About me

I'm Manuel van Leeuwen. I'm 21 years old and based in the Netherlands. In my free time, I love playing table tennis, hanging out with friends, and of course coding. Since May this year, I've started with the vocational study Software Developer at Capabel Onderwijs, which I hope to finish by August, 2027.

I started coding in 2020 by creating Discord bots. I had almost no programming experience, and I watched some YouTube videos with explanation. Through building Discord bots, I learned JavaScript, Node.js, and eventually TypeScript. I also dived into the library (Discord.js), and it really helped me to start thinking at code-level. Later, I also created some small Python projects, mainly for school. Recently, I've started learning Laravel through its bootcamp project Chirper. I like it very much as a framework, it has everything you need, almost instantly ready to use. It basically takes away all the painful stuff you needed to go through before when you would set up a website.

With Laravel, I built this portfolio. Isn't it beautiful? Well, that would be because the CSS is mostly written by Copilot. I'm not a fan of designing websites, it takes much time and coding is just way more fun. Nevertheless, I'm still trying to learn it, because it will be useful. I also love to keep learning and exploring new technologies.