Vincent Stollenwerk

Welcome!

I'm Vincent, a computer science student and musician from Germany. If you'd like to find out more about me, please take a look at my social media.

About me

My name is Vincent Stollenwerk and I'm currently doing my masters degree in Computer Science at RWTH Aachen. Besides my studies, I have interned at Amazon Web Services (AWS) and worked as a software developer at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz for two years. In general, I'm a highly curious person and always eager to learn. I love to learn about new technologies and try them out in my side projects.

Music

In my free time, I love to play and listen to music. For as long as I remember, I've been studying to play the piano at the Peter-Cornelius-Konservatorium Mainz (PCK). The PCK is also where I was learning the tuba, which I started at the age of 10. For me, the rather orchestral and social way I play the tuba, and the comparatively soloistic nature of the piano, complement each other perfectly.

Currently, I'm part of the Landesjugendorchester Saar, the Bläserphilharmonie Aachen, the Collegium Musicum Aachen, and my brass quintet MainzlBrass. Additionally, I have played in the University Orchestra of TU Darmstadt, various youth orchestras, took part in two productions of the Staatstheater Mainz and played for AIDA cruises.

If you are interested in my playing or have any other questions, always feel free to contact me.

Latest Blog Posts

My Guide to Applying for Junior Software Engineering Roles

I've thought a lot about job applications. In this post, I explain everything I think about while applying to jobs, ranging from strategic considerations to how I write my resume.

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How to Setup Dynamic Metadata and Layouts for MDX Frontmatter

Frontmatter is a nice way to store metadata in Markdown files, however accessing the metadata using @next/mdx can be tricky. In this post, I explain how you can access the frontmatter from your layouts and generate dynamic metadata from it.

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My SDE Internship Experience at Amazon Web Services (AWS)

In this post, I look back at my 5-month internship at Amazon Web Services (AWS). I explain the structure of the internship, reflect on the things that stood out to me and discuss what I've learned.

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How to Sync Logseq Between iOS and PC Without iCloud Drive

I love using Logseq to take notes. However, the native sync feature is not generally available yet. In this post, I explain how I sync my notes between my PC and my iPad using Git.

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Writing Pause, Bachelor Thesis and Future Plans

I haven't posted for a while. In this post, I share a personal update of what I've been up to and what my future plans are.

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Why Using Gmail for My Contact Form Wasn't a Good Idea

I've implemented the contact form of a friend's website using Gmail's SMTP. However, due to Google's security measures, the SMTP access was blocked after a few weeks. In this post, I explain what went wrong and what I've learned from it.

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The Setup and Technologies Behind This Website

In this article, I provide you with an overview of the technologies I use for this website. This includes Vue.js, Tailwind CSS, Gridsome, Plausible Analytics and Firebase Hosting.

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Hello World!

A short welcome to my visitors and my plans for this website.

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