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  • Mock Final Class And Final Method With Mockito

    By |Published On: 23 November 2023|Categories: JAVA|
  • Graph Database - Webinar Data Blog

    Unlock Your Data Possibilities with Graph Databases

    By |Published On: 13 November 2023|Categories: Data|

  • That’s how I became a Java Champion, and that’s how you can become one too

    By |Published On: 11 October 2023|Categories: Career|

  • The Architect View-Master: embracing the business

    By |Published On: 13 June 2023|Categories: Security|

  • DevOps: The formula for success

    By |Published On: 10 June 2023|Categories: Agile, Devops|
  • Team Rockstars IT ondersteunt u graag met de kostenbesparing in de cloud

    successful to the cloud? Level up!

    By |Published On: 08 June 2023|Categories: Cloud|
  • Team Rockstars IT ondersteunt met zijn programmeurs Flutter

    Flutter: Save on development costs with solid cross-platform outcome

    By |Published On: 08 June 2023|Categories: Mobile|
  • Critical Vulnerability in Log4J

    Critical Vulnerability in Log4J

    By |Published On: 08 June 2023|Categories: Security|

  • An Introduction to Modern Cyber Defense

    By |Published On: 06 June 2023|Categories: Security|

  • 5 Ways To Keep Up As A Software Engineer

    By |Published On: 01 June 2023|Categories: Career|

  • 6 Habits of Successful Software Developers

    By |Published On: 02 May 2023|Categories: Career, Culture|

  • WATERNET: CUSTOM SOCIAL PLATFORM

    By |Published On: 30 April 2023|Categories: Microsoft|
  • blog-cloud

    CLOUD-READY VS CLOUD-NATIVE

    By |Published On: 30 April 2023|Categories: Cloud|
  • CTO Koen Aerts met Java Champion Edwin Derks tijdens het JAVA event van het jaar.

    Career stress! Manager, architect or developer?

    By |Published On: 30 April 2023|Categories: Career|
  • Team Rockstars IT helpt uw organisatie om kosten te besparen in de cloud.

    The real cost savings in the cloud

    By |Published On: 08 April 2023|Categories: Cloud|

  • 8 tips for a successful salary interview

    By |Published On: 16 January 2023|Categories: Culture|
  • created an article using AI

    I created an article using AI and took credit. What now?

    By |Published On: 14 December 2022|Categories: AI|

  • The Architect View-Master

    By |Published On: 07 December 2022|Categories: Architecture|
  • How do you become a solution architect at Team Rockstars IT

    So you want to be a solution architect?

    By |Published On: 09 November 2022|Categories: AI, Architecture, Career|

  • Developers with a Hacker Mindset

    By |Published On: 11 October 2022|Categories: Devops|

  • A monolith? No, we don’t have that anymore!

    By |Published On: 09 September 2022|Categories: Devops, Microservices|
  • Benieuwd wat jij kan verdienen als developer? Doe de salarischeck

    Last year I made €100k, and I’m proud of it

    By |Published On: 04 May 2022|Categories: Career|

  • Critical vulnerability in Spring

    By |Published On: 31 March 2022|Categories: Security|

  • Chaos engineering with Simmy & Polly

    By |Published On: 09 February 2022|Categories: Automated Testing, Devops|

  • FROM MANUAL TO AUTOMATIC: THE CI/CD PIPELINE

    By |Published On: 23 December 2021|Categories: Devops|

  • Testing in the pipeline

    By |Published On: 14 December 2021|Categories: Automated Testing|

  • Private in the Azure public Cloud

    By |Published On: 02 June 2021|Categories: Cloud|
  • Project-RoutIT-Internationalisatie-600x315

    RoutIT: Internationalization

    By |Published On: 29 November 2020|Categories: Cloud|

  • ABN Amro: ISER

    By |Published On: 29 November 2020|Categories: .NET|

  • Headfirst:Select

    By |Published On: 29 November 2020|Categories: Cloud|
  • Motiv en Team Rockstars IT werken samen aan het verbeteren van de security

