Thomas Heyenbrock

Hello Internet! My name is Thomas and I am many things. My current profession is Software Engineering, and I have a lot of other interests, skills, and experiences.

I graduated in Mathematics, played the piano for over 20 years, built my own electric guitar, crossed the alps from north to south by bike twice, and I train skiing instructors.

If you want to reach me, you can find me on some social networks like LinkedIn or X.

Blog

I try to write about things that I find interesting and where I can contribute meaningful thoughts. Here are my latest three blog posts.

1. If you want something, ask for it (2024-11-15)
2. The Journey to GraphiQL v2: The Next Generation of GraphQL IDEs (2024-05-21)
3. What I learned from reading the GraphQL Spec (2022-01-04)

Talks

I have been a speaker at numerous tech conferences and meetups. Here are the latest three talks I've given, including a link to a recording (if exists).

1. The new GraphiQL and the Future of Open GraphQL IDEs - GraphQL Conf (2023-09-20)
2. The new GraphiQL: Next-level customizability - GraphQL Galaxy (2022-12-08)
3. The future of GraphQL IDEs - GraphQL Conf (2022-09-29)

About this website

You might have noticed that this website looks quite plain. That's because it is, intentionally.

I do know how to use the most performant frameworks and the most slick style libraries and the funkiest fonts. But would it really make this website so much better?

The simple purpose of this website to show text and link to external platforms. Just HTML with a tiny bit of CSS does that perfectly.

I'd rather use the time for something more impactful. Simplicity for the win.