Juha-Matti Santalainthe codelogCoaching at codebar has given me a lotHi, I’m Juhis! I’ve been coaching at codebar’s Helsinki chapter since its inception in June 2018. Over the past 8 years, I’ve also coached…Nov 6, 2020Nov 6, 2020
Juha-Matti SantalaWhat makes a great community builder?I ran into these tweets by Emily Freeman on the other day and I wanted to add my commentary to them because it resonated a lot with my…Feb 12, 2019Feb 12, 2019
Juha-Matti Santala“Event is over and it was a failure. What happened?” — Pre-mortem can help you avoid pitfallsIn modern day and age, many organizations are adopting retrospectives (a session where you look back and talk about what went well, what…Feb 5, 20191Feb 5, 20191
Juha-Matti SantalaEvent organizer: automate what you can, focus on people with all you’ve gotI have built hundreds of events, many of them with a very small team. The fewer people you have, the more you have to prioritize your…Jan 31, 2019Jan 31, 2019
Juha-Matti SantalaYear in Review — 2018 EditionI love reflecting and looking back to the past year: to celebrate accomplishments, to acknowledge failures and to recognize the progress.Dec 29, 2018Dec 29, 2018
Juha-Matti SantalaLooking for a backpackDear Internet, help me find a great backpack for my daily living.Dec 9, 20182Dec 9, 20182
Juha-Matti SantalaInternet = People = ❤️I love Internet. And I have ever since I gained access to it in my pre-teens at the turn of the millennium. There has been so many…Nov 14, 2018Nov 14, 2018
Juha-Matti SantalaHow to build a personal story?I have lots of stories. But they all converge into my life mission: helping people to create a better world with technology.Nov 4, 2018Nov 4, 2018
Juha-Matti SantalaDevelopers do design — but we’re not taught itIn many companies, most of the days we developers end up doing design choices. Whether it’s graphic or service design, by the virtue of…Jul 27, 2018Jul 27, 2018
Juha-Matti SantalaMy love-hate relationship with PHP: ArraysI’ve been programming PHP for most of my life, almost 20 years now. While PHP has many downsides, horrible history, and terrible…Jun 13, 2018Jun 13, 2018
