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Thoughts on building better.
Stories and tips on nearshoring, building teams and shipping product. Straight from the tre plus team.
Choosing a nearshore partner: 15 questions to ask first
A practical evaluation guide for founders, CTOs and engineering managers comparing nearshore providers. Fifteen questions, what a good answer looks like, what should worry you, and a scorecard to line providers up side by side.
Does AI make nearshore developers obsolete?
AI lowers the value of low-context execution work and raises the value of engineers who can judge output and own production code. We put the research side by side and say what each source does and does not prove.
What does an AI Automation & Data Engineer do?
Integrations, dataflows and recurring manual work: this is the work that gets stuck between systems. What the role does in practice, which tools belong to it, and when you do not need it yet.
What does a developer really cost per month in 2026?
A gross salary is not an employer cost and an hourly rate is not a monthly price. We calculate three models with the official 2026 figures and show where the difference is large and where it almost disappears.
Almost 1,000 open developer vacancies: Dutch market measurement, August 2026
Our own August 2026 market measurement: 957 open developer roles across 385 Dutch companies. Where demand sits, which roles stay open and what these numbers do not say.
What does a software developer cost in the Netherlands in 2026?
A developer costs an employer considerably more than their gross salary. We compare salary, employment costs, recruitment, freelancers and nearshore development.
What does a nearshore developer cost in 2026?
From junior developer to Tech Lead: what does dedicated nearshore development cost in 2026, what is included, and how should you compare rates?
How DutchDrops built a nearshore team that feels like their own
DutchDrops needed Shopware capacity in a market where senior devs are almost impossible to hire. Two developers later, the backlog is under control and the team never had to grow the hard way.
Working with Dutch: a training for our nearshore colleagues in Prishtina
On June 16 we ran a low-key, interactive session in Prishtina, together with Business Match Kosovo, for employees of several of our clients on what it's really like to work with the Dutch.
Nearshore vs offshore development: what actually works for product teams
Communication, timezone, ownership and speed. A practical comparison of nearshore and offshore for teams that build products.
tre plus at Kosovo Business Day 2026 in The Hague
On April 14, tre plus attends Kosovo Business Day in The Hague. A gathering that connects Dutch and Kosovar entrepreneurs around real business opportunities.
What it really means to add a developer to your team
The difference between filling a seat and building real ownership. And why it matters for your product.
How to scale your product team without breaking your engineering culture
From one developer to a full squad: a realistic roadmap for growing your engineering capacity.
Building engineering culture across borders
Practical lessons on communication, feedback and collaboration when Dutch and Kosovar developers work as one engineering team.
Kosovo's technology ecosystem
A practical introduction to Kosovo's technology ecosystem and what it means for European product teams.
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RensFounder of tre plus