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Tim Neutkens

Tim Neutkens is a software engineer from the Netherlands who works at Vercel; he is one of the main authors of the open-source React framework Next.js and describes himself as a co-author of MDX.

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February 5, 2018Co-Authoring the Next.js 5 Release

On February 5, 2018, he and Arunoda Susiripala co-authored the announcement of Next.js 5, a release that made webpack work for both server and client code and introduced a plugin mechanism and “Zones” for composing multiple apps.⁠[1]

July 8, 2019Next.js 9

The Next.js 9 announcement of July 8, 2019 was co-authored by six people including him; the release added built-in TypeScript support, dynamic routing, API routes and automatic static optimization.⁠[2]

October 25, 2022Next.js 13

He was also among the authors of the Next.js 13 announcement on October 25, 2022; the release introduced the beta app directory (with layouts, React Server Components and streaming) and an alpha of Turbopack, a Rust-based bundler.⁠[3]

2024–2025The Turbopack Team and Next.js 16

In the Next.js 15 announcement of October 21, 2024, he was listed as a member of the Turbopack team. On October 21, 2025, he co-authored the Next.js 16 announcement with Jimmy Lai, Josh Story and Sebastian Markbåge; that release made Turbopack the default bundler for new projects, and the announcement again listed him on the Turbopack team.⁠[4][5]

As of October 2026: Self-Description

According to his personal website, he is a software engineer from the Netherlands and one of the authors of Next.js; his GitHub profile lists Vercel as his company and the Netherlands as his location, and describes him as a co-author of Next.js and MDX.⁠[6][7]

Related Organizations, Websites, and Public Accounts

Vercel: Official website: https://vercel.com/ (opens in a new window)⁠[7]

Personal website: Public link: https://timn.tech/ (opens in a new window)⁠[7]

GitHub: Public account: https://github.com/timneutkens (opens in a new window)⁠[6]

X: Public account: https://x.com/timneutkens (opens in a new window)⁠[6][7]

Sources

  1. Next.js 5: Universal Webpack, CSS Imports, Plugins and Zones (opens in a new window)
  2. Next.js 9 (opens in a new window)
  3. Next.js 13 (opens in a new window)
  4. Next.js 15 (opens in a new window)
  5. Next.js 16 (opens in a new window)
  6. Tim Neutkens (opens in a new window)
  7. timneutkens (Tim Neutkens) (opens in a new window)