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Ben Halpern

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A Canadian software developer who thinks he’s funny.

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Jun 28 '20

What bad habit do you have because you learned an approach *before* a better idea came along?

When have you found yourself sticking to old ideas which are almost certainly worse than something wh...

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Jun 28 '20

When do you work on your side projects?

If you are working on anything on the side... How do you organize your time on the project? Is it exp...

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Jun 27 '20

What harmful habits do developers pick up over time?

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Jun 25 '20

Two things you can do to improve your DEV home feed

Go to /settings/ux and select your "experience level" from 1-5 whether you consider yourself a newbi...

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Jun 25 '20

How do you "wind down" the work week effectively?

Tomorrow is Friday. I hope everyone has a great weekend after that. But I'm wondering how folks finis...

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Jun 25 '20

Announcing: The Grant For The Web x DEV Hackathon Winners!

Congrats to the winners of the GftW x DEV Web Monetization hackathon winners 🎉

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Jun 24 '20

Safari 14 ships webp support. Are we nearing the end of PNG on the web?

One thing that really stood out to me in the Safari 14 Release Notes was support for webp. webp is a...

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Jun 24 '20

Everything Addy Osmani Hates About JavaScript

This was a really fun episode. Discussing the topic of "Your Least Favorite Thing About Your Favorite...

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Jun 24 '20

Workspace Wednesday: Show off your computer and desk setups!

Pics please!

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Jun 23 '20

How do you fight boredom in software development?

Our work can't all be exciting, how do you cope with the tasks that are just booorrrring?

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Jun 22 '20

What is your fitness routine?

For a healthy mind and body, what do you do regularly to stay in shape? Reminder that these comments...

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Jun 22 '20

How will 5G affect how we build for mobile?

Whether native or mobile web, how will the adoption of 5G in some areas affect the decisions develope...

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