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Genk, Limburg · One developer, stated plainly
One person is
One person is
a single point of failure.
Most one-person consultancies write as though they were a team. This one will not. You get the documentation as we go, every account in your own name, code in escrow if you want it, and a named substitute for longer work.
- 2021trading since
- Genkbased in
- Escrowavailable
- Docsas we go
What we do
Four services, and an exit that works
Documentation delivered as we go, accounts in your name, and a substitute named for longer engagements.
Custom software development
Building the application or tool a business needs, with documentation delivered alongside it.
See the programSystems integration and automation
Connecting systems that do not talk to each other, and automating the work in between.
See the programTechnical second opinions
Reviewing a codebase, a quotation or a supplier's proposal before money is committed.
See the programContinuity and handover
Documentation, escrow, access and a named substitute, so you are never dependent on one person.
See the program
How it works
How we work
A written scope with deliverables rather than instructions, documentation delivered as the work proceeds, accounts held in your name, and a named substitute for anything long enough to matter.
Written scope
Deliverables, dates, fees, exclusions and who owns what.
Built and documented
In increments you can see, documented as we go.
Handover and continuity
Access, documentation, and escrow if you want it.
Working together
Ways to work with us
Quoted per project or per review. Source code escrow is arranged with a third party and charged at cost.
A defined project
A scope, a deliverable and a date.
- Scope written before starting
- Documentation with each milestone
- Accounts in your name
- Rights recorded in writing
- Fixed fee agreed
Ongoing work
Continuing development and support, on a written basis.
- Deliverables, not instructed hours
- Named substitute contractor
- Source code escrow available
- GDPR Article 28 agreement
- Reviewed each quarter
What we will not do
Said plainly, because it protects you too.
- No fixed hours under supervision
- No exclusivity arrangements
- No guarantee of invulnerability
- No uptime without a written SLA
- No legal or tax advice
Every engagement is quoted after a free consultation. No subscription.
How we work
A one-person company that does not pretend otherwise
KRISDEVS is a company incorporated under Belgian law, registered with the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises under enterprise number 0778.905.149, based in Genk in Limburg and trading since December 2021. The work is software development, systems integration and IT consultancy, and it is carried out by one person.
That last fact is a risk and it belongs on the front page rather than in a footnote. So four things are agreed in writing at the start: documentation is delivered as the work proceeds and not promised for the end, every hosting account, domain and repository is registered in your name with you holding administrative access, source code and build instructions can be deposited with a third party at your request, and for longer engagements a named substitute contractor is identified. Separately, engagements are structured around deliverables rather than instructed hours, because an arrangement with fixed hours, direct supervision and exclusivity can be reclassified as employment under Belgian law — and the arrears of social security contributions that follow can be claimed from the client, not only from the contractor.
Frequently asked
The questions we get most
You are one person. What happens if you are ill or stop?
A fair question and the reason that is on the home page. You hold administrative access to every account, domain and repository because they are registered in your name, not ours. Documentation is delivered as the work proceeds. Source code and build instructions can be placed in escrow with a third party. And for longer engagements we name a substitute contractor in advance. None of that eliminates the risk, but it means your system does not stop being yours.
Why do you refuse fixed hours and supervision?
Because of how Belgian law treats the nature of a working relationship. An engagement presented as self-employment can be reclassified as employment where the reality shows subordination: set hours, direct instruction, integration into a hierarchy, exclusivity. Reclassification brings arrears of social security contributions, and they can be claimed from the client as well as from the contractor. Working to a defined scope protects both of us.
What is source code escrow and do I need it?
It means depositing the source code and build instructions with an independent third party, who releases them to you if agreed conditions occur, such as the supplier ceasing to trade. For a system your business genuinely depends on, it is worth the modest annual cost. For a small internal tool, probably not. We will tell you which we think it is.
Why insist the accounts are in my name?
Because an account in a supplier's name is leverage, whether or not it was intended as such. Hosting, domains, repositories and third-party services should be registered to you with you holding admin access, so that ending the relationship is an administrative matter rather than a negotiation. We would rather you stayed because the work is good.
Can you guarantee the system will be secure?
No, and treat any supplier who says yes with suspicion. We apply proportionate measures, keep things patched, and report any incident we become aware of without delay. A guarantee of invulnerability is not a thing that exists, and promising one discourages the precautions that are properly yours.
Will you tell me if I should not build something?
Yes, and it happens reasonably often. Existing software frequently covers a need better and more cheaply than something written from scratch, and a process is sometimes better removed than automated. Saying so costs us a project and saves you more than the project was worth.
Got something to build, or a supplier to check?
A free first conversation, with no obligation, to work out whether we are the right fit.