Workbrew

It’s time to say goodbye to maintaining brittle glue code, telling engineering “no”, or just hoping nothing breaks. Satisfy your security and compliance needs, and empower your developer teams with their favored tools. Meet Workbrew, now in Public Beta.

Nice write-up of an interview (link in replies) I did with Chris talking about the history of Homebrew and how and why I ended up cofounding Workbrew. Proudest part: > In short, if I meet a developer using a Mac, I can almost guarantee they’re using Homebrew. That’s how widespread it is. Even if you’re not a developer, I recommend it as the best (if not only) option on macOS to keep a wide variety of applications from disparate sources maintained. Cringiest part: > I asked Mike what it’s like maintaining one of the largest open-source projects largely in your spare time in the northern extremities of Europe. “Over here, tech’s not nearly as big as it is in the US, but I had a young lad come up to me in the gym today and say, ‘Oh, are you the Homebrew guy? I can’t believe a tech celebrity goes to my gym!’ As a Scot, it made me cringe a bit, public recognition and compliments are rare here,” he replied. 

There's a clear trend among early Workbrew customers: many are operating in highly regulated industries like finance, insurance, and healthcare. Join me for "Homebrew for Regulated Industries" to explore the unique challenges of staying compliant with regulation. 📍 Online (via Zoom) 📆 24 July 2024 ⌚️ 9AM PDT / 12PM EDT / 5PM BST Register: https://lnkd.in/dUM6DSyB

Many thanks to Allison Pike and Once a Maintainer for featuring our CTO Mike McQuaid and his 15-year journey with Homebrew. https://lnkd.in/etNZGQUv

Happy 15th Birthday to Homebrew! Today we celebrated with a discussion of the creation, history, and evolution of Homebrew hosted by Workbrew CEO John Britton with two very special guests: Mike McQuaid Homebrew Project Leader and CTO of Workbrew & Max Howell Homebrew Creator and CEO of tea.xyz. Check out the recording: https://lnkd.in/daHppb2H

Happy 15th Birthday to Homebrew! Today we celebrated with a discussion of the creation, history, and evolution of Homebrew hosted by Workbrew CEO John Britton with two very special guests: Mike McQuaid Homebrew Project Leader and CTO of Workbrew & Max Howell Homebrew Creator and CEO of tea.xyz. Check out the recording: https://lnkd.in/daHppb2H

Homebrew turns 15 years old tomorrow! (20th May 2024). Join me, Mike McQuaid, Homebrew Project Leader and CTO of Workbrew, and Max Howell, creator of Homebrew and CEO of pkgx, as we reminisce about Homebrew, package management, commercial open source, what we're doing now and answer some questions from folks who join the stream. Edit: you can watch the recording now!

Was on GitHub's Open Source Friday on Friday talking about with Andrea Griffiths PMP CCSK about Homebrew, Workbrew and other general open source stuff (avoiding burnout, maintaining balance, etc.) Cheeky wee demo of Workbrew in there too, if you're curious! https://lnkd.in/e45hSbh5

Greatly enjoyed being on The Changelog last week talking about Homebrew, Workbrew and (too much) other stuff: https://lnkd.in/ekCw6Cfk

At OpenUK ‘s #soocon24 this year TI had a coffee with… Mike McQuaid, CTO at Workbrew and Homebrew project leader. The software developer discusses the economics of open source, his new commercial software venture and the power of saying ‘no’. Mike reflects on the role of open-source maintainers as gatekeepers and the delicate balance between voluntary contributions and economic sustainability. He also touched on the need to protect the time of contributors and prevent burnout in the open-source community. Read more in the article below. #OpenSource #TechCommunity #burnout #MentalHealth #SoftwareDeveloper