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Discover out Top 10 of Developers in Belgium to Follow on Twitter. If you are a developer from Belgium ; are looking to become one ; or are simply interested in the topic of web and app creation ; here’s a list with the local experts you should be following on Twitter.

In no particular order. Some are self-taught devs sharing their experiences and advice, others are public speakers and minority advocates. All of them are worth your attention.

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Top 10 of Developers in Belgium to Follow on Twitter

1. Eva Dee

@GirlsCodeMK

Eva is an open source and JavaScript expert working as a developer for the video platform VIBBIO. She is an alumna of Rails Girls Summer of Code. A global fellowship program for women and non-binary coders whose aim is to make the open-source community more diverse. Eva also runs a blog, includeJS, where she writes about her journey as a self-taught dev.

2. Pieter Gheysens

@pietergheysens

Pieter is one of the most active members of the Belgian Visual Studio community, leading the country’s 1,200-member-strong user group. Pieter is also a co-founder of Techorama, a deep knowledge IT conference that attracts about 1,700 every year. A certified Visual Studio MVP and Scrum Master, he has a training and consultancy business (Sparkles) focusing on ALM solutions.

3. Louis Hoebregts

@Mamboleoo

Louis is a front-end specialist who describes himself as more of a doctor/physiotherapist of everything front-end. He is one of the organisers of Creative Front-End Belgium, a space for local developers to meet and talk shop. And he’s always working to help the community with his expert insight. He posts regular content on his site mamboleoo and runs a newsletter about SVG.

4. Brenda Michelle

@MichellleBrenda

Although technically from California, Brenda is a Belgium-based front-end developer working towards becoming a full-stack developer. Brenda provides web design services and shares regular tips and tricks to help out other developers. She is also a stay-at-home mom juggling entrepreneurship, learning and motherhood all at the same time. You can check her work and posts here.

5. Jachim Coudenys

@coudenysj

Jachim is a PHP expert working as a developer for Combell. He is a Zend Certified Engineer and conference speaker. He is passionate about helping the developer community, serving as a coach for CodeDojo Belgium and enabling his local PHP user group. You can find out more about his work and views on his site.

6. Freek Van der Herten

@freekmurze

Freek is a Belgian PHP superstar working as a developer and package creator at web-design agency Spatie. In addition to having built and running various well-established web solutions, Freek is an organiser of Full Stack Europe. Full Stack Europe is a yearly conference that caters to the entire development team across stacks. He blogs at Freek.dev.

7. Dries Vints

@driesvints

Dries is a PHP developer working for the Laravel framework, where he maintains the community portal and builds components like the Blade UI Kit. Like Freek, Dries is an organiser of Full Stack Europe, as well as of, Full Stack Belgium. You can follow his work and adventures on his personal site.

8. Bart Reunes

@MetalArend

Bart is a web developer at up-time-as-a service company Nucleus. As a quality assurance engineer, he focuses on developing fool-proof and extendable web applications on- and offline. In this regard, Bart works to help other web devs by maintaining the PHP Quality Assurance and organising the local PHP community. He also volunteers for the Red Cross and CodeDojo Belgium.

9. Pieter Herman

@bepieter

Pieter is a full-stack engineer living in Antwerp. Passionate about new technologies, he has extensive experience managing the complete project lifecycle from requirements gathering through to implementation. His blog posts have been echoed by publications such as Forbes. You can find more about his adventures here.

10. Kenneth Schabrechts

@schabrechtsk

Kenneth is an independent software developer and technical lead at development and consultancy firm Agilix. He is an active member of the Belgian development community. Taking part as a public speaker and regularly posting content on his blog.

Use our template to create a compelling and comprehensive Back-End Developer job description to attract top talent.

Let´s start with a little refresher on the difference between front end from the back end, before explore the role of Back-End Developer.

For example, imagine that you are planning to open a store. Its proper functioning is based on two things: the store itself as a sales space, and the back store, whose activity is essential to run the store. Now imagine that this store is your website. Roughly speaking, the front end is the equivalent of the visible part of your store, while the back end would be the invisible part that fuels the store with stock.

Although the rise of the Full Stack Developer (front + back) is shaking up the traditional role segmentation; the Back-End Developer works mainly on the server side (the back-store); while the Front-End Developer operates on the client side (the store).

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What is the role of the Back-End Developer?

Usually working together with a Technical Project Manager or Tech Lead, the Back-End Developer is in charge of the “invisible” part of an organisation’s web applications. That is everything that enables the communication between database and browser.

Develop and improve technical functionalities

Firstly, the Back-End Developer’s job is to develop and improve the technical functionalities of a web application, working on the architecture of the server, the administration of the database and the communication of the latter with the application.

For example, the Back-End Developer will set up the structure and write the code that will update your information on a site when you submit a registration form. Depending on the context, this work can be done from an already existing framework or CMS/type solution, or from scratch.

Supporting business growth

The Back-End Developer needs to work in conjunction with businesses experts to respond as effectively as possible to business-related issues. But also to ensure the scalability and security of applications so that the business remains operational and can grow.

Required skills to be Back-End Developer

Mastery of programming languages

An adept coder, the Back-End Developer focuses on programming and scripting languages. They must have a good knowledge of how both servers and web browsers work. They must know well the different back-end frameworks (Laravel, Ruby on Rail, J2E, etc.) and, of course, know how to use common programming languages such as PHP, Ruby, Python, .Net, Node.JS, C # or SQL.

With the rise of cloud computing, it is also recommended to know how to set up services such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure or the Google Cloud Platform.

Passion and a decent level of English

This job requires you to be passionate about the work you do, and you must keep an eye out for new technology developments to stay up-to-date with current language standards and their applications. For that, it is advantageous to have a decent level of English, as most of the resources and the performance of tasks are usually in English.

Demonstrate autonomy and rigour

This position demands rigour and autonomy. The Back-End Developer must respect the deadlines and be able to operate independently and with a proactive spirit.

Within the industry

The Back-End Developer is an expert who can be found in digital agencies, medium-sized businesses and large companies. More and more developers are choosing to exercise this function as freelancers for all the advantages offered by this status.

Back-End Developer’s Salary

The average daily rate for a Back-End Developer ranges between €200 and €600.

Training of the Back-End Developer

There are several paths to becoming a Back-End Developer. One option is to start from the bottom with a university degree in computer science or similar. But one can also access the position through a master’s in web development or from an engineering school. Many developers are also self-taught.

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