Coen Van Der Kamp is a pragmatic Consultant Developer with 11 years of experience building Python, Django and Wagtail-driven web applications from Arnhem, Netherlands. As a consultant at Four Digits and owner of small ventures like FooFabriek, he blends hands-on backend engineering with an entrepreneur’s eye for product and user experience. He’s contributed to the popular open-source Wagtail CMS, focusing on internationalization, admin UX and image handling—small fixes that materially improve editors’ workflows. Trained originally in graphic design, he brings a design-minded approach to developer work, bridging visual clarity and robust backend implementation.
11 years of coding experience
Batchelor, Graphic Design, Batchelor, Graphic Design at Hogeschool van Beeldende Kunsten, Muziek en Dans Den Haag
A Django content management system focused on flexibility and user experience
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:122 reviews, 84 commits, 79 PRs in 4 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Coen primarily worked on localizing verbose names and labels within the Wagtail CMS. Their contributions involved modifying various application configuration files (`apps.py`) and migration files to incorporate translations. They also addressed issues related to image titles and the admin interface, indicating a focus on improving the user experience and internationalization of the CMS. Further work includes adding invalid password reset link error message and fixing menu icon.
Contributions:13 PRs, 78 pushes, 10 branches in 8 years 10 months
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Coen Van Der Kamp - Consultant Developer at Four Digits