    Motiv: Cyber Security

    By |Published On: 29 November 2020|Categories: .NET, Security|

  • Anycoin Direct: Cryptocurrency

    By |Published On: 29 November 2020|Categories: Cloud, Front-end|

  • Bol.com: Retail Tooling

    By |Published On: 29 November 2020|Categories: JAVA|
  • KPN werkt samen met Team Rockstars IT aan een app voor glasvezel

    KPN CO: Mobile Apps

    By |Published On: 29 November 2020|Categories: JAVA, Mobile|

  • TELE2: Microservices

    By |Published On: 29 November 2020|Categories: JAVA, Microservices|

  • DearNova: Site Migration

    By |Published On: 29 November 2020|Categories: .NET|

  • Qcast: Network Application

    By |Published On: 29 November 2020|Categories: JAVA|

  • Motiv: mSafe Connect Outlook Plugin

    By |Published On: 29 November 2020|Categories: Microsoft|

  • Chamber of Commerce: SIA

    By |Published On: 29 November 2020|Categories: .NET|

  • Sigmax: Cutting team NS

    By |Published On: 29 November 2020|Categories: .NET, Cloud, Microsoft|

  • TomTom: Online Search

    By |Published On: 29 November 2020|Categories: .NET, AWS, JAVA|

  • ITPartner: Team Masterplan

    By |Published On: 29 November 2020|Categories: .NET|

  • AkzoNobel: MixMan III

    By |Published On: 29 November 2020|Categories: .NET, Microsoft|

  • Technolution: MobiMaestro

    By |Published On: 29 November 2020|Categories: JAVA|

  • Backbase: digital banking services

    By |Published On: 29 November 2020|Categories: Front-end, JAVA|

  • CZ: My CZ Business

    By |Published On: 29 November 2020|Categories: Automated Testing|

  • Land register: GRID-ETL

    By |Published On: 29 November 2020|Categories: AI, JAVA|

  • De Haan: OneP

    By |Published On: 29 November 2020|Categories: Cloud|
  • VERSIMPEL HET GEBRUIK VAN JE VM-APPLICATIES MET DOCKER IN AZURE CONTAINER INSTANCES

    Simplify the use of your vm applications with docker in azure container instances

    By |Published On: 10 November 2020|Categories: Microsoft|

  • MONITOR RESIDENTIAL CLIMATE QUALITY WITH A RASPBERRY PI

    By |Published On: 10 November 2020|Categories: JAVA|
  • Blog lazy loading - angular

    Lazy loading with angular

    By |Published On: 10 November 2020|Categories: Front-end, Mobile|

  • Cloud center of excellence (CCOE)

    By |Published On: 10 November 2020|Categories: Cloud, Devops|

  • Midlance, 70/30 and secondment: the differences

    By |Published On: 22 February 2020|Categories: Career, Culture, DNA|

reference cases

Success stories from our collaboration with clients and partners. Read about their challenges and related solutions and results.

  • Reference case Korsit

    Raging app for digital gift cards.

  • Architectuur scan bij Entreo door Team Rockstars IT

    Solid foundation for athletic startup.

  • Korsit en Team Rockstars IT werken samen aan het moderniseren van hun systeem.

    Insights for design IT architecture.

  • Roc Mondriaan werkt samen met Team Rockstars IT aan een hulpsysteem voor studenten

    Scalable help platform for students.

  • Logiqs - werken in de cloud

    Working more securely in the cloud.

  • Cost savings in today’s cloud.

  • Sam - Smart Asset Management

    Is the SAM application ready for growth?

  • Zwijsen en Team Rockstars IT werken aan digitaal lesmateriaal

    Together, we bring education to life with digital methods.

  • Marel en Team Rockstars IT werken samen aan het verbeteren van hun IT-vraagstukken

    From chicken to fillet: the software behind the meat industry

  • Volkerwessels - van spaghetti naar architectuur in de cloud

    From spaghetti to architecture blueprint.

  • Pinch en Team Rockstars IT werken samen aan het verbeteren van hun dienst.

