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📗 Author, @approachableopensource.com 🎪 Sneelock of the Circus 🤹 @nodejs.org website maintainer 🦆 Rough cut woodworker 🎯 OSPO at Target 👨🏻‍🦲 Views my own. He/Him

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Brian Muenzenmeyer @brianmuenzenmeyer.com · Dec 7

Verified this account with my domain - so might as well give a long-delayed intro. 👋

I have four boys that keep me bald. I like to trope around by landscaping, woodworking, drinking coffee, and helping maintain the Node.js website in my spare time, of which there is little.

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Brian Muenzenmeyer @brianmuenzenmeyer.com · 1d

Find me next week at @allthingsopen.bsky.social in Raleigh to snag a copy of @approachableopensource.com

This full-spectrum primer on the open source software landscape continues to meet the moment.

If you cannot attend, check approachableopensource.com to buy a print or ebook copy.

#opensource

A screenshot of me signing copies of Approachable Open Source at All Things Open next week.

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TypeScript.fm @typescript.fm · 17d

Community highlights ✨

- @squiggleconf.com happened!
- @brianmuenzenmeyer.com shares pure TS GitHub Actions
- @azraelsec.sh type branding ELI5
- @evanhahn.com don't use ts-ignore
- Matt Brown explains using Node's Test Runner with TypeScript & React
- Motion AI on why they're moving off of TS

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Brian Muenzenmeyer @brianmuenzenmeyer.com · 23d

Guess what!?

Pure @typescriptlang.org @github.com Actions with no build process now work!

I made this demo at github.com/bmuenzenmeye...

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Brian Muenzenmeyer @brianmuenzenmeyer.com · Sep 6

I gotta appreciate the cultural overlap of #fortnite - it just showed a set of Beavis and Butthead skins to my boys and they were positively fascinated - having never seen or heard of them before.

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All Things Open @allthingsopen.bsky.social · Aug 12

Brian Muenzenmeyer (@brianmuenzenmeyer.com), Principal Engineer for @nodejs.org, joins us on stage to share their insights. Don't miss "Finite Source Machines: Contribution for Busy Humans" at #AllThingsOpen! 2025.allthingsopen.org/sessions/fin...

Brian Muenzenmeyer @brianmuenzenmeyer.com · Sep 6

learned it from @mhdawson.bsky.social i think!

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tierney cyren @bnb.im · Jul 25

fun news! I was laid off from Twilio.

going to take this weekend to chill out, and will start looking for roles next week.

if you or someone you know is looking for staff/principal level Developer Advocacy, OSPO, dev infra, or similar roles pass them along!

reposts from tech folks appreciated <3

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Brian Muenzenmeyer @brianmuenzenmeyer.com · Jul 22

Great community resources, and nice to have one location.

Node.js of course publishes its own. This big push includes CVE info too which is a newer view

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Brian Muenzenmeyer @brianmuenzenmeyer.com · Jul 22

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A table showing end of life versions of Node.js along with counts of their vulnerabilities.

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Brian Muenzenmeyer @brianmuenzenmeyer.com · Jul 22

@aviv.sh and I are working on an End of Life (EOL) page for @nodejs.org. Better communicating the risks of staying on out of date software is work worth doing, and helps the entire ecosystem stay safer.

github.com/nodejs/nodej...

#opensource #nodejs #vulnerabilities #cve

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Brian Muenzenmeyer @brianmuenzenmeyer.com · Jul 19

Reciprocity is a theme in the first chapter of @approachableopensource.com too.

approachableopensource.com/read/princip...

We gotta start here.

Approachable Open Source

A conceptual understanding of open source's origins and strictest definitions. Can it be more? We glance at the interconnectedness of our communities, and hint at the parts we can play in them.

approachableopensource.com

Brian Muenzenmeyer @brianmuenzenmeyer.com · Jul 16

Guy i know sold everything to be an entrepreneur in Amsterdam. Moved back within 2 years and said there was better food in eat street.

Expensive. Perspective.

Brian Muenzenmeyer @brianmuenzenmeyer.com · Jul 10

Gosh maybe I need to expand my MLS crest.

Soccer balls in soccer crests considered harmful.

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Major League Soccer Team Crest Rankings : Brian Muenzenmeyer

Major League Soccer Team Crest Rankings : My opinionated rankings of Major League Soccer team crests and logos. : The personal website of Brian Muenzenmeyer.

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Brian Muenzenmeyer @brianmuenzenmeyer.com · Jul 2

we need details!

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Node.js @nodejs.org · Jun 30

New Pride spotlight from @thisismissem.social 🌈💚

She shares how coming out and contributing to open source shaped her journey in tech.

Read it here: nodejs.org/en/blog/comm...

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Brian Muenzenmeyer @brianmuenzenmeyer.com · Jun 29

A two-fer - I'll be at @jsconf.bsky.social too, right after @allthingsopen.bsky.social - talking about advancements in @nodejs.org making userland simpler. I hope to see you there!

JSConf @jsconf.bsky.social · Apr 7

🎟️ General Admission Tickets for #JSConf 2025 are NOW OPEN! 🚀

Join 500+ JavaScript pros Oct 14-16 for three days of tech, networking & adventure.

events.linuxfoundation.org/jsconf-north...

JSConf | LF Events

The premier event for all things related to JavaScript (JS) on the web is back and bringing together 500 of the best and brightest JS programmers.

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Brian Muenzenmeyer @brianmuenzenmeyer.com · Jun 27

i dont know enough about the actual pnpm cache - but `local cache` is what came to mind - feel free to disregard.

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Node.js @nodejs.org · Jun 27

Happy Pride 🌈

In our latest blog post, @vcarl.com shares a powerful reflection on open source and identity: nodejs.org/en/blog/comm...

We're spotlighting LGBTQ voices in the Node.js community. Got a story to share? Submit a PR: github.com/nodejs/nodej...

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Brian Muenzenmeyer @brianmuenzenmeyer.com · Jun 27

This topic continues to fuel me as I explore how to apply the lessons of Approachable Open Source into my contribution mechanics and strategy. I don't always get it right, but the incremental journey and collaborating with others is the big win.

approachableopensource.com

Approachable Open Source

A new book by Brian Muenzenmeyer, available paperback or digital

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Brian Muenzenmeyer @brianmuenzenmeyer.com · Jun 27

🚀 Announcement: I'll be speaking at #AllThingsOpen this October, talking about "Finite Source Machines: Contribution for Busy Humans". I hope to see you there!

An astronaut announcing "I'm Speaking at ATO 2025" All Things Open October 12-14 in Raleigh NC

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Brian Muenzenmeyer @brianmuenzenmeyer.com · Jun 24

I spent about a month ranking MLS team crests according to design principles, at least as I've come to know them. It was fun to compare notes with Jack too.

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#mls #soccer #design

Brian Muenzenmeyer @brianmuenzenmeyer.com · May 20

⚽️New post: Soccer

A running list of games I or the family have been fortunate enough to attend.

This is a good post to tend, digital garden style.

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Soccer : Brian Muenzenmeyer

Soccer : Keeping track of games we've been to as family and friends : The personal website of Brian Muenzenmeyer.

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Brian Muenzenmeyer @brianmuenzenmeyer.com · May 10

I did this once and even had to dig around unrelated node_module directories to grab express.

Brian Muenzenmeyer @brianmuenzenmeyer.com · May 8

Is this RSS? butterfly meme

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Brian Muenzenmeyer @brianmuenzenmeyer.com · May 7

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Blog : Brian Muenzenmeyer

Blog : : The personal website of Brian Muenzenmeyer.

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