AuDHD, ADHD, autism, productivity, automation

Working with an AuDHD brain: why I automate everything

I have AuDHD — the combination of autism and ADHD. Specifically ADHD-PI: the inattentive variant, without the hyperactivity most people associate with ADHD. This isn’t an excuse. It’s context. Because the way I work — the obsession with automation, the preference for async communication, the hours I invest in tooling — doesn’t come out of nowhere. It’s the result of years of experimenting with what works for a brain that isn’t built for the standard office world. ...

December 27, 2025 · 5 min read · Tom Meurs
Automated semantic versioning pipeline

Automating Semantic Versioning with GitLab CI

Version numbers shouldn’t be a decision. They should be a consequence of the changes you made. Semantic versioning (semver) has clear rules: MAJOR: Breaking changes MINOR: New features, backwards compatible PATCH: Bug fixes, backwards compatible But manually deciding “is this a minor or patch?” is error-prone and inconsistent. Let’s automate it. The Core Idea: Conventional Commits The magic ingredient is conventional commits — a standardized commit message format that tells tooling what kind of change you made. ...

May 27, 2025 · 5 min read · Tom Meurs