I am John Ahlroos, a software engineer with a long history in building web applications and working with Open Source communities.

I love coding and hacking away on projects, and over time I have also enjoyed leading teams and mentored younger developers. At heart though, I am a coder, through and through.

I come from as far north as Finland; you know where the northern lights shine, and the reindeer run wild on the streets... Don't you?
We Finnish developers are a humble bunch, we rarely brag about our abilities but are known for writing excellent and readable code that just works. We are hard workers and always speak up and take the lead when we see there is something that needs to be improved.

In 2021 I made a big move and moved to the South coast of Spain, more specifically Marbella, and started working on a trading platform for Skilling. I am still on that route today. 🌴

I have worked with many tech-stacks over the years and have tried to gather as much information about them here. For clarity though the most esoteric and historical stacks I have had the pleasure of working with are not listed as I cannot in good conscious recommend them to anyone.