About the author
Ben Halpern
@ben
A Canadian software developer who thinks he’s funny.
NY
Feb 7 '20
My first day as a software developer
Ben Halpern...
Feb 7 '20
The Three Rules of Snakes: A Management Metaphor from Netscape's James Barksdale
I stumbled across this anecdote from former Netscape CEO James Barksdale. I'm sure this concept is no...
Feb 7 '20
What is the simplest static site framework?
What is the most minimal, straightfoward, and simple static site generator? Maybe not the best, but...
Feb 6 '20
Introducing our February 2020 sponsors
Our wonderful sponsors are vital to the health of dev.to and it is great to work with companies contributing so much to the ecosystem.
Feb 6 '20
New Machine; New Browser
I got a new MacBook Pro. I like to take these times to refresh my application use, and one choice of...
Feb 2 '20
Who's using Service Workers?
DEV runs on Service Workers... Instant Webpages and Terabytes...
Jan 30 '20
What's your most up-to-date opinion on "monolith vs microservices"?
This debate ebbs and flows. How do you feel about it right now?
Jan 28 '20
What is your opinion on "advertising" in library logs?
Get rid of postinstall message #548...
Jan 27 '20
What is the best way to organize methods/functions within a file?
All else equal, how should files be ordered within a typical class/file?
Jan 26 '20
Is software development seasonal?
Does your flow vary by time of year significantly? How do orgs' fiscal calendars affect your work? Wi...
Jan 25 '20
What are some common falsehoods about working as a software developer?
A post by Ben Halpern
Jan 24 '20
The Macintosh was unveiled 36 years ago today
A beautiful machine