Tom Broomfield

Hello!

My name is Tom Broomfield, I’ve been building software for over 20 years. I’m passionate about building great software, and empowering others to do the same.

I’m currently heading up the technology for a startup in Melbourne, Australia.

Feel free to reach out at hi@tombroomfield.com

Things I love

• Programming languages that focus on developer experience.
• Clean code, simple solutions to complex problems and creativity in code.
• Building good software and better teams.
• Open source, and the communities that build it.
• Deep work and protecting deep work for myself and others.
• Asynchronous communication and distributed teams.
• Golf

Things I don’t love

• The wrong abstractions.
• Meetings, especially meetings about meetings and meetings to check in on tasks.
• Golf