Matthew Broberg | Opensource.com

Matthew Broberg

Minneapolis, MN

Matt is an advocate for open source software and currently the Technical Editor of Opensource.com. He specializes in designing technology communities that develop products and content in a way that tells a powerful story.

Matt was an EMC storage expert, VMware vExpert, and former fan of other proprietary technologies. He now focuses on open source and DevRel adoption. He is a serial podcaster, best known for the Geek Whisperers podcast, co-built the DevRel Collective, and often shares on Twitter and GitHub @mbbroberg. He’s also a fan of tattoos and cats, though he remains unsure of Schrödinger’s.

Follow me at @mbbroberg

Authored Content

Command Line Heroes season 4 episode 1 covers the rise of minicomputers

Minicomputers and The Soul of a New Machine

The new season of Command Line Heroes begins with a story of increases in memory, company politics, and a forgotten technology at the heart of our computing history.

Matthew Broberg (Red Hat) 16 Feb 2020 24 votes

Opensource.com 10-year anniversary

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.

Matthew Broberg (Red Hat) Seth Kenlon (Red Hat) Lauren Pritchett (Red Hat) Jen Wike Huger (Red Hat) 20 Jan 2020 99 votes 9 comments

Community awards

Announcing the 2020 Opensource.com Community Awards winners

Thank you to all of our community members.

Matthew Broberg (Red Hat) 20 Jan 2020 57 votes

Paper lanterns in the sky

Millions of readers: How to be a part of our 2020 journey

You have ideas, we have ideas. Share your knowledge and unique pespective with the open source community by becoming a contributor for Opensource.com.

Matthew Broberg (Red Hat) Seth Kenlon (Red Hat) Lauren Pritchett (Red Hat) Jen Wike Huger (Red Hat) 08 Jan 2020 109 votes

Hands on a keyboard with a Python book

Top articles for learning Python in 2020

No matter where you are in your Python programming journey, Opensource.com's top Python articles from 2019 will help you along the way.

Matthew Broberg (Red Hat) 24 Dec 2019 44 votes

Authored Comments

Commented on 17 Feb 2020

How to restore a single-core computer with Linux

Good catch! I corrected that jump of 1024 :)

Commented on 4 Nov 2019

My first contribution to open source: Impostor Syndrome

This reads like a biography of my contributing to open source! I especially had challenges learning git, which is why I write so much about it here to help others along. Thank you so much for sharing your experiences!