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And I have a deep passion to inspire others on everything that drives me. I like to think of myself as one of those _polymaths_ or Rennaissance Men:
> Renaissance man (noun) - a person with many talents or areas of knowledge.
> Renaissance man (noun) - a person with many talents or areas of knowledge.[^2]
I used to be only good at programming because I thought, as a Master in IT, you specialize instead of generalize. But the more I did with computers, the more my hands itched to do something else. So nowadays I love to go wide and pass on that enthousiasm for knowledge on any level.
Professionally, I am a PhD researcher at the [Faculty of Engineering Technology](https://iiw.kuleuven.be/english), KU Leuven. I have been an experienced software engineer for 11 years before that, taking on various roles from agile coaching to technical lead. I am not only interested in technical software development, but also in what happens at non-cognitive, human level when developing software together.
I used to be only good at programming because I thought, as a Computer Scientist, you specialize instead of generalize. But the more I worked with computers, the more my hands itched to do something else. So nowadays I love to go wide and pass on that enthousiasm for knowledge on any level.
Those areas of knowledge include:
#### Software development
* Test your stuff before writing your code! I’m a heavy Test Driven Development (TDD) fanboy and I bark at those who don’t! I teach agile software engineering on multiple occasions, ranging from colleagues to schools.
* I love dynamic languages. I also love converting the haters to the dark side. I teach javascript as a dynamic and functional language - it helps to create your own funky labs to people get more engaged.
* Pair programming used as a tool to learn from each other and to improve code quality are two values I believe in.
* Test your stuff before writing your code! I’m a heavy Test Driven Development (TDD) fan and I bark at those who don’t. I teach agile software engineering techniques, in both industry and academia.
* I love dynamic languages. I have taught Javascript as a dynamic and functional language. Every excuse to write in something dynamic is a good one.
* Pair programming used as a tool to learn from each other and to improve code quality are two values I firmly believe in.
Take a look at my [<i class='fa fa-github'></i>&nbsp;Github account](https://github.com/wgroeneveld) or [<i class='fa fa-paperclip'></i>&nbsp;Curriculum Vitae](/files/groeneveldw_cv.pdf) in Dutch.
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#### Writing and philosophizing
* A [fountain pen addict](/post/fountain-pens-first-look/) and avid [<i class='fa fa-pencil'></i>&nbsp;journaler](/post/journaling-in-practice/)
* I'm a [fountain pen addict](/post/fountain-pens-first-look/) and avid [<i class='fa fa-pencil'></i>&nbsp;journaler](/post/journaling-in-practice/).
* This website[^1] is the ideal base for writing down my thoughts about virtually anything, primarly intended to amuse myself and not others.
* I like to integrate Philosophical and Psychological approaches into my research.
#### Drawing
* Starting out to [learn](/post/teaching-yourself-to-draw/) how to use ink other than writing.
* I'm just starting to [learn](/post/teaching-yourself-to-draw/) how to use ink other than for writing purposes.
## Where good ideas come from: Books
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[^1]: This website uses an [anonymized IP](https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2763052?hl=en) form of Google Analytics for the sole purpose of tracking website traffic.
[^2]: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymath](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymath)