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Code & Tell is BU Spark!\u2019s monthly open-mic style showcase where student builders take the stage to share what they\u2019ve been working on, whether it\u2019s a quick fix for an everyday problem, the first spark of a startup idea, or a project that\u2019s been in progress for a while.<\/p>\n

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Presenters get the chance to demo their work, gather live feedback from peers, and trade ideas with other builders across the BU community, all in a low-stakes, high-energy setting built for encouragement.<\/p>\n

Code & Tell is hosted by Spark! alum Jesse Belanger (Senior Software Lead at EZCater) and Jack Lull (Chief Scientist at Adobe), along with the Spark! staff.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Fall 2026 schedule<\/div>\n
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October 7 & November 4. Code & Tell meets monthly at 6:00 PM in the Spark! Space (Duan Family Center for Computing & Data Sciences, Floor 2).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

How to sign up<\/div>\n

Presenters and attendees both register through Eventbrite. Whether you have something to demo or just want to see what your fellow BU students are building, grab a ticket for the next one.<\/p>\n

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Tickets for every Code & Tell go up on the BU Spark! Eventbrite page \u2014 presenter or attendee, all are welcome.<\/p>\n

Get tickets on Eventbrite \u2192<\/a>\n<\/div>\n

Recaps<\/div>\n
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April 7, 2026<\/div>\n
March Code & Tell Recap: From Autonomous Rovers to AI-Powered Study Companions<\/div>\n

March\u2019s demo night featured two standout projects tackling very different problems. Joshua Robins presented VisionRover, a personal project on autonomous systems and getting software intelligence to communicate with real-world hardware. Jack He, Andres Lopez, Jose Gael Cruz-Lopez, and Luke Cooper showed Sapling, an AI-powered study companion that builds a live knowledge graph as you study \u2014 a project that won the AI in Education track at CivicHacks 2026.<\/p>\n

Read the full recap \u2192<\/a>\n<\/div>\n

Photos from past Code & Tells<\/div>\n
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