What Matters - A Podcast from Mattermost
35 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★ - 1 ratingWhat Matters is a podcast focusing on the things the Mattermost community, both internal and external, think matter the most. This includes topics around ChatOps, Open Source Software, Technology, DevOps, and everything that matters.
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What Matters - Episode 33 - Getting to Know Auth with Dan Moore
June 30, 2022 12:00 - 20 minutes - 46.3 MBIn this episode of What Matters, PJ sits down with Dan Moore, Head of DevRel for FusionAuth, to discuss the importance of authentication to organizational security, open source authentication options, and whether blockchain has a future as an auth tool.
What Matters - Episode 32 - Creating a DevOps Culture with Angel Rivera
April 21, 2022 11:00 - 34 minutes - 79.3 MBNailing DevOps might seem like an exercise in hiring the right people or getting the right tools — but successful DevOps journeys need to start with the right team culture. CircleCI Developer Advocate Angel Rivera joins PJ to discuss the importance of developing a collaborative DevOps culture, embracing failure, and understanding how the industry is changing.
What Matters - Episode 31 - Infrastructure as Clouds with Kat Cosgrove
March 29, 2022 10:00 - 26 minutes - 61.6 MBDoes DevOps make things too easy, or does it abstract away so much that it makes developers' work harder in the long run? In this episode, PJ sits down with Kat Cosgrove, Developer Advocate for Pulumi, to talk about the evolution of DevOps tools, how infrastructure as code (or software) helps bring devs and ops teams closer together, and the mainstreaming of open source.
What Matters - Episode 30 - Rocket to Community with Chris DeMars
January 27, 2022 14:00 - 26 minutes - 36.8 MBWe know what the Open Source and Startup world is like - but what about Community work in the enterprise? PJ sits down with Chris DeMars to talk about how Rocket Mortgage engages with folks on the Open Source front, the community front, and also on Chris' passion, the #a11y front.
What Matters - Episode 29 - Head in the Clouds with James D Bohrman
December 16, 2021 14:00 - 16 minutes - 22.7 MBWhat makes Cloud First development so prevalent? If it's not the new hotness, why is it still how we get things done when deploying apps? And where does Kubernetes and Docker fit in to all of this? In this episode, PJ sits down with Cloud Native Engineer and founder of CloudSpeakers.dev, James D Bohrman to talk Cloud's past, present, and future. And to hear more about the present, we are joined by Ben Lloyd Pearson with his most recent Open Source News update!
What Matters - Episode 28 - Accessing Accessibility with Adrian Roselli
October 28, 2021 13:00 - 26 minutes - 36.1 MBWhat comes to mind when you hear the word accessibility? Users with disabilities? Blind folks trying to access web applications? The deaf community? All these people may come to mind when thinking of accessibility, but to really get people on board, we need to think of the CEO one handing a mobile device while picking up a coffee in midtown Manhattan. We need to make it a personal story. In this episode, accessibility expert and consultant Adrian Roselli sits down with our host, PJ, to d...
What Matters - Episode 27 - Mattermost Version 6.0!
October 14, 2021 13:00 - 29 minutes - 40.7 MBWe've been spending time building a better piece of collaboration software and in this episode we are going to go behind the curtain to talk to the Product Team and see what folks can expect from Mattermost 6.0! Katie Wiersgalla, Ian Tao, Eric Sethna, Chen Lim, and Aaron Rothchild join PJ to discuss everything new to the platform and all the features you've been waiting to see!
What Matters - Episode 26 - Getting into React Native with Elias Nahum
September 23, 2021 13:00 - 37 minutes - 51.7 MBStarting on a new technology can be a daunting task. Sometimes, having other people along for the ride can make that easier. In this special episode, Elias Nahum and Miguel Altazar sit down to talk a bit about how they got started using React Native, what they learned during their journey, and how they helped each other every step of the way.
