In this episode of Semaphore Uncut, Malcolm Matalka, co-founder and CTO of Terrateam, shares his perspective on GitOps, Terraform and OpenTofu workflows, and the art of building infrastructure tools that stay out of developers’ way.
The conversation explores why Terrateam focuses on fitting into existing Git-based workflows rather than defining new platforms, how GitOps shapes developer experience, and where YAML configuration reaches its limits. Malcolm also reflects on internal technical choices like building Terrateam entirely in OCaml, and what that means for speed, control, and contributors.
They also discuss open sourcing infrastructure tooling, how user behavior changes after going open source, and what’s next for Terrateam as it moves toward deeper infrastructure management—all while maintaining trust boundaries with customer environments.
👉 Read the full blog post for the complete conversation — and happy listening!
The Semaphore Team
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