Brian Muenzenmeyer

deno.comDeno is joining Cloudflare | DenoPutting ourselves in the best place to build the future of the web

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People want to classify you as one thing or another. Life is far more complicated than that and I choose to celebrate it.

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@bengl.dev

If you need a JS runtime that's not subject to being "acquired" and "sunsetted", @nodejs.org is right there. By design, it can't be governed by a single company.

Liz Fong-Jones (方禮真)@lizthegrey.com

@deno.land was killed by @cloudflare.social, rip. deno.com/blog/cloudfl...

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Nico Kaiser

@nico.kaiser.me

📸 #NodeConfEU @brianmuenzenmeyer.com & Claudio Wunder: Replacing What Works: doc-kit and the Next 10 Years of Node.js Documentation

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NodeConf.eu

@nodeconf.eu

🥁 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭🎙️ Thrilled to have @wunderacle.bsky.social on the #NodeConfEU 2026 stage! He'll be joining @brianmuenzenmeyer.com as a co-speaker to share the story behind "Replacing What Works: doc-kit and the Next 10 Years of Node.js Documentation." 🎟️https://www.nodeconf.eu

22 Sept

Wrote and released pr-age-gate - a GitHub Action and CLI to help aide Node.js governance, or yours! Make a PR cook for a configurable amount of time... ❌ under 48 hours ✅ 48 hours or more github.com/marketplace/... #opensource #github #governance

22 Sept

This is essential promise in our global workflow - nothing merges without thorough review, across timezones and distributed teams. Life happens, so it does come with bypasses for certain labels or paths.

13 Sept

Today my wife and I chose to empty a piñata went had for 7 years instead of breaking it. They don't make em this adorable anymore. Only 40 pieces of candy for inside. She'll have a home. Our small bit of compassion for today. Yes I'm anthropomorphisizing and I don't care.

13 Sept

Aside, have you ever seen a kid try to open one of these? They tire before they can. But yes, hit it harder to get your reward... Usually the strap support system, gives out, not the piñata. No analogies were hurt in the making of this message.

31 Aug

Funny thing about MDX is that it leads to less and less markup in your markdown. This is a slow backslide into a full react app again.

youtube.comTalking Drupal #564 - Approachable Open SourceYouTube video by Talking Drupal

31 Aug

in pursuit of cool, clarity is the victim

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Darcy Clarke

@darcyclarke.me

4 Aug

Excited to share vlt 1.0 along with our hosted registries & ecosystem mirrors now GA! A drop-in npm replacement, built so nothing runs on your machine just because you typed install. → faster delivery → malware blocking at the registry layer → graph-native querying

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Tim Sharp

@tea-sharp.bsky.social

7 Aug

Thanks for coming onto the pod! As a newbie to open source, it was really cool to hear how you got involved with PatternLab. I'm following a similar route with Drupal. The DCO concept is great, and I'd love to see Drupal adopt it! @brianmuenzenmeyer.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrFh...

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NodeConf.eu

@nodeconf.eu

11 Aug

🥁 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭🎙️ Thrilled to have @brianmuenzenmeyer.com on the #NodeConf EU 2026 stage! He'll tell us the story of "𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬: 𝐝𝐨𝐜-𝐤𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝟏𝟎 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐨𝐝𝐞.𝐣𝐬 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧". 🎟️Don't miss it out; secure your tickets www.nodeconf.eu

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Tim Sharp

@tea-sharp.bsky.social

12 Aug

The start of the semester has inspired me to learn more about new concepts. I was to find was happy to find a copy of Approachable Open Source in the mail today! 📚 Thanks for the note and for going on the Talking Drupal podcast! @brianmuenzenmeyer.com @talkingdrupal.bsky.social

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Node.js

@nodejs.org

9 July

Node.js Interactive @ RenderATL lineup announced. QUIC in core. Built-in TypeScript in Node 26. Event loop deep dives. npm supply chain security. MCP for backends. doc-kit. Integration testing. Platform thinking. Full speaker list: https://bit.ly/3R1zbz8 Join us in Atlanta: https://bit.ly/4f7HNvY

Software Engineering Daily

1 June

AI struggling like the rest of us to name things. 😂 #namingishard

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@softwaredaily.bsky.social

14 May

In this episode we cover open source sustainability and the challenges of maintaining critical dependencies. @abbycabs.dev and @brianmuenzenmeyer.com join @joshuakgoldberg.com for a wide-ranging conversation. softwareengineeringdaily.com/2026/05/14/o...

softwareengineeringdaily.comOpen Source Sustainability - Software Engineering DailyOpen source software underpins nearly every modern application, including frameworks powering the most popular websites, to the libraries securing financial backend systems. However, while open source...

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📣 Two Announcements! 1️⃣ Approachable Open Source is now free to read online! 2️⃣ US fulfillment is now $7 flat, anywhere. You basically pay shipping. `TLDR' - It's time to fully give the community to book. Completely. Totally. Like, go read it now! approachableopensource.com/read/

🆕 Chapter 6 Open Source in the Workplace (20 min read) You don't need permission to do your job. Engaging with open source is already the norm, because you consume it. Energize yourself, your team, & your company to give more of a damn. I am not kidding, & I offer practical advice to make it happen.

🆕 Chapter 7 Open Source Sustainability (23 min read) You cannot take care of someone else if you aren't taking care of yourself. This is sustainability on a personal and systemic level. Let's frame our work against broader timescales, and remember why this matters.

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🆕 Chapter 4 The Four Files of Any Open Source Project (38 min read) We frame every open source project against four files. I won't keep you in suspense. I prioritize the README, LICENSE, CHANGELOG, and CODE_OF_CONDUCT files. We cover an array of conceptual and technical topics, and get real real.

