software development

If you are curious about how we successfully organized the first Helsinki Hackathon, I invite you to read about our collaboration with Blue Meteorite and the community-driven development focused on Office 365 APIs. I share details on the event’s logistics, the impressive solutions built by attendees like the winning Team Smartwatch, and why fostering a local tech community is both rewarding and fun.

If you are interested in streamlining your Power Platform development workflow, this post shares my hands-on experience with the newly released Power Platform CLI. I walk through the installation, authentication process, and demonstrate key administrative commands like environment management and solution handling to show how these command-line tools can enhance your productivity.

Inspired by Cloudflare’s LavaRand system, I share my experience building a makeshift random number generator using a lava lamp, a webcam, and .NET Core. I explore the technical challenges of capturing true randomness from analog chaos and why creating this intentionally fragile setup offered more educational value than standard algorithms.

If you are looking for a clear, prioritized guide to running background business logic on Microsoft Azure, this post breaks down the various options available for developers and architects. I focus on starting with WebJobs as the easiest, simplest, and most affordable choice, detailing how they can be used to execute scripts and binaries continuously or on a schedule without requiring complex rewrites.

If you are looking for meaningful ways to contribute during these challenging times, this post explains how I am leveraging my role at Microsoft to support the Hack the Crisis virtual hackathon. I am forming an internal team to tackle community challenges and serving as a mentor alongside my colleague Mikko Viitaila, encouraging you to register and join us in making a tangible positive impact.