
That turned out to be true, though I’ll admit how fast things have moved since then has surprised me. The LLM era has changed what’s possible in a big way, and I find it genuinely exciting. I’m actively building my AI skills and keeping a close eye on where things are going.
The blog is where I write about what I’m working on and learning: IoT, cloud, AI, and the Microsoft ecosystem. Most posts come from something I ran into while building or exploring. Maybe you found this blog while looking for answers. I hope it helped. That’s the whole reason I write. If you have questions or just want to say hi, leave a comment. Always happy to hear from you.