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23 Posts, 1 Following, 2.28K Followers · I'm CTPO at Administrate, Homebrew Project Leader, ex-GitHub Principal Engineer, author of Git in Practice and an OSS...
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How I Procrastinate Less | Mike McQuaid
Oct 27, 2023 - Practical limits that helped me curb gaming, Linux tinkering, social media, news and HN/Reddit so I can get work done despite weak willpower.
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https://mikemcquaid.com/now/
Now | Mike McQuaid
CTPO and Homebrew Project Leader
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https://mikemcquaid.com/interviews/how-homebrew-became-mac-package-manager-with-mike-mcquaid/
How Homebrew Became Mac’s Package Manager with Mike McQuaid | Mike McQuaid
Jan 27, 2026 - Mike McQuaid explains how Homebrew grew from a side project into macOS’s de facto package manager and how the project is sustained today.
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https://mikemcquaid.com/talks/what-happened-to-rubygems-and-what-can-we-learn/
What happened to RubyGems and what can we learn? | Mike McQuaid
Jan 31, 2026 - Lessons for non-Ruby projects on non-profits, governance, money and access in open source, drawn from the RubyGems dispute.
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https://mikemcquaid.com/interviews/this-ai-tool-rips-off-open-source-software-without-violating-copyright/
This AI Tool Rips Off Open Source Software Without Violating Copyright | Mike McQuaid
Apr 21, 2026 - “The ethics fucking suck. Open source isn’t just source code you download once. It’s an ongoing relationship.”
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https://mikemcquaid.com/rubygems-contribution-data-with-homebrews-tooling/
RubyGems Contribution Data with Homebrew’s Tooling | Mike McQuaid
Sep 24, 2025 - Using Homebrew’s contribution tooling to share RubyGems organisation activity data, explain access decisions, and advocate for transparent, metrics-driven...
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https://mikemcquaid.com/interviews/the-most-important-skills-going-forward-with-cto-homebrew-maintainer-mike-mcquaid/
The Most Important Skills Going Forward with CTO + Homebrew Maintainer Mike McQuaid | Mike McQuaid
Jan 16, 2026 - Mike McQuaid joins Quincy Larson to discuss career lessons and the software engineering skills worth prioritizing next.
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