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Daan Hoekstra

I write about building with AI and navigating fintech as a developer. Most of my work lives in the gap between what the docs say and what actually happens in production. Currently exploring ways to turn that into something people will pay for.


Articles

Writing on enterprise software, legacy systems, and the hidden logic that runs the world's most critical infrastructure.

  1. The Code Didn't Break. The Assumptions Did.theimpactanalysis.hashnode.dev
  2. The Systems That Outlive Their Creatorshackernoon.com

Recent activity

May 29, 2026created a post
Mandated Tech Upgrades Are the Best Market Signal. RFID, DPP, and the Quiet Deadline Every Product Founder Should Know
May 25, 2026created a post
Resilience Is a Feature. Why the Best Dev Teams Are Building for Compliance from Day One.
May 22, 2026commented on a post
No one wants you to know about this in Outreach...
May 21, 2026created a post
Looking to Review Dev & Fintech Projects
May 21, 2026commented on a post
No one wants you to know about this in Outreach...
May 20, 2026created a post
How to Map Dependencies in a Legacy Codebase Before You Touch Anything
May 13, 2026created a post
What I wish I knew before building an API-first product
May 8, 2026commented on a post
We serve where no one else does.
May 8, 2026commented on a post
Your MRR isn't just churning. It's bleeding.
May 8, 2026commented on a post
What I learned after launching our $3.99 Hermes hosting

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