BeatleTech is now stevens.dev
Monday, 16 February 2026.
After 15 years, BeatleTech has a new home: stevens.dev.
What started as a simple blog in December 2010 has now grown into something that better reflects where I am today. The old Jekyll site served me well, but it was time for a fresh start with a modern stack and a cleaner identity.
Why the move?
I wanted a site that feels modern and fast. The old site was showing its age, and I had been itching to rebuild from scratch using a stack I actually enjoy working with day-to-day. I also like to use my actual (family) name instead of BeatleTech, which was more related to a nickname I received as a kid.
The new stack
The new site is built with Next.js, giving it a modern, responsive feel with fast page loads and smooth transitions. The dark design with the swirling generative background felt like the right aesthetic for a Fractional CTO & AI Engineer in 2026.
Hosted entirely in Europe
One thing I care about is keeping things close to home. The entire setup runs in Europe:
- Hosting: Deployed to a Hetzner VM in Germany: Reliable, fast, and no data leaving the continent
- Domain: Registered at a Dutch registrar
- Email: coen@stevens.dev via ProtonMail (Switzerland)
No US cloud dependencies for the personal site. It felt right to keep it all on this side of the Atlantic.
Built on a Sunday afternoon
The best part? I built this together with my oldest son on a Sunday afternoon, which turned into a Sunday evening, which turned into a Sunday late-night session. Crazy what you can now build in a single day when you work together with Claude Code (and yes, it is just a static landing page, but still).
What happens to BeatleTech?
BeatleTech isn’t going away entirely. This site will stay online as an archive, and you can see the banner at the top pointing you to stevens.dev. All the old blog posts and content remain here. But all new content and updates will live at the new address.
If you want to get in touch, reach me at coen@stevens.dev.
See you at stevens.dev.