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Mike McQuaid
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CTPO, Project Leader of @MacHomebrew, maintainer since 2009 Posting automated from mikemcquaid.com If you want me to read your reply: email me instead.
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    Mike McQuaid
    @MikeMcQuaid
    Nov 12, 2025
    🍺 Today I'm proud to announce @MacHomebrew 5.0.0 bringing you download concurrency by default, official support for Linux ARM64/AArch64, timescales for deprecating macOS Intel and removing macOS Gatekeeper bypass behaviours. Read more at
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    5.0.0
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    Mike McQuaid
    @MikeMcQuaid
    Aug 5, 2025
    🍺 Homebrew 4.6.0 is out! Opt-in concurrent downloads (`HOMEBREW_DOWNLOAD_CONCURRENCY`), early macOS 26 (Tahoe) support, a built-in `brew mcp-server` and lots of other fixes. Run `brew update` to get it. Full details at:
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    4.6.0
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    Mike McQuaid
    @MikeMcQuaid
    Jan 31, 2025
    Replying to @mitchellh
    Homebrew Project Leader 👋🏻 - improving performance is pretty much our highest priority so this will only get better - as mentioned in other replies, HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE=1 and/or HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALL_UPGRADE=1 will be quicker (at cost less reliability/security)
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    Mike McQuaid
    @MikeMcQuaid
    Oct 17, 2025
    As someone who spent a bunch of time talking before and after this all went down with current and past RubyGems maintainers, RubyCentral employees, gem.coop maintainers and Ruby Core folks: this seems like the best outcome that was actually attainable.
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    Mike McQuaid
    @MikeMcQuaid
    Apr 29, 2025
    Proud to release @MacHomebrew 4.5.0 today. The most significant changes since 4.4.0 are major improvements to brew bundle/services, preliminary Linux support for casks, official Support Tiers, Tier 2 ARM64 Linux support, Ruby 3.4 and several deprecations.
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    Mike McQuaid
    @MikeMcQuaid
    Jun 9, 2025
    I just released @MacHomebrew 4.5.5. Normally patch releases aren't particularly notable but this one includes an MCP server for Homebrew (`brew mcp-server`): github.com/Homebrew/brew/… Let me know any thoughts or feedback!
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    Add `brew mcp-server`: a MCP server for Homebrew. by MikeMcQuaid · Pull Request #20041 · Homebrew...
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    Mike McQuaid
    @MikeMcQuaid
    Oct 9, 2025
    I was involved in attempts to improve RubyGems governance, mediate between RubyCentral/RubyGems folks and helping the gem-coop folks setup their new governance process. Given recent events, I'm stepping back now that the initial governance work is done:
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    Bootstrapping gem.coop Governance
    How I helped gem.coop bootstrap democratic governance and financial transparency, why I stepped back, and hopes for community-led Ruby stewardship.
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    Mike McQuaid
    @MikeMcQuaid
    Sep 24, 2025
    Lots of RubyGems chat recently, very little data. I've used Homebrew's tooling to analyse RubyGems public GitHub data and posted it here:
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    RubyGems Contribution Data with Homebrew’s Tooling
    Using Homebrew's contribution tooling to share RubyGems organisation activity data, explain access decisions, and advocate for transparent, metrics-driven discussions.
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    Mike McQuaid
    @MikeMcQuaid
    Mar 11, 2025
    The best engineering metrics are those that, if gamed, achieve a great result. "If you measure number of PRs merged, people will just make loads of tiny PRs to inflate numbers!" Yes. Small PRs are easier to review, easier to bisect/revert and easier to deploy with confidence 🎉
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    Mike McQuaid
    @MikeMcQuaid
    Oct 2, 2025
    Yesterday @nerdneha and I talked about minimum viable engineering management, one-on-ones, good arguments and servant leadership.
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    Mike McQuaid
    @MikeMcQuaid
    Jul 29, 2025
    Joel Spolsky's "Smart and Get Things Done" remains best summary for engineering talent. No-one gives a shit how you did in school or what your IQ is if you can't actually ship. No-one cares how fast you ship if you are stupid about how you do it. Move faster, intelligently.
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    Mike McQuaid
    @MikeMcQuaid
    Mar 13, 2025
    Before you explicitly ask someone for advice/feedback first ask yourself: - do you actually want advice/feedback or just validation on a decision you've already made? - are you prepared to handle your emotional responses if you don't like their advice/feedback? If not: don't!
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    Mike McQuaid
    @MikeMcQuaid
    Nov 11, 2025
    Another discussion with @nerdneha on "Creating and Keeping Momentum". Momentum = clarity + ruthless scope + visible wins. We cover the 3-question test, smallest shippable slices, temporary process, pain snakes and smart nos.
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    Mike McQuaid
    @MikeMcQuaid
    Oct 20, 2025
    Replying to @MikeMcQuaid
    Before you say "but I don't know the language/codebase/ecosystem": none of the maintainers were born with this knowledge either. They applied time and effort and learned: so can you.
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