Unmatched Quotes publishes long-form technical writing for senior and staff engineers. We're a small publication — quality over volume, always.
Send a pitch →One concept explained thoroughly beats a list of seven shallow takes. Assume the reader can Google basics.
Benchmarks, diagrams, code with context. Opinion is welcome but claims need evidence.
We can tell. If you used AI to assist, that's fine — but every sentence must reflect your own understanding.
"How we cut p99 latency by 60% without adding hardware" over "Improving performance in Go".
Long enough to go deep, short enough to respect the reader's time. No minimum for postmortems.
Email pitch@unmatchedquotes.com with subject line "Pitch: [your title]".
Include a 3–5 sentence summary: what the piece covers, who it's for, and why you're the right person to write it.
Link to 1–2 writing samples (blog, GitHub README, conference talk notes — anything that shows you can write).
We reply within 5 business days. If accepted, you'll get an editorial brief and a Markdown template.
First draft due within 4 weeks. We provide one round of structural feedback, then line editing.
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