🆕 Chapter 5 Community Investment (40 min read) Overwhelmed yet? That's how it can be. We cover ways you can invest further in your project as an investment in yourself and others. Time is our critical resource, so we cover impactful decisions and automation. Be wary as you steer your community.

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Chapter 2 The Spectrum of Engagement (35 min read) An exploration of all the ways we can engage with open source projects. This ain't a mountain to climb though, we can each bring our unique skillsets and interests to any project. I promise, you have something unique to offer.

Chapter 3 Consuming Open Source Software (36 min read) Dependencies as a double-edged sword. We cannot help but use them, & therefore they must be wielded with care. How can we evaluate the need for a dependency beyond GitHub stars & download counts. And what if we don't need a dependency at all?

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Last year I quietly celebrated the one year annivesary of launch, and logged three plane flights to support two book signings at @allthingsopen.bsky.social and @jsconf.bsky.social , in addition to four podcasts. I cannot thank the community enough for the response and connections made.

So what's in the book? A Foreword by Brad Frost Chapter 1 Principles and Promise (19 min read) 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.

13 Feb

Tell me you've had layoffs without telling me you've had layoffs

linkedin.comIntroducing 🦍Gorilla - an app to make your own YouTube Kids - that you control.I've been working on a YouTube wrapper for the boys. I call it Gorilla! Get it at https://gorilla.

31 Dec 2025

Introducing 🦍Gorilla! A YouTube wrapper that give parents the ultimate control over what their kids watch. I built this for my kids, and they love it. Moreover, they watch LESS NOW. Check out out at gorilla.tube www.linkedin.com/pulse/introd... #parenting #ipadkids #youtube #indiedev

brianmuenzenmeyer.com Introducing Gorilla: A Parent-Controlled YouTube Experience : Brian MuenzenmeyerIntroducing Gorilla: A Parent-Controlled YouTube Experience : A New Way for Parents to Curate YouTube Content for Their Kids : The personal website of Brian Muenzenmeyer.

31 Dec 2025

Also wrote a more personal blog style post over at brianmuenzenmeyer.com/posts/2025-i...

23 Dec 2025

Bought a domain and pushed some content to it. Early analytics turned up WAY too many hits. Wayback says it hosted porn about 5 years ago. I guess availability is no longer the only concern on domain searches - you might be inheriting a WHOLE LOT of unwanted traffic.

23 Dec 2025

I could do something pretty funny with those requests, but I don't wanna be a dick.

23 Dec 2025

kidding aside, some research says I might be able to actively re-habilitate this domain, if it's worth it, via google search console work. need to crunch some numbers

20 Dec 2025

Finally released my long-form version of Finite Source Machines: Contribution for Busy Humans from All Things Open this October. Read it at approachableopensource.com/blog/2025-op... Thanks again to @allthingsopen.bsky.social for the opportunity. #opensource #lessonsfrom500yearsago

6 Dec 2025

It's Friday night, so of course I spent it opening a bug report to GitHub on their SBOM generation feature. SBOMs reference a branch, with no correlation to the sha of the current commit on the default branch. Very simple win to introduce true traceability. #FridayNightCoding #GitHub #SBOM

6 Dec 2025

It'd be nice to be able to generate an SBOM as an artifact on the Releases page too.

Gave brianmuenzenmeyer.com a facelift this week. I've leaned into this notion that I don't fit into a neat box anymore. I'm a multifaceted leader and human, at work, in life, in my relationship, etc. I keep seeing this reality in my travels, and sometimes it even hinders me.

This also just begs for a playable tetris game. I need worked to polish this initial cut of AI slop into a Web Component that can handle many tetris blocks, or give me just one, etc. Seems like a fun thing to iterate on. Only renders on wider screens.

Anyway, enjoy, report bugs, etc. I wrote it REALLY fast, like.... delete the CSS and go! But each iteration gets better markup, and the tech (11ty) still holds up years later. Finally switched this to pnpm too.

approachableopensource.comApproachable Open SourceAdapting an idea and visualizing symmathesy.

🌐 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...

(I learned today that some of the backtick formatting was lost on epub to HTML conversion, so I'll be working to fix that!)

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💸 Lastly, I've prices of the book to get it into more hands. For those outside of shipping zone, there are some print on demand options now on the site too. If you are interested in supporting me and my work, check it out. approachableopensource.com/shop/

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✨ This post complements Chapter 1 of Approachable Open Source - providing thematic oomph as you start your reading journey. I've "illuminated" the text with a link directly too it. A first iteration of transforming the text into a truly perennial resource that will outlast any print run.

🆓 To celebrate this new post, I've also released Chapter 3: Consuming Open Source Software. This remains a good coffee read and resource nonetheless. Find this in the comments, as well as the source code.

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🎙️ This idea percolated from a short conversation with Marty Henderson, into a @nodejs.org blog post, to a cozy @minnestar.org talk, to a great JavaScriptMN meetup night, and finally a full-stage @jsconf.bsky.social talk last month. It was only proper to give this the long-form treatment it deserves.

youtube.comNode.js - You Don't Need a Dependency - Brian Muenzenmeyer, Node.jsYouTube video by OpenJS Foundation

24 Oct 2025

Recording for my @jsconf.bsky.social talk is now up www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRxS... #opensource #nodejs

github.comDownload page is blank · Issue #8248 · nodejs/nodejs.orgURL: 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 ...

21 Oct 2025

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...

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Wes

@notwes.bsky.social

16 Oct 2025

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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. 🤞

20 Oct 2025

Hahahhahahha. There are two other known typos, not intentionally. These hardware bugs are harder to patch!

Bob Evans@bizob2828.bsky.social

Started approachable open source and I see what you did there mr psoterchild @brianmuenzenmeyer.com