Jacques Hakvoort · Nedap Retail · 2026-03-27

How I Learned to
Stop Worrying
and Love the Bomb

Act 1 — The Ordinary World

Meet the Reluctant Hero

  • Started 16 years ago
  • Ruby developer @ Staffing Solutions
  • Burnout late 2024
  • Back in 2025, but now at Retail
Act 1 — The Ordinary World

A New Toy

  • Code Completion
  • Mistral Le Chat
  • AI Stop because Burnout
  • Code Completion again
Act 2 — The Shadow of Progress

The trouble with tribbles

  • Money, money, money
  • You will love AI
  • Chet Gippity
  • The Prophet
Act 2 — The Shadow of Progress

When Fear Clouds the Mind

I didn't understand it
→ I feared it
→ I got angry

"Anger leads to hate,
hate leads to suffering."
Act 3 — Rebirth & Revelation

The Oracle

  • My partner
  • My colleagues
  • I learned that:
    → My negative worldview wasn't helping
    → Time for a fresh perspective
Act 3 — Rebirth & Revelation

The Awakening

  • 100% immersion
  • Positive energy
  • Claude Code plugin
  • This presentation

I'd rather understand it
than fear it.

— Jacques Hakvoort, 2026

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