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Deep dives into engineering, tools, and the craft of building software.

Next.js metadata configuration code showing keywords, authors and canonical URL settings for SEO

Apr 27, 2026 12 min read

The Machine Readers Are Here — Is Your Next.js Site Ready?

AI crawlers, LLMs, and search engines are all reading your site. Here's how to make sure Next.js is set up to handle them properly — from metadata and sitemaps to structured data.

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portrait style image of dean stavenuiter fullstack developer

Apr 5, 2026 4 min read

My Journey as a Fullstack Developer: From Code to Products

An introduction to my work as a fullstack developer, the technologies I use, and how I approach building scalable, real-world applications.

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