Matt Trask
@matthewtrask.com
Software developer (php mostly) | reluctant engineering manager | photographer | cyclist | history nerd | certified short king 👑 | Nashville, TN
I should be somewhere in Georgia driving to Disney World right now, but instead I'm at my desk. This year man.
November 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I should be somewhere in Georgia driving to Disney World right now, but instead I'm at my desk. This year man.
"wind chill can't free pipes" is the new "jet fuel can't melt steel beams"
November 10, 2025 at 3:11 AM
"wind chill can't free pipes" is the new "jet fuel can't melt steel beams"
Reposted by Matt Trask
Moving The Balanced Engineer Newsletter to monthly for better balance!
Each month I'll share my favorite engineering resources. Subscribe at balancedengineer.com
After a very busy October, this issue features @simonwillison.net and @robbyonrails.com!
Each month I'll share my favorite engineering resources. Subscribe at balancedengineer.com
After a very busy October, this issue features @simonwillison.net and @robbyonrails.com!
The Balanced Engineer - Software Engineering Newsletter
The very best newsletter for generalist software engineers.
balancedengineer.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Moving The Balanced Engineer Newsletter to monthly for better balance!
Each month I'll share my favorite engineering resources. Subscribe at balancedengineer.com
After a very busy October, this issue features @simonwillison.net and @robbyonrails.com!
Each month I'll share my favorite engineering resources. Subscribe at balancedengineer.com
After a very busy October, this issue features @simonwillison.net and @robbyonrails.com!
Been listening to Christmas music since July. But today it goes to 11.
a man wearing a santa hat is saying we 're all in this together .
ALT: a man wearing a santa hat is saying we 're all in this together .
media.tenor.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Been listening to Christmas music since July. But today it goes to 11.
Reposted by Matt Trask
Once again I am asking that Nashville be included in the Eastern time zone. The 5 pm darkness here in the sunbelt is just abysmal.
October 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Once again I am asking that Nashville be included in the Eastern time zone. The 5 pm darkness here in the sunbelt is just abysmal.
Bold move @channel in a slack channel with 34,454 people in it. Definitely the way to intro yourself to a community
October 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Bold move @channel in a slack channel with 34,454 people in it. Definitely the way to intro yourself to a community
Reposted by Matt Trask
I have an issue where if I don’t immediately grok something I get down on myself, and then spiral.
#programming
#programming
October 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I have an issue where if I don’t immediately grok something I get down on myself, and then spiral.
#programming
#programming
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Common communication error. Confusing “I want to be right” with “I just want to be understood.”
October 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Common communication error. Confusing “I want to be right” with “I just want to be understood.”
Reposted by Matt Trask
dear US friends, when a sitting president (re)builds the seat of government, it almost always means the president has no intention of leaving at the end of term. your African friends with decades of experience
October 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
dear US friends, when a sitting president (re)builds the seat of government, it almost always means the president has no intention of leaving at the end of term. your African friends with decades of experience
Reposted by Matt Trask
You've spent your whole career skipping straight to code... it's time to stop.
mikebifulco.com/newsletter/n...
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The next great engineering skill is not coding | Mike Bifulco
You have likely ignored it your entire career. That stops now - it's time to hone your writing skills.
mikebifulco.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:56 PM
You've spent your whole career skipping straight to code... it's time to stop.
mikebifulco.com/newsletter/n...
mikebifulco.com/newsletter/n...
In case no one has told you lately, I’m proud of you.
October 23, 2025 at 9:04 PM
In case no one has told you lately, I’m proud of you.
Jealous to be missing #longhornphp but I know some rad people are gonna be there and if you are going make sure to say hi to them! @longhornphp.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Jealous to be missing #longhornphp but I know some rad people are gonna be there and if you are going make sure to say hi to them! @longhornphp.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:55 AM
October 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
October 19, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Reposted by Matt Trask
WAKE UP EVERYONE
THE MARINERS HAVE A CHANCE TO ADVANCE TO THEIR FIRST EVER WORLD SERIES TODAY
🚨THIS IS NOT A DRILL🚨
THE MARINERS HAVE A CHANCE TO ADVANCE TO THEIR FIRST EVER WORLD SERIES TODAY
🚨THIS IS NOT A DRILL🚨
October 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
WAKE UP EVERYONE
THE MARINERS HAVE A CHANCE TO ADVANCE TO THEIR FIRST EVER WORLD SERIES TODAY
🚨THIS IS NOT A DRILL🚨
THE MARINERS HAVE A CHANCE TO ADVANCE TO THEIR FIRST EVER WORLD SERIES TODAY
🚨THIS IS NOT A DRILL🚨
Reposted by Matt Trask
We should really go back to using RSS more
October 18, 2025 at 5:37 AM
We should really go back to using RSS more
Also just saw a Waymo. What a morning.
It’s 7:10am and I just saw a cybertruck. There goes the weekend.
Do those people have no decency?
Do those people have no decency?
October 17, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Also just saw a Waymo. What a morning.
It’s 7:10am and I just saw a cybertruck. There goes the weekend.
Do those people have no decency?
Do those people have no decency?
October 17, 2025 at 12:11 PM
It’s 7:10am and I just saw a cybertruck. There goes the weekend.
Do those people have no decency?
Do those people have no decency?
Rule 1 of tech meetups: you always over order on food.
I didn’t drive all the way to Brentwood for one slice of pizza
I didn’t drive all the way to Brentwood for one slice of pizza
October 16, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Rule 1 of tech meetups: you always over order on food.
I didn’t drive all the way to Brentwood for one slice of pizza
I didn’t drive all the way to Brentwood for one slice of pizza
One of my favorite things to do as a developer is asking AI “explain this new concept to me as a $LANGUAGE developer”. It’s a wonderful way to get a new concept reframed
#softwareengineering
#softwareengineering
October 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
One of my favorite things to do as a developer is asking AI “explain this new concept to me as a $LANGUAGE developer”. It’s a wonderful way to get a new concept reframed
#softwareengineering
#softwareengineering
Anyone else having a strong case of nihilism? Or is it just me?
October 15, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Anyone else having a strong case of nihilism? Or is it just me?
Reposted by Matt Trask
<sitting on my couch with an apple cider> you've gotta let that pitch hit you in the kneecap man
October 14, 2025 at 3:03 AM
<sitting on my couch with an apple cider> you've gotta let that pitch hit you in the kneecap man