Anique van Berne

Python Software Engineer

Anique van Berne-Bakker

Hi, I’m Anique.

I like building things, understanding how they work, and figuring out what’s going wrong when they don’t behave as they should. Sometimes that means starting from scratch; sometimes it means tracing a problem through something that already exists until I can fix it.

That tendency isn’t limited to software, but programming is where I get to spend much of my working time doing it. I work mainly in Python. I enjoy the whole process: working out what something is supposed to do, understanding what is actually happening, and shaping or repairing it until the two line up. I like leaving things in a state that still makes sense later; to create software that does what we expect of it, keeps doing what we expect as it evolves, and is understandable enough that the next change doesn’t have to begin with archaeology.

The projects below are a few examples of the kinds of problems and projects I enjoy working on.

Illustrative reconstruction of a dark terminal showing CertAdmin commands for listing, enrolling, and revoking client certificates, surrounded by subtle certificate and security symbols.
  • CLI
  • PKI
  • OpenSSL
  • Automated Testing
  • Static Typing
  • CI
  • AI-assisted Development

CertAdmin

A Python CLI that turns infrequent, error-prone OpenSSL client-certificate administration into explicit, repeatable workflows for a home-lab PKI. It handles enrolment, temporary PKCS#12 exposure, revocation and CRL regeneration while keeping OpenSSL as the source of truth. It is also my first project in which GenAI evolved from an occasional source of technical advice into an increasingly agentic software-development assistant.

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Hearthside cognitive support logo: three orange outline flames within a cream hearth arch.
  • Django
  • PostgreSQL
  • Modular Architecture
  • Automated Testing
  • Static Typing

Hearthside

A self-hosted personal and household assistant I am building in Python and Django to bring practical support tools together in one configurable platform. Hearthside is designed around modular applications, shared platform capabilities, explicit system behaviour, and maintainable engineering practices. The project is in active development, with the shared foundation currently being built before the first household applications are added.

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Dark Linux terminal showing the Cycle command-line utility recording a cycle start, reporting the current cycle day, and planning the next expected cycle.
  • CLI design
  • Linux
  • External configuration
  • Input validation
  • Local-first

Cycle

A small Python command-line utility I built in 2022 for private, keyboard-first menstrual cycle tracking. It stores cycle starts locally, reports the current cycle day, and estimates the next start from a configurable average cycle length. I made it available as a regular Linux terminal command for everyday use.

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