Core Contributor Nomination - Muhammad Tayyab Tahir Qureshi

Working Groups Core Contributors
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Hi Everyone!

I would like to nominate @ttqureshi for the Core Contributor program, with write access to the following repo to start:

Tayyab has made significant contributions to the Open edX ecosystem, including:

  • Leading efforts on the Python 3.11 and 3.12 upgrade epic
  • Extracting the LTI Block from the edx-platform into the xblocks-contrib repository (relevant PR)
  • Contributing to architectural research and discussions focused on xblocks xml parsing logic in the edx-platform (relevant story)
  • Actively collaborating with the Aximprovements team through numerous pair programming and brainstorming sessions

Commitment

@ttqureshi has been working 40 hrs/week to Open edX as part of the Aximprovements team for the past year, and he intends to continue with the same level of commitment.

Prior Work:
You can find Tayyab’s all PR contributions here.

Comment Period:
2025-05-22T00:00:00Z→2025-06-05T00:00:00Z

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I have worked with Tayyab Qureshi in extracting blocks into a separate repository. He has done a great job and successfully extracted the LTI block code from edx-platform into xblocks-contrib.

+1 from my side.

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+1 from me as well. Tayyab has been doing a great job with the xblock migration and will be an asset as a CC on this repo.

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+1 from my side also.

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It’s been a good experience collaborating with Tayyab in multiple Open edX milestones specifically Django 5.2 support. He will be a good asset to the core contributors group so +1 from my side too.

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+1 from me! Tayyab’s been doing awesome work—really thoughtful and thorough, especially with the XBlock migrations and XML parsing stuff.

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Farhan linked many PRs and there are two I want to highlight:

+1 from me!

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Awesome with 5+ approvals and no opposition, I believe this nomination is now approved.

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