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Ben Halpern

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A Canadian software developer who thinks he’s funny.

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Jun 5 '20

Introducing our June 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.

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Jun 4 '20

Ruby vs Elixir

Ruby and Elixir are clearly very different languages, but they share a lot of community dynamics and...

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Jun 3 '20

Classical CSS vs CSS in JavaScript

This has been a contentious debate with a windy path and lots of detours. What are the most important...

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Jun 2 '20

Python vs Java

Let's compare and contrast these programming languages in terms of features, best use cases for each,...

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Jun 1 '20

Computer Science vs Software Engineering

Let's compare and contrast the fields/disciplines of CS vs Software engineering.

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May 29 '20

OOP vs Functional Programming

Let's compare, contrast, and debate these programming paradigms. 😇

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May 28 '20

PostgreSQL vs MongoDB

A continuation of this series. The discussions have been great so far! I think these two represent t...

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May 28 '20

For Empowering Community

I'd love to let you in on the next step of what I hope will be all of our collective journey together...

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May 27 '20

"This Probably Won't Solve Your Problem" — A Tough Pill to Swallow

We had Kelsey Hightower on the DevDiscuss Podcast this week. Among several wonderful topics this pod...

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May 27 '20

VSCode vs Vim

Your life as a developer depending on what you choose as an editor. Let's compare and contrast your...

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May 27 '20

Workspace Wednesday: Show me pics of your at-home setup

It's that time of the week again

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May 26 '20

What's the most efficient way to load custom fonts on the web

DEV only uses system fonts to prioritize performance over other concerns... But I know there are new...

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