I left GitHub after 10 years to cofound Raise.dev. After an early failed experiment building IoT developer tools, we pivoted and built Workbrew: an enterprise-friendly layer over Homebrew, a project I’ve maintained since 2009 and led since 2019. Two years in, we’ve raised VC funding, built a remote team, and have happy, paying customers. Here’s what I learned so far.| Mike McQuaid
I’ve developed a bit of a reputation inside and outside work as being pretty good with “saying no” and setting boundaries. In this post, I will help you do so, too.| Mike McQuaid
A conversation I’ve had (too) many times in our industry: You: “I’m looking to hire a senior engineer. Know anyone good?” Me: “Oh great, I know some good people! How about $A?” You: “They won’t do. We need someone with at least $X years in $TECHNOLOGY. Me: “Why?” You: “They need to be able to get up to speed quickly.” Me: ☹️| Mike McQuaid
In 2020, GitHub promoted me from Senior to Staff Engineer. This title and role seems commonplace and well understood at some technology companies but unknown and unused at many others.| Mike McQuaid