Hello

I'm Rik Voorhaar, a father and software developer currently living in Copenhagen. This is my personal page and blog, I hope you like it.

Check out my CV / resume page if you want to know what I do for a living.
On a personal level here are some of my hobbies:

Reading I read almost everyday. Mostly sci-fi and fantasy novels, but also many other books. You can find an up-to-date list of all the books I've been reading on Goodreads.

Cooking I'm an enthusiastic home cook, and I'm never too tired to cook a nice meal. I don't really stick to any particular cuisine, and I love experimenting with new recipes.

Music I've had a passion for music for a long time. I am always on the hunt for new albums, and I don't stick to any particular genre. I keep track of the albums I like on Rate Your Music, and I have been logging all the music I've been listening to on Last.fm since 2010. I also play guitar (sometimes).

Coding I like to code in my free time, usually as part of a deep-dive in a topic I want to learn more about. If what I learned is interesting, I usually write a blog post about it.

Gaming I have always enjoyed gaming in my free time, even though nowadays it's hard to find the time. My favorite genres are open-world RPGs, sandbox and survivalcraft games. I also enjoy replaying games from my youth, and I really enjoy staying up to date with the speedrunning community around games I like.

I made this website from scratch using Astro and Tailwind 4. The blog posts are written in markdown and rendered using MDX. This website is hosted on Cloudflare Pages. You can find the source code for this website here.