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)

Last month I walked across Spain.
Here are some reflections from the experience.

matthewrocklin.com/camino.html

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.

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 ...

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

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.

Oh, and if you like your content in video form, Youtube video here:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRWX...

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 🙂