About the author
Ben Halpern
@ben
A Canadian software developer who thinks he’s funny.
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Nov 25 '20
To Vim, or not to Vim? with Allan MacGregor & Alex Smith
A preview of this week's episode of DevDicsuss, plus some easy listening links
Nov 20 '20
Improving the way DEV elevates the good stuff
We are making a few concerted efforts to ensure the quality of the content that rises on the platform...
Nov 18 '20
Demystifying Architecture with David Whitney
A preview of this week's episode of DevDicsuss, plus some easy listening links
Nov 11 '20
New season of DevDiscuss! S3E1, Developing in Minecraft & Roblox
Season 3 of DevDiscuss is finally here!
Nov 9 '20
What is software? (wrong answers only)
Entertain me.
Nov 5 '20
What advice would you offer your younger self?
A post by Ben Halpern
Oct 26 '20
How much of a role should "enthusiasm" play in the software development process?
Prioritization is never a straightforward process. We have a lot to consider in terms of user needs,...
Oct 22 '20
President Trump’s Twitter accessed by security expert who guessed password "maga2020!"
This is fairly mind blowing. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/22/dutch-hacker-trump-t...
Oct 21 '20
Do you have a standing desk? Which one?
Any recommendations for folks? Do you prefer any style, automated vs manual, anybody use table-top f...
Oct 8 '20
What are you looking forward to when the pandemic is over?
Regardless of our individual circumstances, everybody is, in some capacity, still living through a pa...
Oct 6 '20
Spam sucks
If you've been around DEV for the last few days, we apologize for the feed having too much spam. The...
Sep 28 '20
Ruby 3.0.0 Preview 1 Released
The much-anticipated Ruby 3.0 is on the horizon. https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2020/09/25/ruby-3...