Matt Trask
@matthewtrask.com
Software developer (php mostly) | reluctant engineering manager | photographer | cyclist | history nerd | certified short king 👑 | Nashville, TN
Are CEOs going to make AI come to the office 3 days a week too?
January 6, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Are CEOs going to make AI come to the office 3 days a week too?
The amount of “what the fuck” I’ve said in the past 24 hours already surpasses 2025. And 2025 was a high “what the fuck” year.
January 6, 2026 at 3:16 AM
The amount of “what the fuck” I’ve said in the past 24 hours already surpasses 2025. And 2025 was a high “what the fuck” year.
Reposted by Matt Trask
The number one thing I've been hearing from people in tech lately is, basically, "How the hell am I supposed to work in this industry anymore?" Though most folks are kind of afraid to say it out loud. So I wrote about how to think about it: www.anildash.com/2026/01/05/a...
How the hell are you supposed to have a career in tech in 2026? - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
www.anildash.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:37 PM
The number one thing I've been hearing from people in tech lately is, basically, "How the hell am I supposed to work in this industry anymore?" Though most folks are kind of afraid to say it out loud. So I wrote about how to think about it: www.anildash.com/2026/01/05/a...
18 reasons away from 200. Kind of blown away by the response from people so far! Its incredible that this dumb little idea is clearly capturing the vibe of the city - and its not good!
Share this around please! I'd love to hit 200 before the weekend is over.
iwantyoutostay.com
#nashville
Share this around please! I'd love to hit 200 before the weekend is over.
iwantyoutostay.com
#nashville
I Want You to Stay in Nashville
Reasons to stay in Music City lol
iwantyoutostay.com
January 2, 2026 at 10:45 PM
18 reasons away from 200. Kind of blown away by the response from people so far! Its incredible that this dumb little idea is clearly capturing the vibe of the city - and its not good!
Share this around please! I'd love to hit 200 before the weekend is over.
iwantyoutostay.com
#nashville
Share this around please! I'd love to hit 200 before the weekend is over.
iwantyoutostay.com
#nashville
Reposted by Matt Trask
82 days until Opening Day
January 2, 2026 at 5:41 PM
82 days until Opening Day
If you are tired of the Tourism Industrial Complex, whatever that was last night for the New Years Eve event, the fact that we have already had a pedestrian death in 2026, or other issues there is a place you can post your snarky quips and we can all cope together.
iwantyoutostay.com
#nashville
iwantyoutostay.com
#nashville
I Want You to Stay in Nashville
Reasons to stay in Music City lol
iwantyoutostay.com
January 1, 2026 at 9:33 PM
If you are tired of the Tourism Industrial Complex, whatever that was last night for the New Years Eve event, the fact that we have already had a pedestrian death in 2026, or other issues there is a place you can post your snarky quips and we can all cope together.
iwantyoutostay.com
#nashville
iwantyoutostay.com
#nashville
Trying to convince my wife that looking like President Chester A. Arthur is very in right now.
January 1, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Trying to convince my wife that looking like President Chester A. Arthur is very in right now.
Are we sure 2025 is dead? Like maybe we should take it out back and just check?
January 1, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Are we sure 2025 is dead? Like maybe we should take it out back and just check?
The Rehearsal with Nathan Fielder is absolutely absurd and I love it.
December 31, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The Rehearsal with Nathan Fielder is absolutely absurd and I love it.
Reposted by Matt Trask
Doing the right thing when it’s obvious is good management.
Doing the right thing when everything is blowing up and everyone is full of rage is good leadership.
Doing the right thing when everything is blowing up and everyone is full of rage is good leadership.
December 31, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Doing the right thing when it’s obvious is good management.
Doing the right thing when everything is blowing up and everyone is full of rage is good leadership.
Doing the right thing when everything is blowing up and everyone is full of rage is good leadership.
for the late afternoon crowd - I built iwantyoutostay.com as a way to lament how the people in charge wanted us to stay and give Nashville a chance. Now after 2 years it feels like the city, which had a lot of hope when we elected such people; has actively regressed.
This is my snarky way to cope
This is my snarky way to cope
I Want You to Stay in Nashville
Reasons to stay in Music City lol
iwantyoutostay.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:46 PM
for the late afternoon crowd - I built iwantyoutostay.com as a way to lament how the people in charge wanted us to stay and give Nashville a chance. Now after 2 years it feels like the city, which had a lot of hope when we elected such people; has actively regressed.
This is my snarky way to cope
This is my snarky way to cope
December 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
did I get inspired by a comment here (as well as being constantly frustrated by this city)? absolutely. Will I be deploying this to a real live web server? maybe.
December 29, 2025 at 3:12 AM
did I get inspired by a comment here (as well as being constantly frustrated by this city)? absolutely. Will I be deploying this to a real live web server? maybe.
The mayor saying he wants us to stay, and does nothing to make staying worth it.
Drivers. Just drivers.