What Matters - Episode 25 - Musing on Motivation with Zef Hemel
August 26, 2021 13:00 - 41 minutes - 56.5 MBWhat motivates you on a daily basis? Something internal that drives you to take the reins and get to work? Something external like capital gain or fame? Maybe it's achieving a goal, like releasing the 25th episode of a podcast! In the latest episode of What Matters, PJ sits down with Zef Hemel, Engineering Lead at Mattermost and musing writer, to discuss different kinds of motivation and what works in Open Source and at Mattermost. Learn about how to motivate people properly and what pitfa...
What Matters - Episode 24 - Open Source, Safety, and Maintainer Blues with Penelope Phippen
August 12, 2021 13:00 - 29 minutes - 40.1 MBWe often vaunt the greatness of Open Source and skirt some of the lesser seen issues while focusing on the greatness of the communities we are a part of. What is it like for solo maintainers? Can we set our expectations on people writing code on nights and weekends, people who have other aspects to their lives? How do we keep vulnerable people in Open Source safe? Fortunately, our guest for this episode, Penelope Phippen, has navigated these waters. Penelope is the maintainer of a rubyfmt,...
What Matters - Episode 23 - Docathon 2021 with Carrie Warner
July 29, 2021 13:00 - 20 minutes - 27.8 MBUnderstanding how something works is a cornerstone to contributing to a project. In this episode PJ sits down with Mattermost's Senior Technical Writer, Carrie Warner to talk about her passion for creating useful documentation and helping people to understand technology. We also get into the Mattermost Docathon 2021! In Open Source News, Ben Lloyd Pearson chat with us about the Tidelift Open Source Maintainer Survey and let's us know how to get involved!
What Matters - Episode 22 - Finding Your Path with Bryan Liles
July 15, 2021 13:00 - 26 minutes - 36.3 MBNavigating the world of tech can be difficult. What language should I learn? What technology will move my career forward? How do I get paid the big salary? Often looking to our leaders we see what we want. In this episode, PJ sits down with Bryan Liles, Principal Engineer with VMWare, to talk about how he built a career and how he empowers others to achieve their best, even with the deck stacked against them.
What Matters - Episode 21 - Special VR MatterCon Edition
June 25, 2021 16:00 - 20 minutes - 28 MBIt's tradition that Mattermost hosts a conference to celebrate our successes, growth, and the passing of another great year. MatterCon has long been a part of Mattermost's community. With the changes brought by the pandemic, we began to wonder when MatterCon would happen again. Fortunately, a team including Hanna Park, Emily Cook, Justin Reynolds, and PJ Hagerty was able to build Virtual Reality Mattercon. This episode covers some of the ideas that went into making a truly virtual conferen...
What Matters - Episode 20 - Equalithons with Marie Roker-Jones
June 10, 2021 13:00 - 30 minutes - 42.3 MBHackathons are great events that often bring a community together. Through code and experiences, everyone benefits. What if you could grow that benefit for all parties involved? In the episode of What Matters, PJ sits down with Marie Roker-Jones, co-founder of Essteem, to discuss Equalithons - hackathons that benefit underrepresented groups in tech that also help build for the non-profit community! Whether you are an organization looking to be more inclusive or a coder looking to work for ...
What Matters - Episode 19 - Head to the Marketplace with Aaron Rothschild
May 27, 2021 13:00 - 16 minutes - 22.8 MBPlugins are an essential part of the Mattermost ecosystem and our team is always looking for ways to integrate more easily. Luckily, Aaron Rothschild and his team have been working on exactly that. In this episode PJ and Aaron talk about how serverless applications and the marketplace team up to make Mattermost more powerful for every user, regardless of expertise or programming language!
What Matters - Episode 18 - Meet the FocalBoard Team Chen Lim and Jesus Espino
May 13, 2021 13:00 - 26 minutes - 36.3 MBPart of collaboration is being able to organize things in a way everyone can benefit from. Doing it in a simple, open source way makes it even better. In this episode PJ sits down with Chen Lim and Jesus Espino from the FocalBoard team to talk about how the project got started, why innovation is important, and how open source tools can be the greatest asset to teams everywhere.
