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.

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Contributor Club

Authored Content

System76 Lemur Pro laptop

Unboxing the latest Linux laptop from System76

A quick overview of a lightweight professional computer for Linux users.

Matthew Broberg (Red Hat) 25 May 2020 35 votes 11 comments

A dollar sign in a network

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.

Matthew Broberg (Red Hat) Ewa Jodlowska 02 May 2020 32 votes

Searching for code

How to use pyenv to run multiple versions of Python on a Mac

If you need to run a project that uses a Python version you don't have installed on macOS, try pyenv.

Matthew Broberg (Red Hat) 07 Apr 2020 32 votes 1 comment

A person programming

Drop Bash for fish shell to get beautiful defaults

The fish-themed "friendly interactive shell" creates a more enjoyable experience on the command line.

Matthew Broberg (Red Hat) 10 Mar 2020 62 votes 8 comments

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 48 votes

Contributed Content

Person using a laptop

5 humans review 5 open source video chat tools

Members of the Opensource.com team stress-test five open source video-conferencing applications so you don't have to.

Chris Hermansen (Correspondent) 12 May 2020 34 votes 5 comments

Authored Comments

Commented on 12 May 2020

9 kubectl commands sysadmins need to know

That's a great clarification, Kirk. Awesome add.

Commented on 8 May 2020

Customizing my open source PHP framework for web development

Yes, thanks for the note Stephen. There was a mixup in the first draft of this article, and comments brought it to our attention. Thank you for being someone who kindly shared it in a way that's consistent with our rules...