Police doing fuck all to be "Nashville's Guardians"
RTO Policies.
Drivers. Just drivers.
Police doing fuck all to be "Nashville's Guardians"
RTO Policies.
Let’s air those grievances. I want to hear your pettiest gripes on this the holiest of days.
December 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The mayor saying he wants us to stay, and does nothing to make staying worth it.
Drivers. Just drivers.
Police doing fuck all to be "Nashville's Guardians"
RTO Policies.
Drivers. Just drivers.
Police doing fuck all to be "Nashville's Guardians"
RTO Policies.
Time is now broken. Add that to the list I guess
The atomic ensemble time scale at the NIST Boulder campus has failed.
December 22, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Time is now broken. Add that to the list I guess
hot take maybe they go live just a little too often and it contributes to the unresolved collective storm anxiety of the city.
December 19, 2025 at 2:49 AM
hot take maybe they go live just a little too often and it contributes to the unresolved collective storm anxiety of the city.
@philsturgeon.com hey I have the openapi.tools domain, I imagine you should probably have it - or Im happy to just hold on to it. Either way I got an offer for it randomly. Someone wants to give me $199 for it lol.
Redirecting...
openapi.tools
December 18, 2025 at 7:33 PM
@philsturgeon.com hey I have the openapi.tools domain, I imagine you should probably have it - or Im happy to just hold on to it. Either way I got an offer for it randomly. Someone wants to give me $199 for it lol.
What are some good neighborhoods to see lights in Nashville? We did the Inglewood/Jinglewood loop and it was fun. It gave me a bit of the Holiday spirit I've been struggling with so I want to see more lights.
Where can we go! Anywhere within lets say an hour or so or downtown?
#nashville
Where can we go! Anywhere within lets say an hour or so or downtown?
#nashville
December 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
What are some good neighborhoods to see lights in Nashville? We did the Inglewood/Jinglewood loop and it was fun. It gave me a bit of the Holiday spirit I've been struggling with so I want to see more lights.
Where can we go! Anywhere within lets say an hour or so or downtown?
#nashville
Where can we go! Anywhere within lets say an hour or so or downtown?
#nashville
Reposted by Matt Trask
@KentBeck.com shares why teams burn optionality faster than they realize and why making the hard change easy is the real work.
He explains the balance between features and future options & how small structure care shapes progress.
Listen with host @Robbyonrails.com: maintainable.fm/episodes/ken...
He explains the balance between features and future options & how small structure care shapes progress.
Listen with host @Robbyonrails.com: maintainable.fm/episodes/ken...
December 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
@KentBeck.com shares why teams burn optionality faster than they realize and why making the hard change easy is the real work.
He explains the balance between features and future options & how small structure care shapes progress.
Listen with host @Robbyonrails.com: maintainable.fm/episodes/ken...
He explains the balance between features and future options & how small structure care shapes progress.
Listen with host @Robbyonrails.com: maintainable.fm/episodes/ken...
Reposted by Matt Trask
ICYMI: I wrote about a man who became a beloved street newspaper salesman on a corner in East Nashville and was then charged with the 2001 murder of a Paris, TN woman named Etta Etheridge. His name is Doug Talley and he has always maintained his innocence. nashvillebanner.com/2025/12/02/d...
East Nashville rallied around Doug Talley amidst murder allegation - Nashville Banner
A beloved figure in East Nashville faced a murder charge in a decades-old crime, and several community members rallied to ensure proper legal representation.
nashvillebanner.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
ICYMI: I wrote about a man who became a beloved street newspaper salesman on a corner in East Nashville and was then charged with the 2001 murder of a Paris, TN woman named Etta Etheridge. His name is Doug Talley and he has always maintained his innocence. nashvillebanner.com/2025/12/02/d...
The time for me to learn what the fuck Generics are in programming has arrived. Thanks PHPStan for that push.
#programming #php
#programming #php
December 8, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The time for me to learn what the fuck Generics are in programming has arrived. Thanks PHPStan for that push.
#programming #php
#programming #php
today, in a gif.
r2d2 from star wars is screaming while walking in a room
ALT: r2d2 from star wars is screaming while walking in a room
media.tenor.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:59 AM
today, in a gif.
its pretty much all but officially that we are going to leave Nashville in 2026. Minneapolis was the original target move location, but we have settled on Atlanta, and after last weekend and our little tour of Inman Park we are beyond stoked to make this happen.
November 30, 2025 at 8:59 PM
its pretty much all but officially that we are going to leave Nashville in 2026. Minneapolis was the original target move location, but we have settled on Atlanta, and after last weekend and our little tour of Inman Park we are beyond stoked to make this happen.
Reposted by Matt Trask
Black Friday is a great opportunity to catch up on all the email lists from which you’ve forgotten to unsubscribe
November 27, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Black Friday is a great opportunity to catch up on all the email lists from which you’ve forgotten to unsubscribe