Koen Zwikstra
The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
Summary
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RockstarKoen Zwikstra is a senior freelance software developer based in The Hague with 12 years of hands-on experience building Microsoft client applications using C#, XAML, Xamarin, UWP and JavaScript. He specializes in modernizing and maintaining rich desktop and mobile UIs, with practical expertise in project configuration, build workflows and cross-version compatibility. An active contributor to the open-source Modern UI for WPF project, he has improved shared project support, updated public APIs and modernized templates for VS2015, showing attention to both developer ergonomics and long-term maintainability. Known for pragmatic problem solving, Koen blends deep platform knowledge with an eye for clean APIs and documentation to help teams ship polished client experiences.
12 years of coding experience
Dutch, English
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Github Skills (17)
netframework10
dotnet-core10
wpf10
csharp10
project-management9
visual-studio9
cpp-templates8
apptemplates8
build-automation8
code-templates8
python-templates8
html-template8
controls6
databinding6
ironpython6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
firstfloorsoftware/mui
Feb 2015 - May 2016
Modern UI for WPF
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:3 releases, 35 commits, 12 PRs in 1 year 3 months
Contributions summary:Koen contributed to the Modern UI for WPF project by creating a shared project for WPF 4 and 4.5. They renamed a method and updated related documentation, indicating an understanding of the project's internal structure and public APIs. Further contributions included updating copyright notices and upgrading template projects to VS2015. These changes included version updates and adjustments to the build process, demonstrating expertise in managing project configurations and dependencies.
xamldotnetuwpcsharpmodern-ui
firstfloorsoftware/intense
Aug 2015 - Jul 2016
Contributions:146 commits, 5 PRs, 149 pushes in 11 months
universal-windows-platformwindows-universalwindowswindows-10
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