Brian Muenzenmeyer
@brianmuenzenmeyer.com
📗 Author, @approachableopensource.com
🎪 Sneelock of the Circus
🤹 @nodejs.org website maintainer
🦆 Rough cut woodworker
🎯 OSPO at Target
👨🏻🦲 Views my own. He/Him
🎪 Sneelock of the Circus
🤹 @nodejs.org website maintainer
🦆 Rough cut woodworker
🎯 OSPO at Target
👨🏻🦲 Views my own. He/Him
Pinned
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.
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.
🌐 For immediate release, from my desk to your device...
📰 Saturday News Drop!
📓 New post: Open Source Pace Layers, now live on the approachableopensource.com blog!
approachableopensource.com/blog/2025-op...
📰 Saturday News Drop!
📓 New post: Open Source Pace Layers, now live on the approachableopensource.com blog!
approachableopensource.com/blog/2025-op...
Approachable Open Source
Adapting an idea and visualizing symmathesy.
approachableopensource.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
🌐 For immediate release, from my desk to your device...
📰 Saturday News Drop!
📓 New post: Open Source Pace Layers, now live on the approachableopensource.com blog!
approachableopensource.com/blog/2025-op...
📰 Saturday News Drop!
📓 New post: Open Source Pace Layers, now live on the approachableopensource.com blog!
approachableopensource.com/blog/2025-op...
Recording for my @jsconf.bsky.social talk is now up
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRxS...
#opensource #nodejs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRxS...
#opensource #nodejs
Node.js - You Don't Need a Dependency - Brian Muenzenmeyer, Node.js
YouTube video by OpenJS Foundation
www.youtube.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Recording for my @jsconf.bsky.social talk is now up
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRxS...
#opensource #nodejs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRxS...
#opensource #nodejs
You know you have a good open source team when you can resolve a production outage from report, triage, debugging, fix, testing, through to PR merge and deployment in 57 minutes.
#nodejs #opensource
github.com/nodejs/nodej...
github.com/nodejs/nodej...
#nodejs #opensource
github.com/nodejs/nodej...
github.com/nodejs/nodej...
Download page is blank · Issue #8248 · nodejs/nodejs.org
URL: https://nodejs.org/en/download Browser Name: Chrome Browser Version: 141.0.7390.108 Operating System: Windows 10, 22H2 How to reproduce the issue: Open nodejs.org website Navigate to Download ...
github.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:31 AM
You know you have a good open source team when you can resolve a production outage from report, triage, debugging, fix, testing, through to PR merge and deployment in 57 minutes.
#nodejs #opensource
github.com/nodejs/nodej...
github.com/nodejs/nodej...
#nodejs #opensource
github.com/nodejs/nodej...
github.com/nodejs/nodej...
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Well enough. I rambled a bit because I was off script, but no one said I bombed it lol. So that's good. Now I hope we can get the folks at @github.com to put a pause on next months changes for @npmjs.bsky.social publishing. 🤞
October 16, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Well enough. I rambled a bit because I was off script, but no one said I bombed it lol. So that's good. Now I hope we can get the folks at @github.com to put a pause on next months changes for @npmjs.bsky.social publishing. 🤞
Hahahhahahha.
There are two other known typos, not intentionally. These hardware bugs are harder to patch!
There are two other known typos, not intentionally. These hardware bugs are harder to patch!
Started approachable open source and I see what you did there mr psoterchild @brianmuenzenmeyer.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Hahahhahahha.
There are two other known typos, not intentionally. These hardware bugs are harder to patch!
There are two other known typos, not intentionally. These hardware bugs are harder to patch!
👕I sported this tee at @allthingsopen.bsky.social the other day - and in celebration you can pick up your own copy of the #opensource stack!
#community &
#issues &
#pullrequests &
#releases &
#api &
#license
Get yours over at approachableopensource.com
#community &
#issues &
#pullrequests &
#releases &
#api &
#license
Get yours over at approachableopensource.com
October 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
👕I sported this tee at @allthingsopen.bsky.social the other day - and in celebration you can pick up your own copy of the #opensource stack!
#community &
#issues &
#pullrequests &
#releases &
#api &
#license
Get yours over at approachableopensource.com
#community &
#issues &
#pullrequests &
#releases &
#api &
#license
Get yours over at approachableopensource.com
Thesis for the taking the pictures and the fun times this week!
My friend @brianmuenzenmeyer.com wrote a book about the world of open source! Take a sec and check it out: approachableopensource.com
October 18, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Thesis for the taking the pictures and the fun times this week!
Slides for my @allthingsopen.bsky.social talk are up - Finite Source Machines: Contribution for Busy Humans!
Exports are sometimes bizarre, but the gist is there and I plan to long form present it on the blog too.
noti.st/brianmuenzen...
#opensource #allthingsopen
Exports are sometimes bizarre, but the gist is there and I plan to long form present it on the blog too.
noti.st/brianmuenzen...
#opensource #allthingsopen
October 17, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Slides for my @allthingsopen.bsky.social talk are up - Finite Source Machines: Contribution for Busy Humans!
Exports are sometimes bizarre, but the gist is there and I plan to long form present it on the blog too.
noti.st/brianmuenzen...
#opensource #allthingsopen
Exports are sometimes bizarre, but the gist is there and I plan to long form present it on the blog too.
noti.st/brianmuenzen...
