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.