Wouter Van Den Heuvel
Technical Lead at New Designers
The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolWouter Van Den Heuvel is a freelance software developer based in The Hague with 12 years of experience building front-end and game-focused applications using TypeScript, React, Node.js, Next.js, Unity3D and C#/.NET. He specializes in bringing interactive, real-time experiences to life—ranging from medical training serious games to VR/AR projects—while applying agile practices and strong UX sensibilities. As an open-source contributor he has improved developer experience and stability in libraries like pixi-react by tightening types, preventing runtime crashes and clarifying error messages. His background spans web and tooling work from enterprise ASP.NET systems to modern JS stacks, giving him a pragmatic full-stack perspective on interactive applications. Curious and hands-on, he enjoys tackling tricky integration and type-safety problems that make complex UIs more reliable.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Media Technology, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Media Technology at Leiden UniversityBachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Information Technology, Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Information Technology at De Haagse Hogeschool / The Hague University of Applied Sciences
Dutch, English, German, Spanish
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Github Skills (10)
pix10
typescript10
typescripts10
pixijs10
react10
typescript-types10
renderer9
eclipse6
android6
python6
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
pixijs/pixi-react
Apr 2020 - Dec 2020
Write PIXI apps using React declarative style
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:1 review, 5 commits, 5 PRs in 8 months
Contributions summary:Wouter contributed to the `pixi-react` repository by making improvements to the type definitions and component structure. They fixed type issues related to `IGraphics` and updated component declarations to include children. The user also addressed a potential crash in `useTick` and provided more informative error messages in the text node rendering process. These changes indicate a focus on improving the library's stability and developer experience.
reactpixirendererreact-fiber
spassvogel/gilles-game
Jul 2019 - Jan 2025
gilles idlegame
Contributions:12 PRs, 447 pushes, 7 branches in 5 years 6 months
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