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Tyler Menezes @tyler.vc · 13/11/2025

I was honored to speak at Mplify GNE about building an AI-ready innovation workforce. Was extra meaningful as Mplify, formerly MEF, was co-founded by my dad in 2001. (Been pitching this talk for a while but my dad has always been careful to avoid any appearance of nepotism! Someone else invited me!)

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Tyler Menezes @tyler.vc · 12/11/2025

Excited to announce I'll be speaking at Open Source Summit Japan, plus joining Emily Lovell, Shu Muto, Junya Okabe, and Masaki Kimura for a panel discussion.

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Tyler Menezes @tyler.vc · 10/11/2025

I'll be at AERA 2026 for our paper, "Collaborative, Open-Source Projects as Innovative Work-Based Learning Opportunities for Underserved Computer Science Students"!

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Tyler Menezes @tyler.vc · 06/11/2025

Had a great time at the National Science Foundation ExLENT PI meeting this week for @codeday.org’s work getting Community College Baccalaureate students into AI careers!

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Tyler Menezes @tyler.vc · 11/08/2025

Steve Feng recently published a preprint of a very interesting discussion paper on the impact of GenAI on Open Source communities. If you're involved in open source, I recommend giving it a read! (I'm a co-author but played a very small part; Steve did most of the work!) arxiv.org/abs/2508.04921

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Charting Uncertain Waters: A Socio-Technical Framework for Navigating GenAI's Impact on Open Source Communities

Open Source Software communities face a wave of uncertainty as Generative AI rapidly transforms how software is created, maintained, and governed. Without clear frameworks, communities risk being over...

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Tyler Menezes @tyler.vc · 06/08/2025

"Students want choice and autonomy in their learning, [...] to do relevant work [...]. Finally, students felt it was important to grapple with and do work that mattered and had a broader impact on the world" Love this! Validates what we have seen partnering with students to build/run @codeday.org.

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Tyler Menezes @tyler.vc · 01/08/2025

If you're at #FOSSY, make sure to drop by our talk today at 2PM: "Nurturing the Next Generation of Open Source Contributors" (in the "FOSS in Education" room). And drop by our booth to say hi!

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Tyler Menezes @tyler.vc · 25/07/2025

On my way back from #hitec, where I had the opportunity to share about our NSF funded work and learn from other emerging technology educators!

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CodeDay @codeday.org · 21/07/2025

If you're attending #hitec, our CEO @tyler.vc will be speaking on Thursday about our work to build real-world student skills through open source software development. Hope to see you there!

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Tyler Menezes @tyler.vc · 06/06/2025

It was amazing to see three of our students present at Innovate QA yesterday. We are working to help more students share their real-world learnings and fresh perspectives at tech conferences and online.

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Tyler Menezes @tyler.vc · 03/06/2025

Had a great time at @codeforamerica.org #CfASummit last week. Meeting the folks writing software to deliver services to hundreds of millions of Americans was refreshing, and I'm excited to find ways for @codeday.org students to contribute to the many critical open source projects in this space.

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Tyler Menezes @tyler.vc · 19/05/2025

It's always energizing to see how friendly and supportive the Python community is! Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth or caught our talk at the Education Summit on Thursday. See you at Open Source Summit!

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Tyler Menezes @tyler.vc · 15/05/2025

If you're at @pycon.us, come say hi at the @codeday.org booth! (I'm also giving a talk at the education summit soon!)

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CodeDay @codeday.org · 15/05/2025

CodeDay will be represented at two conferences this weekend! First, Lola and @tyler.vc will be in the @pycon.us expo hall today through Saturday! (+Tyler is talking later this afternoon at the education summit.) Second, our partners Mentors in Tech and Computing Talent Initiative will be at URX.

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Tyler Menezes @tyler.vc · 13/05/2025

SIGCSE needs reviewers! (We usually get about half as many as we'd comfortably like.) This is a great chance for newer authors to learn what makes a good CS education paper.

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Tyler Menezes @tyler.vc · 03/05/2025

I got a $2,500 treadmill for free because the controller (which is an extremely cheap Android tablet) died and iFIT charges $1,000 for a replacement. So my Friday night project is replacing it with a $10 PCB.

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