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Brecht De Ruyte - software engineer | utilitybend

Hi, I'm Brecht De Ruyte

Self-taught software engineer and Google Developer Expert from Belgium. After more than a decade in tech, I blog about HTML, CSS and JS with an eye on accessibility and UX.

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    Photography hobby corner

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    Steep Madeira cliffside dropping to a pebble beach, with a narrow path, a few small houses and bright turquoise Atlantic water
    Straight road crossing a green Madeiran highland plateau with a row of white wind turbines along the ridge
    Gnarled laurel trees standing in thick fog on a grassy hillside in Fanal Forest, Madeira
    White chapel tower topped with a cross on a forest-covered Madeiran hilltop under a heavy grey sky
    Close-up of a teal-green Madeiran lizard resting on a rock, its head emerging from the shade of a boulder
    A person with a backpack walking down a brick-paved Amsterdam street, with classic tall Dutch buildings, overhead tram cables, and bicycles in the background under a cloudy sky
    A striking black corner building in Amsterdam with an outdoor staircase, next to a sunlit tree-lined canal with a couple of people walking in the dappled sunlight
    Historic Prague buildings in warm tones framing a vivid blue sky from a low-angle street view
    Panoramic view of the Vltava River in Prague with bridges, boats, and historic skyline under clear skies
    Prague riverside street with old architecture, tram tracks, and a stone tower beside the water
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