What Matters - Episode 18 - Meet the FocalBoard Team Chen-i Lim and Jesus Espino
May 13, 2021 13:00 - 26 minutes - 36.3 MBPart of collaboration is being able to organize things in a way everyone can benefit from. Doing it in a simple, open source way makes it even better. In this episode PJ sits down with Chen-i Lim and Jesus Espino from the FocalBoard team to talk about how the project got started, why innovation is important, and how open source tools can be the greatest asset to teams everywhere.
What Matters - Episode 17 - Chat and Emotions with Craig Tucker
April 29, 2021 13:00 - 22 minutes - 30.5 MBChatOps is core to all things we do at Mattermost, but sometimes it can be difficult to discern the meaning or emotion behind the words. To find out more, PJ sat down with Craig Tucker, the founder of V.E.R.N. AI , a text based artificial intelligence tool that helps to understand the emotions of people communicating online.
What Matters - Episode 16 - Remotely Successful with Eamon Leonard
April 15, 2021 13:00 - 31 minutes - 43.4 MBIn this episode, PJ Hagerty sits down with co-founder of BoundlessHQ , Eamon Leonard, to discuss Remote Work and what success means in the new way of working. PJ and Eamon discuss some of the ways remote work has changed, not just because of the pandemic, but also due to companies realizing how technologically dependent they truly are.
What Matters - Episode 15 - Open Source Fridays with Joram Wilander
April 01, 2021 13:00 - 19 minutes - 26.8 MBMattermost is and always has been dedicated to Open Source. From the beginning, our engineers have used, contributed to, built, and given back to the Open Source projects. Now we we are doing it in an organized way! In this episode, PJ sits down with Senior Engineering Lead, Joram Wilander to talk about his new Open Source Friday initiative and what that means to the engineering team, to Mattermost at large, and to the communities we love to give back to.
What Matters - Episode 14 - The Open Source Fantastic Four with Pablo Ruiz Muzquiz
March 18, 2021 13:06 - 29 minutes - 40.2 MBFinding the right tools is a key piece to any team or organization. But what if you dedication to Open Source means the tool doesn't exist yet? In this episode, PJ sits down with founder and CEO of Kaleidos, Pablo Ruiz Muzquiz, to talk about how an initiative to build and innovate led to launching not one, but two Open Source products that are blowing the minds of their users: Taiga and Penpot.
What Matters - Episode 13 - Go and Going to the Community with Gautam Rege
March 04, 2021 14:00 - 23 minutes - 32.2 MBIn this episode we focus on two of our favorite subjects, Golang and the community. PJ sits down with Gautam Rege, founder and director at Josh Software and organizer of GopherCon India. The pair opine on missing non-virtual conferences, discuss the purpose behind making the switch to Go over other languages, and discuss why Open Source is a great model for community interaction.
What Matters - Episode 12 - Rocky Linux with Jordan Pisaniello
February 18, 2021 14:00 - 19 minutes - 27.3 MBOur latest episode finds host PJ Hagerty sitting down with Rocky Linux Community Manager Jordan Pisaniello to talk Open Source, forking repos, and how to give back to a community that gives so much to you. From the use of Mattermost to the need for everyone to pitch in on a project, you won't want to miss this one! Jump on their community server to join in!
What Matters - Episode 11 - Community Chat with Emily Cook
February 04, 2021 16:35 - 22 minutes - 30.4 MBIn this episode, PJ Hagerty sits down with our own Community Manager, Emily Cook, to chat about what’s going in the Mattermost community and the tech community in general. The pair look at everything from the unique position of Mattermost being a community first company to how the work being done to make it more inclusive and diverse.
What Matters - Episode 10 - Open Source and COVID with Tom De Moor
January 21, 2021 14:00 - 18 minutes - 24.8 MBIn our latest episode of What Matters, host PJ Hagerty has a chat with Mattermost contributor and frequent guest blogger Tom De Moor to discuss some of the ways he's used Mattermost to work with communities affected by COVID-19. From an incident response integration that keeps an eye on vaccine refrigerators to contact tracing using emojis, Tom has stretched Mattermost further in order to make a safer environment.
