Nico Verbruggen
Backend Developer at Duvel Moortgat
Antwerp Metropolitan Area Belgium
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Top SchoolNico Verbruggen is a Belgian founder and software developer with 13 years of experience building web APIs, native iOS/Mac apps and backend systems. He runs Mylonia, focusing on high-performance, native-first solutions and technical consulting for B2B clients after a decade of agency work. A pragmatic engineer with a pronounced preference for optimized, native front-ends and backend work, he’s candid about the shortcomings of much modern front-end tooling and steers projects toward maintainable, performant architectures. Nico is an active open-source maintainer—his PHP Monitor macOS menu bar app has attracted significant attention on GitHub and showcases his emphasis on code quality through continuous refactors and bug fixes. Based in the Antwerp metro area, he blends hands-on development with product-minded judgement, often working solo as developer and project lead.
13 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor in de Grafische en Digitale Media, proDEV, Bachelor in de Grafische en Digitale Media, proDEV at ArteveldehogeschoolAlgemeen Secundair Onderwijs, Latijn Moderne-Talen, Algemeen Secundair Onderwijs, Latijn Moderne-Talen at Ursulinen Mechelen
Dutch, German, English, Latin, French
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Github Skills (11)
sh10
php10
script10
refactoring10
shell10
scripting10
refactor10
ios6
jquery6
splashscreen6
cordova6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
nicoverbruggen/aegis
Apr 2020 - Mar 2025
PHP console app built to back up an archived directory to a remote filesystem. For my own personal use, not supported.
Contributions:3 releases, 7 PRs, 15 pushes in 4 years 11 months
filesystemphpbackupconsole
nicoverbruggen/NVAppUpdater
May 2024 - Jun 2026
Contributions:1 release, 19 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 1 month
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