[sh1mmer]

When Node was just getting big I met Mikael for the first time at some Node event or another. It’s hard to overstate or forget how welcoming he was, always excited to see folks, and the one getting the energy of the room going.

The more time I spent with Mikael the more I saw him doing all the small things that needed doing for a community, or an event. Even just hanging out Mikael was always so considerate and tried to make things special for everyone.

He will be missed.

[nailer]

His own events were rad. I remember O’Reilly running some giant corporate event (maybe called JSfest) and Mikeal rented out the Marines Memorial Theatre in San Francisco for a couple of days beforehand and had way kore interesting and relevant talks by nearly every major person in the JavaScript ecosystem.

[adrianparsons]

Yes! He organized a barebones conference out of the Meetup office in New York. The premise was that all attendees would do a 10 minute talk on any subject (I think it was called 10conf?). Mikeal spoke about his pour-over coffee setup while using it to make coffee for everyone.

I really enjoyed time I spent with him and appreciated his kindness and leadership in the community. My thoughts are with his family and loved ones.

[nailer]

Memory unlocked! I remember his coffee obsession and him going to extra effort to make sure that his events actually had real coffee rather than the usual conference garbage that was popular at the time.