What Matters - Episode 9 - Remotely Remote with Corey Hulen
January 07, 2021 14:00 - 22 minutes - 30.3 MBWorking remote has become the norm due to many outside factors - but for some, it's been an ideal work situation for years. In this episode, host PJ Hagerty sits down with Mattermost CTO and Co-founder, Corey Hulen to talk about the value of working remotely, what people new to remote work can do to make it easier on themselves, and why it's important to make your bed and put your video on!
What Matters - Episode 8 - Checking Out Cloud with Maria Nunez
December 23, 2020 14:00 - 17 minutes - 23.9 MBMattermost Cloud is the latest offering from the engineering team, and we took the opportunity to chat with Lead Engineer Maria Nunez about Cloud, what plugins and integrations look like, and how Open Source brings it all together!
What Matters - Episode 7 - Reacting to React with Mike Hartington
December 10, 2020 14:00 - 23 minutes - 32.6 MBIn our latest episode, PJ sits down with Mike Hartington of Ionic to talk about Open source, JavaScript, and why React might be the one JS to bind them. Hear stories about contributing to communities and how working in Open Source truly brings people together. Also, checkout Mike's favorite project - NeoVim
What Matters - Episode 6 - Responding to Incidents with Quintessence Anx
November 25, 2020 14:00 - 19 minutes - 27.4 MBIn this episode, host PJ Hagerty sits down to chat with Quintessence Anx of PagerDuty. The episode is all about DevOps and Incident Response and how tools like Mattermost and PagerDuty can work together to make the Incident Response team work smarter!
What Matters - Episode 6 - Responding to Incidents with Quintessencve Anx
November 25, 2020 14:00 - 19 minutes - 27.4 MBIn this episode, host PJ Hagerty sits down to chat with Quintessence Anx of PagerDuty. The episode is all about DevOps and Incident Response and how tools like Mattermost and PagerDuty can work together to make the Incident Response team work smarter!
What Matters - Episode 5 - Work Flows with Tanay Pant
November 12, 2020 14:00 - 25 minutes - 34.7 MBOur host, PJ sits down with Tanay Pant of n8n to discuss working with Open Source communities, integrating work flows with Mattermost, and how to get things to work together.
What Matters - Episode 2 - Open Source with Jesus Espino
October 30, 2020 13:00 - 25 minutes - 34.7 MBPJ takes to the mic with Mattermost Engineer, Jesus Espino to talk all about Open Source! Why is Open Source important to Mattermost and why should it matter to people out in the world?
What Matters - Episode 1 - Intros with Ian Tien
October 30, 2020 13:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBWelcome to What Matters - a podcast from the folks at Mattermost! We are excited to talk about ChatOps, Open Source, DevOps, and the topics that matter most to you - our community! We decided the best place to start would be at the beginning. So our Senior Developer Advocate, PJ Hagerty, sits down with Co-Founder and CEO Ian Tien to discuss where Mattermost started, why there is such a dedication to Open Source here, and where he sees Mattermost going in the future.
What Matters - Episode 4 - Hackathons and Open Source with Saul Ibarra Corretge
October 30, 2020 13:00 - 32 minutes - 44.7 MBOur intrepid host, PJ sits down with Saul Ibarra Corretge of Jitsi to talk about the upcoming #HackfromHome joint hackathon from the folks at Mattermost and Jitsi. They also talk Open Source philosophy and why not everyone is comfortable working from home.
What Matters - Episode 3 - Go Go Golang with Mark Bates
October 30, 2020 13:00 - 47 minutes - 65.6 MBGo Developer, mentor, rocker, and Community Advocate Mark Bates joins PJ for the latest episode of What Matters to talk about Golang, Open Source, and why it's important to work towards your passion in order to make things happen! Some links mentioned in the show: Papercall.io Gopher Guides GopherCon 2020 Gopherize.me