Jasper Van Herpt is a pragmatic co-owner and founder with 13 years building secure, privacy-focused backend systems and resilient 24/7 services across Go, Rust and a broad polyglot stack. He leads engineering at Full Join and Databeamer, delivering GDPR-ready file sharing, end-to-end encrypted transfers and data pipelines that emphasize auditability and uptime. A hands-on engineer who moved from custom ERP and embedded systems work into cloud-native and big-data architectures, he pairs systems-level DevOps experience with practical software craftsmanship. Jasper is an active open-source contributor—having improved core file-metadata behavior in the popular rust-embed crate—reflecting his attention to correctness and efficient binary packaging. Based in North Brabant, Netherlands, he combines entrepreneurial grit with a focus on shipping secure, maintainable production software.
13 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
MBO, Middle-Management, MBO, Middle-Management at NTI
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Rust Macro which loads files into the rust binary at compile time during release and loads the file from the fs during dev.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:9 commits, 2 PRs, 12 comments in 4 days
Contributions summary:Jasper primarily contributed to the `rust-embed` project by adding and modifying core functionality related to file metadata handling. They introduced features like `is_dir` to the metadata structure, ensuring correct directory identification within the embedded files. Their commits also included extending the macro's properties, integrating directory entries and ensuring proper file retrieval in release builds. Furthermore, they were involved in refactoring and optimizing code, including removing unused imports and addressing path interpolation issues.
Contributions:1 release, 30 commits, 47 PRs in 13 days
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