Ben Halpern

A Canadian software developer who thinks he’s funny.

NY Joined on Dec 27, 2015 ben@forem.com http://benhalpern.com

Education

Mount Allison University

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Co-founder at Forem

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I mostly do web development in Ruby and JavaScript, but I'm curious about a lot of other languages and tools. Experiment with lots.

Dabbling in all the technology needed to scale our site, on the human side and the computer side.

I'm working on this website that you're reading. It's fun.

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Ben Halpern

Feb 23 '21

My Public Inbox

#ama #publicinbox

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Ben Halpern for The DEV Team

May 28 '20

For Empowering Community

#meta #opensource

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Ben Halpern for The DEV Team

Jun 3 '19

Medium Was Never Meant to Be a Part of the Developer Ecosystem

#meta

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Ben Halpern

Feb 17 '18

It's perfectly fine to only code at work, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

#career #productivity

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Jan 8

Meme Monday

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Ben Halpern

Dec 25 '23

Meme Monday (Holiday themed?)

#discuss #watercooler #jokes

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Ben Halpern

Dec 18 '23

Meme Monday

#discuss #watercooler #jokes

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Ben Halpern

Dec 11 '23

Meme Monday

#discuss #watercooler #jokes

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Ben Halpern

Dec 9 '23

What new releases are you most excited about these days?

#discuss #watercooler

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Ben Halpern

Dec 4 '23

Meme Monday

#discuss #watercooler #jokes

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Ben Halpern

Nov 27 '23

Meme Monday

#discuss #watercooler #jokes

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Ben Halpern

Nov 20 '23

Meme Monday

#discuss #watercooler #jokes

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Ben Halpern

Nov 13 '23

Meme Monday

#discuss #jokes #watercooler

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Ben Halpern

Nov 8 '23

Does an OpenAi outage have an impact on your workflow?

#discuss #ai #chatgpt #productivity

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Ben Halpern

Nov 6 '23

Meme Monday

#watercooler #discuss #jokes

1 min read

Ben Halpern

Nov 3 '23

Every GitHub Repo 404 😱

#discuss

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Ben Halpern

Oct 31 '23

Happy Halloween 🎃

#watercooler

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Ben Halpern

Oct 30 '23

Meme Monday

#discuss #watercooler #jokes

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Ben Halpern

Oct 23 '23

Meme Monday

#discuss #watercooler #jokes

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Ben Halpern

Oct 16 '23

Meme Monday

#discuss #watercooler #jokes

1 min read

Ben Halpern

Oct 10 '23

Rubyist Hangout Thread

#discuss #ruby #watercooler

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Ben Halpern

Oct 9 '23

Meme Monday

#discuss #watercooler #jokes

1 min read

Ben Halpern

Oct 3 '23

Rubyist Hangout Thread

#discuss #ruby #watercooler

1 min read

Ben Halpern

Oct 2 '23

Meme Monday

#discuss #watercooler #jokes

1 min read

Ben Halpern

Sep 26 '23

Rubyist Hangout Thread

#discuss #ruby #watercooler

1 min read

Ben Halpern

Sep 25 '23

Meme Monday

#watercooler #discuss #jokes

1 min read

Ben Halpern

Sep 19 '23

Rubyist Hangout Thread

#discuss #ruby #watercooler

1 min read

Ben Halpern

Sep 18 '23

Meme Monday

#discuss #watercooler #jokes

1 min read

Ben Halpern

Sep 12 '23

What are your takeaways from the Apple event?

#discuss #watercooler #ios #apple

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Ben Halpern

Sep 12 '23

Rubyist Hangout Thread

#discuss #ruby #watercooler

1 min read

Ben Halpern

Sep 11 '23

Meme Monday

#discuss #watercooler #jokes

1 min read

Ben Halpern

Sep 5 '23

Rubyist Hangout Thread

#discuss #ruby #watercooler

1 min read

Ben Halpern

Sep 4 '23

Meme Monday

#discuss #watercooler #jokes

1 min read

Ben Halpern

Aug 31 '23

How would you describe the quality of the codebases you've worked on in your career?

#discuss #codequality

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Ben Halpern

Aug 29 '23

Rubyist Hangout Thread

#discuss #ruby #watercooler

1 min read

Ben Halpern for CodeNewbie

Aug 29 '23

What's Your Most Intriguing Coding Puzzle?

