https://github.com/maartenba/maartenba

It's... me!
https://github.com/maartenba/maartenba

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It's... me!

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/maartenba/maartenba
• Owner: maartenba
• Created: 2020-07-10T09:21:36.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-10-29T08:04:56.000Z (about 2 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-29T09:23:02.376Z (about 2 months ago)
• Size: 1.81 MB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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### Hi there 👋

My name is Maarten Balliauw ([@maartenballiauw](https://twitter.com/maartenballiauw/) on X / [@[email protected]](https://mastodon.online/@maartenballiauw) on Mastodon).

> Maarten Balliauw loves building web and cloud apps. His main interests are in .NET web technologies, C#, Microsoft Azure and application performance. He is Head of Developer Advocacy at JetBrains, creator of [SpeakerTravel](https://www.speaker.travel/), and formerly founded [MyGet](https://www.myget.org/). He's an ASP Insider and former Microsoft MVP. Maarten is a frequent speaker at various national and international events and organizes [Azure User Group](https://www.azug.be) events in Belgium. In his free time, he brews his own beer. Maarten's blog can be found at [https://blog.maartenballiauw.be](https://blog.maartenballiauw.be).

#### 📙 Recent blog posts

* [Talk - Bringing C# nullability into existing code](https://blog.maartenballiauw.be/talk/2024/01/21/bringing-csharp-nullability-into-existing-code.html)

* [Test-Driving Windows 11 Dev Drive for .NET](https://blog.maartenballiauw.be/post/2023/11/22/test-driving-windows-11-dev-drive-for-dotnet.html)

* [Provide opt-in to experimental APIs using C#12 ExperimentalAttribute](https://blog.maartenballiauw.be/post/2023/11/08/opt-in-to-experimental-apis-using-csharp-12-experimentalattribute.html)

* [Discriminated Unions in C#](https://blog.maartenballiauw.be/post/2023/09/18/discriminated-unions-in-csharp.html)

* [Running Large Language Models locally – Your own ChatGPT-like AI in C#](https://blog.maartenballiauw.be/post/2023/06/15/running-large-language-models-locally-your-own-chatgpt-like-ai-in-csharp.html)

* [Getting rid of warnings with nullable reference types and JSON object models in C#](https://blog.maartenballiauw.be/post/2023/01/12/getting-rid-of-warnings-with-nullable-reference-types-and-json-object-models-in-csharp.html)

* [Mastodon on your own domain without hosting a server](https://blog.maartenballiauw.be/post/2022/11/05/mastodon-own-donain-without-hosting-server.html)

* [Rate limiting in web applications - Concepts and approaches](https://blog.maartenballiauw.be/post/2022/10/03/rate-limiting-web-applications-concepts-approaches.html)

* [ASP.NET Core rate limiting middleware in .NET 7](https://blog.maartenballiauw.be/post/2022/09/26/aspnet-core-rate-limiting-middleware.html)

* [How to test ASP.NET Core Minimal APIs](https://blog.maartenballiauw.be/post/2022/06/07/how-test-aspnetcore-minimal-apis.html)

#### ❓ Quick bits

* **Name:** Maarten Balliauw ([how to pronounce 🔉](https://github.com/maartenba/maartenba/raw/master/maarten-balliauw-name.mp3))

* **Age:** `DateTime.UtcNow.Year - 1983`

* **Gender:** male

* **Occupation:**

	* Frequent [speaker at various events](https://blog.maartenballiauw.be/talks-presentations.html) worldwide

	* Developer Advocate at [JetBrains](https://www.jetbrains.com/)

	* Founder and owner of [SpeakerTravel](https://www.speaker.travel/)

	* Former founder and owner of [MyGet](https://www.myget.org/)

* **Location:** [Antwerp](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antwerp/), [Belgium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium)

* **Favourite beer:** [Westmalle Tripel](https://www.trappistwestmalle.be/en/page/tripel.aspx), [Rochefort 10](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brasserie_de_Rochefort), [La Chouffe (Achouffe)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brasserie_d%27Achouffe)

* **Quote:** "A developer is a machine that converts coffee into code"

#### 💻 Open Source

I try to contribute to various open source projects, when time allows. Here are some examples:

* [Azure Toolkit for JetBrains Rider](https://github.com/JetBrains/azure-tools-for-intellij)

* [GoogleAnalyticsTracker](https://github.com/maartenba/GoogleAnalyticsTracker)

* [CamoDotNet](https://github.com/maartenba/CamoDotNet)

* ... and more!

Feel free to reach out to me on Twitter: [@maartenballiauw](https://twitter.com/maartenballiauw/)