    When the mobile apps don’t catch on.

  • Team Rockstars IT en Hyrde werken samen aan de it-oplossing

    Faster, better and more predictable: IT is helping Hyrde grow.

  • Team Rockstars IT en Degiro werken samen aan schaalbaarheid & flexibiliteit van hun it-landschap

    Scalability & Stabilization.

  • Logiqs en Team Rockstars IT werken samen aan de IT-oplossingen

    Robotization of warehouses

  • Anycoin Direct en Team Rockstars IT werken samen aan een nieuw platform

    Innovate and scale up.

  • Sanoma werkt samen met Team Rockstars IT aan Bingel

    AWS Cloud Solution.

  • APS group en Team Rockstars IT werken samen aan hun it-vraagstuk

    Automation of marketing campaigns

  • Caple en Team Rockstars IT werken samen aan IT-oplossingen

    Migration to AWS.

  • Codeshark en Team Rockstars IT werken samen aan It-oplossingen

    Microservices for innovation as a scale-up.

  • Pdok en Team Rockstars IT werken samen aan hun it-oplossing

    Futureproof request platform.

  • Besi en Team Rockstars IT werken samen aan de It-oplossing

    Drilling new segments.

  • Plan a partnership

  • Codeshark en Team Rockstars IT werken samen aan It-oplossingen

    Clout and flexibility

tech podcasts

A 5-part interview series focusing on the technology and experience of 5 IT Rockstars. Our company’s house coaches thought it would be a good idea to pass the interview baton to someone who has a lot of knowledge in technology. None other than our own Pascal Quist is hosting this show!

#1 Guido Schippers

This .NET and Xamarin fan talks about his passion for technical philosophy, VR and the dream of one day being that guy who builds the Matrix.

#2 nadine wolff

This woman loves the direct feedback hardware gives her and prefers to go through all the layers.
In her career, she has looked very closely at experts around her, poured her own sauce over them and now takes the lead herself, mentoring juniors and students. In this podcast, she shares her vision, her secret to success in posting, and tips on how to stay current in your profession!

#3 vincent hendriks

Not going straight in with a straight leg, listening first, asking questions and trying to understand where the client’s desired IT solution is coming from. This is what it takes to ensure good cooperation and the best solution according to Vincent. That this is a true senior developer in many areas soon became clear. Vincent shares with us his vision of the field, tells us what he thinks can be done differently and sprinkles in tips for growing on knowledge and making an impact with clients.

#4 duco fronik

Duco is secretly a real daredevil when it comes to deploying state-of-the-art techniques. He creates his own playing field and he learns by just going out and doing it! His golden tip? Find something related to the real world and see how you can apply it there. That makes it so much more awesome!
In this talk, Duco opens up about front-end monstrosities, dead frameworks, contemporary technology, hobby projects, what can go in the trash, making social impact trends, predictions and much more. This is another high-level technical talk that takes you fully into the fast-paced and dynamic world of front-end!

#5 ivar lugtenburg

With the Nintendo as a trigger and his older brother as an example, Ivar dove into the world of IT. He chose the path of Java, now fulfills a lead role and wants to learn more about it every day. So how and from whom does he learn, and how does he ensure the best solution with the client when he disagrees on what the right approach is? In this final episode, Ivar answers and shares why he is a fan of Clean Code and Venkat Subramaniam.
Ivar talks about his experience in the IT landscape and shares his vision with us. Not coming in somewhere and immediately spreading your knowledge but first engaging in conversation, listening carefully and being able to offer a different technical perspective from there. Listen to the entire episode for even more inspiration and fun if you post a comment!

rock your career podcasts

#1 Koen Aerts

Koen Aerts: from sweeping paving stones on Saturdays, to software developer, to manager and then to full-fledged CTO. Koen knows what hard work is and is happy to share his knowledge and insights with you in this episode.

