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Title: Max Howell (mxcl) | Creator of Homebrew

Open Graph Title: Max Howell (mxcl)

Description: Max Howell, also known as mxcl, created Homebrew and wrote its original code. He is a British-American software engineer, open-source developer, founder, and fractional AI consultant.

Open Graph Description: Homebrew creator and original author. Also known as mxcl. British-American software engineer, open-source developer, founder, and fractional AI consultant.

Mail addresses
mxcl@me.com

Opengraph URL: https://mxcl.dev/

direct link

Domain: mxcl.dev


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Links:

A_ mxcl.dev https://mxcl.dev/
Hirehttps://mxcl.dev/hire-me/
Leadershiphttps://mxcl.dev/fractional-head-of-ai/
Implementationhttps://mxcl.dev/ai-implementation-consultant/
Architecturehttps://mxcl.dev/enterprise-agent-architecture/
Projectshttps://mxcl.dev/projects/
Homebrew creatorhttps://mxcl.dev/homebrew/
Mediahttps://mxcl.dev/media/
Talk about a systemhttps://mxcl.dev/hire-me/
Homebrewhttps://mxcl.dev/homebrew/
See every projecthttps://mxcl.dev/projects/
From the creator of Homebrew Harden your Mac before the agent runs. Automic Vault protects plaintext keys with encrypted secrets, sealed tools, and approval before execution. Read the founder note https://mxcl.dev/automic-vault/
Visit Automic Vaulthttps://www.automicvault.com/
Clawlicioushttps://clawlicio.us
Colossal Claw Adventurehttps://colossalclawadventure.com
Hire Max Howellhttps://mxcl.dev/hire-me/
See fractional AI consulting https://mxcl.dev/fractional-head-of-ai/
Homebrewhttps://mxcl.dev/homebrew/
Homebrew interview questionshttps://mxcl.dev/homebrew/#homebrew-interview-questions
PromiseKithttps://mxcl.dev/PromiseKit/
See Homebrew creator reference https://mxcl.dev/homebrew/
PromiseKithttps://mxcl.dev/PromiseKit/
Path.swifthttps://mxcl.dev/Path.swift/
YOLOKithttps://mxcl.dev/YOLOKit/
See current and archived projects https://mxcl.dev/projects/
Homebrew Wikipedia articlehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homebrew_(package_manager)
Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64850138
GitHubhttps://github.com/mxcl
GitHub Gisthttps://gist.github.com/mxcl
LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/mxcl
[ See media references ]https://mxcl.dev/media/
Harper Systemshttps://www.harpersystems.dev/post/s3-e08-whats-the-creator-of-homebrew-up-to-now-w-max-howell
Sourcegraphhttps://muckrack.com/podcast/the-sourcegraph-podcast/episodes/max-howell-creator-of-homebrew-and-founder-of-tea/
Stack Overflowhttps://stackoverflow.blog/max-howell/
GitHubhttps://github.com/mxcl
LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/mxcl
Twitterhttps://www.twitter.com/mxcl

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