Shit, never expected to see an announcement that a friend had died through HN. Learned a lot from you Mikeal, you will be missed.
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#12Mikeal was instrumental in helping me get established in the node community when it was super tiny. Being around him was a joy! He made those around him feel part of something special. He made me feel like I belonged.
I was a camp counselor at node camp three years in a row. He created such a magical experience that I cried when I got home, I wanted to live in nodecamp forever. I still do.
Seeing some of the folks posting in here makes it hurt worse. I have so many memories, like I remember all of us riding the bus back and forth to the camp, so much laughter and fucking around. Hanging at each others houses, going to meetups, and just being part of something special. Talking shit thru pull requests. Late night dorking around on meatspac.es etc etc etc I could go on for days.
Thank you Mikeal for all the good times.
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#13RIP Mikeal, those early NodeConf adventures were life-changing to me, ripped me out of my entrenched MSFT tech life, and got me on a Mac. It's thanks to these events I was able make meaningful contributions to OSS, ultimately ended up giving dozens of talks, publishing books, and have fulfilling career. Without him my life looks very different.
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#14Mikeal used to organize bicycle + coffee meetups in SF many years ago, and was very welcoming to anyone getting into Nodejs.
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#15Many great memories with Mikeal at the first few NodeConfs, walking around Portland, debates over coffee in Oakland, and NodeConf Adventure at Walker Creek Ranch. Very thankful for what Mikeal has done in the JS community. So sad to hear of his passing.
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#16I had the pleasure of meeting Mikeal on IRC when we were just teenagers. Countless hours were spent on owned meetingplace servers getting to know one another. I always found myself impressed with his breadth of knowledge on nearly every topic of conversation.
We let several years pass before reconnecting two years ago this month. We sat at the alameda yacht club for hours discussing family, fatherhood, career, and sutras, his passion was as addictive as it had always been.
With a newborn, he had every reason to avoid meeting, but his nature was giving. By the end we had affirmed our friendship and my heart was calm. We agreed to meet again. My belief is that some day we will.
I love you Mikeal and I will miss you dearly.
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#17RIP Mikeal. Will always fondly remember our random philosophy/religion chats at tech conferences.
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#18I remember him being a well-known person in the early days of Node.js around 2011/2012, being on the NodeUp podcast and active on Twitter back then.
I'm sorry to hear of his passing.
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#19I might feel bad if I only knew who he was and, so far, I haven't been able to find that out and no one has mentioned it here.
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#20When 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.