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

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 34 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 28 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 164 votes 12 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 68 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 168 votes

Authored Comments

Commented on 23 Mar 2020

Don't love diff? Use Meld instead

I adopted Meld since you mentioned it to me Ben, and I'm absolutely loving it. The auto-detection by git it's quite handy as well. Thanks for sharing!

Commented on 10 Mar 2020

Drop Bash for fish shell to get beautiful defaults

Huh, I've been using terminal emulator interchangeably. Thank you for (kindly) pointing that out. Also, this is a fantastic read for others confused by the terminology: http://www.linusakesson.net/programming/tty/