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Recent tiny blogpost. I mourn Twitter-that-was, and a culture of working in public beyond just the sharing successes and announcements that I see on LinkedIn.

matthewrocklin.com/fail-in-public

(although admittedly this probably is less relevant to the BlueSky crowd)
July 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Last month I walked across Spain.
Here are some reflections from the experience.

matthewrocklin.com/camino.html
I Walked Across Spain
Last month I walked across Spain, east to west, following the historic Camino de Santiago, a historic pilgrimage route travelled by thousands of people a year. It was an experience. Since returning...
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July 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Short Post: Hammers and Nailguns

matthewrocklin.com/hammers-and-...

Some tools have clear and specific uses, some don't. Surprisingly, it's often the ones that don't have a clear use that we use the most.
Hammers and Nailguns
People often ask me, “What is your tool for?” They want an answer like “AI” or “ETL” or “Training Models”. They want a clean and specific application for easy comparison. I, of course, do not give ...
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January 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Coiled 2024 in Review

docs.coiled.io/blog/2024-eo...

It’s the time when companies issue year-end summaries, acclaiming success (or not), and forecasting incredible growth for the next year (or not).

I thought I’d do something similar for Coiled. It’s been a significant year for us ...
Coiled 2024 in Review
Coiled's 2024 in review. Where we started, what we did, and where we're going.
docs.coiled.io
January 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
New Post: Cloud Computing is Broken

matthewrocklin.com/cloud-is-bro...

Investor asks: "What's next for Data/Cloud Infrastructure?"

My answer: "Boring stuff. People struggle with basics."

Cloud today feels like MP3 players before the iPod. In theory everything is good. In practice adoption is low
Cloud Computing is Broken
Introduction: Recently I was chatting with an investor about the market and they asked: What do you see coming for the world of Data/Cloud/Compute Infrastructure? Is there some new dataframe librar...
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December 4, 2024 at 4:22 PM
Driving from Austin TX to Oakland CA for Thanksgiving (I like long drives)

Cheapest gas: $2.39 in Lubbock, TX
Most expensive gas: $5.99 in Needles, CA

Not that I use gas (⚡) but it's interesting to observe the shift around the county.
November 28, 2024 at 1:29 AM
New Post: SLURM-Style Job Arrays on the Cloud

docs.coiled.io/blog/slurm-j...

HPC Job scripts were the first form of parallelism I ever used as a graduate student. They're dead simple and accessible to almost anyone.

We replicated the API with Coiled. It feels pretty slick to me 🙂
SLURM-Style Job Arrays on the Cloud with Coiled
Matthew Rocklin 2024-11-19 3 min read SLURM and other job schedulers have made it easy to run scripts on HPC systems for decades. Job scripts are straightforward and solve a common problem in a way...
docs.coiled.io
November 21, 2024 at 4:31 PM