Jakob
Kerkhove

Senior Front End Engineerand, on occasion,writer/comedian

Career path

Opinion: How I believe code reviews should be conducted Code reviews: tech companies seem to adore it, but to engineers, it could rather add anxiety or create high levels of friction. As a…
Casually enabling abuse [Disclaimer] I am aware that what I’m writing is public and will be read by my abuser at one point or another. I know there will be a day…
The tale of Jokes and Beers I’ve been organizing and hosting a weekly comedy show in Barcelona for nearly a year now and decided to write a little piece about what…
The bumpy road toward a full-hour comedy show I’ve now performed my solo show “Act Normal” twice here in Barcelona. The show was personal and combined work I had been writing on for…
A Comedy Platform? Why it didn’t work (and probably never will) On Thursday, May 26th, I went on stage screaming and claiming I was going to change the comedy world and even called it a revolution! Last…
Emotional abuse A couple of years ago, I moved to another country and therefore didn’t know anything or anyone around me anymore. Putting myself into such…
How to get a burn-out in 7 days Day 1
How I ended up in Amsterdam As you might have heard in one of my previous stories, I lived in Amsterdam before and I didn’t really like the city. To me, it’s an…
How much JavaScript do you actually need? And what for? Since I’m living in Barcelona, I visit some comedy/storytelling events from time to time. However, I was having some trouble with which…