Paratroopers – Innovate with Simplicity

Innovate.with.simplicity

We are a Dutch development team based in Haarlem. Thanks to more than 15 years of experience in modern web technologies, we know how we can challenge an organization to innovate. We do this by giving honest advice, thinking along with you and offering customized solutions.

Pragmatic.programmers

At Paratroopers we consider ourselves pragmatic programmers. This means we are quick to embrace new ideas and readily adapt. With curiosity, realism, and critical thinking as our guiding principles, we strive to become versatile experts. A paratroopers is a “Jack of all trades”, and master of one. For our clients, this entails an agile way of operating, providing prompt and iterative solutions. By taking swift action, developing prototypes, and addressing challenges early on, we ensure an efficient process.

We.offer:

Software ();

E-commerce & Webshops
Websites, WordPress
Webapps, NextJS
Custom platforms (E-learning, Taxes, Medical, Business Calculators)

Design ();

Visual design
Branding
UX Design

Consulting ();

IT Development, coaching
Business software
Planning, projections, roadmaps, #NoEstimates
Infrastructure

how.we.work

.ExtremeProgramming

All Paratroopers software is created using "XP"

.XP?

We apply Extreme Programming to our software development workflow to enhance collaboration, improve code quality, and deliver reliable software efficiently. Here is what we implement in practice:

Pair Programming: ✅
Test-Driven Development (TDD): 🔄*
Continuous Integration: 🔴🟢
Small Releases/incremental improvements: ✅
Customer Collaboration:
Your feedback directly influences our development priorities and ensures we are building software that aligns with *the requirements.
Sustainable Pace:
We maintain high productivity and morale among our team members.
Refactoring:
We regularly improve the code’s structure and readability without changing its behavior. So it remains maintainable.
Collective Code Ownership:
Everyone on our team can work on any part of the codebase. This encourages responsibility and prevents bottlenecks, as knowledge and expertise are shared across the team.

By adhering to these practices, Paratroopers ensures the delivery of high-quality software that meets customer needs while maintaining a healthy and collaborative work environment for our team.

“The only way to go fast is to go well.”

— Uncle Bob (Robert C. Martin)

“Every piece of knowledge must have a single, unambiguous, authoritative representation within a system.”

— Dave Thomas from The Pragmatic Programmer

“Consider ‘merge collaboration’ instead of ‘merge conflict’—it highlights the teamwork in resolving code differences for better solutions.”

— ChatGPT

“Hypermedia is the fundamental pattern of the web.”

— Carson Gross, the creator of HTMX

“Controlling complexity is the essence of computer programming.”

— Brian Kernighan

“Code should be easy to delete, not easy to extend.”

— ThePrimeagen

Meet the team

about.us

Meet.the.team

Paratroopers is not a solo mission, but a team effort. We function as part of a force and are at our best when together. That’s why we don’t work from home, but meet up every weekday in our office in Haarlem. Here we discuss ongoing projects, reflect on new ideas and help each other out.