#discuss #beginners #codenewbie

1 min read

Ben Halpern for The DEV Team

Aug 28 '23

We Are Turning off Listings

#meta #listings

3 min read

Ben Halpern

Aug 28 '23

Meme Monday

#discuss #watercooler #jokes

1 min read

Ben Halpern

Aug 22 '23

Rubyist Hangout Thread

#discuss #ruby #watercooler

1 min read

Ben Halpern

Aug 21 '23

Meme Monday

#discuss #watercooler #jokes

1 min read

Ben Halpern for CodeNewbie

Aug 21 '23

First Code Crush: Which Language Feels Like Home?

#discuss #codenewbie #beginners

1 min read

Ben Halpern for CodeNewbie

Aug 18 '23

What's Been Your Most Perplexing Coding Moment?

#discuss #codenewbie #beginners #career

1 min read

Ben Halpern for CodeNewbie

Aug 17 '23

What Aspects of Coding Still Leave You Feeling Uncertain?

#discuss #codenewbie #beginners #career

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Ben Halpern for CodeNewbie

Aug 16 '23

Share Your Encounters with Sticky Coding Obstacles

#discuss #codenewbie #beginners #career

1 min read

Ben Halpern

Aug 15 '23

Rubyist Hangout Thread

#discuss #ruby #watercooler

1 min read

Ben Halpern for CodeNewbie

Aug 15 '23

How Do You Handle Self-Doubt in Coding?

#discuss #codenewbie #beginners #career

1 min read

Ben Halpern

Aug 14 '23

Meme Monday

#jokes #discuss #watercooler

1 min read

Ben Halpern for CodeNewbie

Aug 14 '23

Overcoming Hesitations to Seek Help & Collaboration

#discuss #codenewbie #beginners #career

1 min read

Ben Halpern for CodeNewbie

Aug 13 '23

How Did You Bounce Back from Failed Coding Attempts?

#discuss #codenewbie #beginners #career

1 min read

Ben Halpern for CodeNewbie

Aug 12 '23

What's Your Coding Quirk?

#discuss #watercooler

1 min read

Ben Halpern for CodeNewbie

Aug 11 '23

Have You Ever Felt Intimidated to Ask 'Basic' Questions?

#discuss #codenewbie #beginners #career

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Ben Halpern for CodeNewbie

Aug 10 '23

What's an Achievement You Were Initially Nervous to Share?

#discuss #codenewbie #beginners #career

1 min read

Ben Halpern

Aug 8 '23

Rubyist Hangout Thread

#discuss #ruby #watercooler

1 min read

Ben Halpern

Aug 7 '23

Meme Monday

#watercooler #jokes #discuss

1 min read

Ben Halpern

Aug 6 '23

How has AI changed your approach to development?

#discuss #productivity #ai #chatgpt

1 min read

Ben Halpern for The DEV Team

Aug 1 '23

Rubyist Hangout Thread

#discuss #watercooler #ruby

1 min read

Ben Halpern

Jul 31 '23

Meme Monday

#discuss #watercooler #jokes

1 min read

Ben Halpern for CodeNewbie

Jul 27 '23

Whatcha Watchin'? 👀📺

#watercooler

1 min read

Ben Halpern for CodeNewbie

Jul 26 '23

What Are the Top Three Must-have Apps on Your Phone?

#discuss #watercooler #codenewbie #beginners

1 min read

Ben Halpern

Jul 25 '23

Rubyist Hangout Thread

#discuss #ruby #watercooler

1 min read

Ben Halpern for CodeNewbie

Jul 25 '23

Eyeing a Cybersecurity Career? Which Skills and Certifications Unlock the Best Opportunities?

#discuss

1 min read

Ben Halpern

Jul 24 '23

Meme Monday

#discuss #jokes #watercooler

1 min read

Ben Halpern for CodeNewbie

Jul 24 '23

Resilience & Perseverance: How Vital Are They?

#discuss #codenewbie #beginners #career

1 min read

Ben Halpern for CodeNewbie

Jul 23 '23

Continuous Learning & Curiosity: Fuels of Top-notch Coders?

#discuss #codenewbie #beginners #career

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