Osmond van Hemert

Senior Software Engineer — Technical Leadership & Applied AI

I’m Osmond, a senior software engineer based in the Netherlands. My focus is TypeScript/Node.js, reliable backend systems, and practical AI integration. I’m interested in hands-on technical leadership: building software, helping teams make sound decisions, and keeping complexity proportional to the problem. Here I share engineering perspectives across AI, software development, security, and infrastructure.

Recent

Gemini 4 Argon — Long-Running Coding Agents Need Control

14 October 2026·1600 words·8 mins

Category: AI Category: Development #LLM

Gemini 4 Argon extends long-running coding workflows—but continuation, independent checks, and human review matter more than token capacity.

Bun 1.4.3 — Native Type Checking Before Tests and Builds

11 October 2026·1423 words·7 mins

Category: Development #TypeScript #JavaScript #Testing

Bun 1.4.3 adds native TypeScript checking. Learn how to gate tests and builds, compare diagnostics, and migrate CI without dropping declaration output.

Together Link — Open Models in Your Existing Coding Agent

6 October 2026·1417 words·7 mins

Category: AI Category: Development #LLM

Together Link connects coding agents to hosted open models. Learn how to trial it safely, check routing, and measure cost per accepted change.

Cloudflare Traces — Follow a Request From Edge to Origin

3 October 2026·915 words·5 mins

Category: Infrastructure #Cloud #DevOps #Cybersecurity

Cloudflare Traces reveals where requests are blocked or delayed across rules, cache, Workers, and origin—without confusing edge time with app time.

Vinext 1.0 — Can Vite Free Next.js From Its Build Tool?

29 September 2026·881 words·5 mins

Category: Development #JavaScript #Cloud

Vinext 1.0 moves Next.js apps onto Vite with broader router support and cache warming—test compatibility before treating portability as a drop-in guarantee.

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