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Matthew Bass
Software Developer & Entrepreneur
Matthew Bass is an independent software developer, entrepreneur, speaker, and writer. He has over ten years of experience across a diverse set of technologies and has worked at places like SAS Institute, the world's largest privately held software company. An agilist from the very beginning, he continues evangelizing and experimenting with pair programming, test-first and behavior-driven development, and continuous integration. Matthew has spoken at several regional and national software conferences and regularly writes for publications like InfoQ.
Blog
Are most of your projects one-time or maintenance?
Posted Tuesday, June 15, 2010
I’m curious about something. If you’re an independent contractor, consultant or freelancer, are most of your projects one-time gigs or do they more frequently involve long term maint more »Quote of the Week: Mark Twain
Posted Monday, June 14, 2010
“Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by more »Thanks for reading!
Posted Saturday, June 12, 2010
July 29th will mark the fifth anniversary of this blog. I realized today that I have never properly thanked you, my readers, for continuing to support this endeavor. There are so many other things you could be pe more »RubyConf in New Orleans
Posted Friday, June 11, 2010
This year’s RubyConf is being held in New Orleans on November 11th – 13th. Count me in. I’ve only driven through the area once so it’ll be interestin more »Rails 2.3.8 – an embarrassing trip
Posted Thursday, June 10, 2010
November 30, 2009: Rails 2.3.5 has just more »Quick ‘n dirty Lindo step for Cucumber
Posted Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Lindo is great for verifying your Rails tests by opening the HTTP response body in a browser for inspection. It works with most popular testing frameworks including Test::Unit and RSpec. But what abou more »iPhone development
Posted Sunday, May 9, 2010
For the past few months, I’ve been exploring the fascinating world of iPhone development. I have several application ideas and am working pretty hard on getting something to market. My first app will be free, though I hope to work up to a l more »Walk for Life
Posted Thursday, April 15, 2010
I’m participating in the 2010 Walk for Life this month to support Pregnancy Support Services of Wake Forest. The walk is a family-friendly event that raises awareness and funding for the center. The cool thing is that you don’t need to more »Presentations
Homesteading: The New Entrepreneurial Model
Many years ago a community would come together to help a neighbor get started. They'd all pitch in, knowing that when they needed help, those same friends would come to their aid as well. This model of community self-sufficiency has been recycled in the s more »Homesteading: The New Entrepreneurial Model
By Matthew Bass
Many years ago a community would come together to help a neighbor get started. They'd all pitch in, knowing that when they needed help, those same friends would come to their aid as well. This model of community self-sufficiency has been recycled in the software world.
In this talk you'll learn how Matt is still using the homesteading model to build his consultancy, and how others are doing the same. You'll get enough of a grounding to move forward on your own, or help someone else while you learn more.
Books
by Jared Richardson
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Has your career been a product of random chance? Learn how to take control. These solid, repeatable steps show you how to chart the course you want, then how to follow it.
The book is aimed primarily at a technical market, but the content is applicable to most professional fields.