#opensource #allthingsopen
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Introducing 🥁🥁🥁 our JavaScriptLandia award recipients for this year!
Beyond building new features, our recipients guide others, maintain essential systems, document the hard parts, and strengthen the community every step of the way. 💙
Read more about our honorees here: hubs.la/Q03NQvx10
Beyond building new features, our recipients guide others, maintain essential systems, document the hard parts, and strengthen the community every step of the way. 💙
Read more about our honorees here: hubs.la/Q03NQvx10
October 16, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Introducing 🥁🥁🥁 our JavaScriptLandia award recipients for this year!
Beyond building new features, our recipients guide others, maintain essential systems, document the hard parts, and strengthen the community every step of the way. 💙
Read more about our honorees here: hubs.la/Q03NQvx10
Beyond building new features, our recipients guide others, maintain essential systems, document the hard parts, and strengthen the community every step of the way. 💙
Read more about our honorees here: hubs.la/Q03NQvx10
Node.js You Don't Need a Dependency
Slides for my @jsconf.bsky.social talk are up.
Thanks to everyone for listening and the many great conversations after!
noti.st/brianmuenzen...
#nodejs #jsconf #opensource
Slides for my @jsconf.bsky.social talk are up.
Thanks to everyone for listening and the many great conversations after!
noti.st/brianmuenzen...
#nodejs #jsconf #opensource
October 17, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Node.js You Don't Need a Dependency
Slides for my @jsconf.bsky.social talk are up.
Thanks to everyone for listening and the many great conversations after!
noti.st/brianmuenzen...
#nodejs #jsconf #opensource
Slides for my @jsconf.bsky.social talk are up.
Thanks to everyone for listening and the many great conversations after!
noti.st/brianmuenzen...
#nodejs #jsconf #opensource
This is tomorrow! Right behind registration. See you there!
In addition:
- One talk today
- One talk tomorrow
In addition:
- One talk today
- One talk tomorrow
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
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
October 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
This is tomorrow! Right behind registration. See you there!
In addition:
- One talk today
- One talk tomorrow
In addition:
- One talk today
- One talk tomorrow
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
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
October 9, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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
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
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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
- @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
September 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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
- @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
Guess what!?
Pure @typescriptlang.org @github.com Actions with no build process now work!
I made this demo at github.com/bmuenzenmeye...
Pure @typescriptlang.org @github.com Actions with no build process now work!
I made this demo at github.com/bmuenzenmeye...
September 18, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Guess what!?
Pure @typescriptlang.org @github.com Actions with no build process now work!
I made this demo at github.com/bmuenzenmeye...
Pure @typescriptlang.org @github.com Actions with no build process now work!
I made this demo at github.com/bmuenzenmeye...
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.
September 6, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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.
Reposted by Brian Muenzenmeyer
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...
August 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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...
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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
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
July 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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
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
@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
github.com/nodejs/nodej...
#opensource #nodejs #vulnerabilities #cve
July 22, 2025 at 11:26 AM
@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
github.com/nodejs/nodej...
#opensource #nodejs #vulnerabilities #cve
Reposted by Brian Muenzenmeyer
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...
She shares how coming out and contributing to open source shaped her journey in tech.
Read it here: nodejs.org/en/blog/comm...
June 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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...
She shares how coming out and contributing to open source shaped her journey in tech.
Read it here: nodejs.org/en/blog/comm...
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!
🎟️ 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...
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.
events.linuxfoundation.org
June 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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!
Reposted by Brian Muenzenmeyer
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...
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...
June 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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...
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...
🚀 Announcement: I'll be speaking at #AllThingsOpen this October, talking about "Finite Source Machines: Contribution for Busy Humans". I hope to see you there!
June 27, 2025 at 11:38 AM
🚀 Announcement: I'll be speaking at #AllThingsOpen this October, talking about "Finite Source Machines: Contribution for Busy Humans". I hope to see you there!
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.
brianmuenzenmeyer.com/posts/2025-m...
#mls #soccer #design
brianmuenzenmeyer.com/posts/2025-m...
#mls #soccer #design
June 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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.
brianmuenzenmeyer.com/posts/2025-m...
#mls #soccer #design
brianmuenzenmeyer.com/posts/2025-m...
#mls #soccer #design
⚽️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.
brianmuenzenmeyer.com/posts/2025-s...
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.
brianmuenzenmeyer.com/posts/2025-s...
Soccer : Brian Muenzenmeyer
Soccer : Keeping track of games we've been to as family and friends : The personal website of Brian Muenzenmeyer.
brianmuenzenmeyer.com
May 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM
⚽️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.
brianmuenzenmeyer.com/posts/2025-s...
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.
brianmuenzenmeyer.com/posts/2025-s...
Reposted by Brian Muenzenmeyer
The future of OSUOSL is in jeopardy - as a nonprofit, they provide free infrastructure for many OSS projects, nurturing smaller projects and filling out support matrices for bigger projects like Node.js. Please help them keep the lights on for the OSS world! osuosl.org/blog/osl-fut...
Future of OSL in Jeopardy | OSU Open Source Lab
A nonprofit organization working for the advancement of open source technologies.
osuosl.org
May 6, 2025 at 9:39 AM
The future of OSUOSL is in jeopardy - as a nonprofit, they provide free infrastructure for many OSS projects, nurturing smaller projects and filling out support matrices for bigger projects like Node.js. Please help them keep the lights on for the OSS world! osuosl.org/blog/osl-fut...