‘Organize your own discomfort’. This motto has helped Koen grow as a person. Koen is a man with a mission. Inside and outside the Rockstar walls, he strives to make an impact. He goes on to talk about why he made the move to CTO, who he learned what hard work is from and how his inspiration Michael Jordan helped him do it.

#2 Sven masters

In this podcast, our always cheerful and commercial Sven gives you a personal insight into his challenges and explains how to engage candidates as a recruiter. An episode in which he inspires you with his story about dealing with pressure, searching for “authenticity,” celebrating successes and building real Brabant ties both work and private.

#3 amy rich

As the only woman on a multicultural men’s team where “mansplaining” is a common phenomenon, you have to be strong. She is a strong advocate for more women in engineering. What started with playing games and a fascination with robots has led to a wonderful career as a programmer where Amy is right at home.

#4 Yannick van der Wende

From burnout to living the dream, as well as thriving in the “boring corporate world. Yannick takes you on his workation adventure in the middle of the mountains of Tyrol. Where he was not only able to practice his greatest hobby Snowboarding unlimited, but also developed himself socially. Also in the spotlight this episode: the importance of saying “no” and listening to your feelings.

#5 rami shokir

As a Full-Stack developer, this man possesses a wide range of IT knowledge that he enjoys using to help and guide people. After all, he considers himself a generalist and bridge builder in the field. He feels like a fish out of water when he gets to work in a team, a real team player in other words. His past in the sports world contributed to this.

#6 anja van hagen

Front-end Angular developer Anja van Hagen on the difference between burnout and boreout and her big dream of living minimalist in a Tiny House. From starting her IT career in the marketing industry to full-fledged Rockstar on project at Dutch Railways. This feisty lady knows what she’s talking about and gives practical and social advice to you in this podcast.

#7 mitchel nijdam

With 4 years of experience in the coaching branch of software consulting, Mitchell has not been idle. This software developer and Java Tribe lead is not afraid to step out of his comfort zone and is committed to developing personally and professionally. In this podcast, he shares his story about workplace happiness, why saying no gives you time and space and the importance of appreciation in the workplace.

#8 kevin jetten

‘If you shoot for the moon, even if you miss, you’ll be with the stars’. With this motto, Kevin does not shy away from any challenge. His ambition to be a “sincere expert” can be seen in the fact that he works on his personal development by attending various training courses. He may be a junior developer, but there is no shortage of wise and inspiring words from this young man!

tech video playlists

software engineering tech talks

In Tech Talks, we ask thought leaders about their tribe (Microsoft, Java, Front-end & Mobile, Cloud & DevOps, Test automation and Agile). With them, we talk about testing, developing and implementing applications. Our tech expert Marco Kuiper hosts this series.

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cloud engineering tech talks

Increase the flexibility and scalability of your IT infrastructure with help from the best cloud engineers and save costs. In this youtube playlist, we zoom in on customer-specific issues, migration strategies and our thought-leaders share their knowledge in cloud engineering.

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data engineering tech talks

Leverage the full potential of your business data. In this playlist, listen to our top data engineers transform raw data into structured, actionable data that can be used for analysis and insight. Host Bart Nijskens asks them their questions.

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it culture

In our IT Culture series, we show in several videos how we treat our IT workers like rockstars and what fun events we organize for them. Also, among other things, our founder talks about how you as an employer can ensure that IT workers are happy employees.

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leadership q&A

In this youtube series, we engage with several CTOs, CEOs, CFOs and CIOs from top brands such as Bol.com, Picnic and DEGIRO. They tell us the importance of the IT team and developers to their business. Our CTO Koen Aerts hosts this series.

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women in tech

In this youtube series, we talk to women and men about the stigma that IT is a male-dominated world. It is time to change this. The balance between male and female developers is completely out of balance. That is why we are joining hands and trying to make the IT world more attractive to women so that even more women can say, “I’m an IT Rockstar!”

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thought leadership program

At Team Rockstars IT, we believe in lifelong learning. Part of this is for some engineers to become an influential speaker/guru within their field. Especially for these ambitious developers, we have developed the Special Agents program. In other words, a thought leadership program.

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