Matthew Broberg
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Minneapolis, MN, United States
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How I became a Kubernetes maintainer in 4 hours a week
If you have a small amount of time, you can make a big difference in open source. → Read More
Use Mac-style emoji on Linux
Linux provides an amazing desktop experience by default. Although advanced users have the flexibility to choose their own window manager, the day-to-day flow of Gnome is better than ever since the GNOME 3.36 improvements. As a long-time Mac enthusiast turned Linux user, that's huge. → Read More
Make the switch from Mac to Linux easier with Homebrew
The Homebrew project began its life as an unofficial Linux-style package manager for the Mac. Its users quickly fell in love with its friendly interface and helpful prompts, and—in what may seem like a strange twist of fate—it got ported to Linux. → Read More
Introduction to Homebrew: the painless way to install anything on a Mac
In my quest to "automate all the things," I have been on a journey to manage my Mac laptop as the code it inherently is. Instead of pointing and clicking to manually manage my applications and utilities, I prefer to use package management software to install, update, and remove unneeded software. → Read More
Unboxing the latest Linux laptop from System76
A quick overview of a lightweight professional computer for Linux users. → Read More
The real impact of canceling PyCon due to COVID-19
An interview with Ewa Jodlowska on how the Python Software Foundation is responding to the cancelation of in-person events. → Read More
How to use pyenv to run multiple versions of Python on a Mac
Managing a local Python development environment continues to be a challenge, even for experienced developers. While there are well-documented strategies for package management, there is another step necessary to ensure you are running the version of Python you need when you need it. → Read More
Drop Bash for fish shell to get beautiful defaults
I am one of those people who immediately opens a terminal window after my computer boots up. It's not out of necessity at this point, but the habit is there. I spent most of my career learning its magical incantations, and I find navigating through my daily tasks on the terminal makes for a more enjoyable day at work. That all said, it's nice to try something new once in a while. → Read More
Celebrating Opensource.com's 10-year anniversary
Today officially marks 10 years of Opensource.com as a publication sharing free and open source stories. Here is a look at where we've come from, what principles help us succeed, and where we're going. → Read More
Announcing the 2020 Opensource.com Community Awards winners
Presenting the winners of the 2020 Opensource.com Community Awards. → Read More
Talking to machines: Lisp and the origins of AI
The Command Line Heroes podcast explores the invention of Lisp and the rise of thinking computers powered by open source software. → Read More
The birth of the Bash shell
Shell scripting is an essential discipline for anyone in a sysadmin type of role, and the predominant shell in which people write scripts today is Bash. Bash comes as default on nearly all Linux distributions and modern MacOS versions and is slated to be a native part of Windows Terminal soon enough. Bash, you could say, is everywhere. → Read More
What piece of advice had the greatest impact on your career?
See what practices, principles, and patterns have influenced DevOps leaders' careers, and share your own wisdom. → Read More
The infrastructure is code: A story of COBOL and Go
Old challenges are new again. In this week's Command Line Heroes podcast (Season 3, Episode 5), that thought comes with a twist of programming languages and platforms. → Read More
How to plan your next IT career move
Ask yourself these essential career questions about cloud, DevOps, coding, and where you're going next in IT. → Read More
Is Perl going extinct?
Command Line Heroes explores the meteoric rise of Perl, its fall from the spotlight, and what's next in the programming language's lifecycle. → Read More
9 people for sysadmins to follow on Twitter
Which sysadmins should you follow on Twitter? Here's a list of accounts to check out and gain a wealth of knowledge about being a better sysadmin. → Read More
DevOps for introverted people
We asked the Opensource.com DevOps team to talk about their experience as DevOps introverts and to give DevOps extroverts some advice. Here are their answers. → Read More
From BASIC to Ruby: Life lessons from first programming languages on Command Line Heroes
The second episode of this Command Line Heroes season 3 drops today and it sent me back through a nostalgic look at the idea of first programming languages. → Read More
Explore the past, present, and future of Python on Command-Line Heroes
A new season of the podcast Command Line Heroes launched today. I've grown to enjoy this series for both its deep storytelling and its excellent host, Saron Yitbarek. They also dive into fantastic themes, and this year is all about programming languages. → Read More