About the author
Ben Halpern
@ben
A Canadian software developer who thinks he’s funny.
NY
Feb 2
Meme Monday
Meme Monday! Today's cover image comes from last week's thread. DEV is an inclusive space! Humor in...
Jan 26
Meme Monday
Meme Monday! Today's cover image comes from last week's thread. DEV is an inclusive space! Humor in...
Jan 22
Fighting Spam at Scale: How We Use Gemini to Protect the DEV Community
Eliminating spam has been a massive priority for us at DEV (and the wider Forem ecosystem). If you’ve...
Jan 19
Meme Monday
Meme Monday! Today's cover image comes from last week's thread. DEV is an inclusive space! Humor in...
Jan 12
Meme Monday
Meme Monday! Today's cover image comes from last week's thread. DEV is an inclusive space! Humor in...
Jan 8
When is a side project worth committing to?
I’m in a different mindset these days. For years, I—like many developers—fell into the trap of...
Jan 5
Meme Monday
Meme Monday! Today's cover image comes from last week's thread. DEV is an inclusive space! Humor in...
Dec 29 '25
Meme Monday
Meme Monday! Today's cover image comes from last week's thread. DEV is an inclusive space! Humor in...
Dec 22 '25
You're absolutely right!
A post by Ben Halpern
Dec 22 '25
Meme Monday
Meme Monday! Today's cover image comes from last week's thread. DEV is an inclusive space! Humor in...
Dec 16 '25
You can now embed Cloud Run deployments directly in your DEV posts!
We're excited to announce that you can now showcase your Google AI projects with a dedicated Cloud...
Dec 15 '25
Testing https://nfl.com
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