Ben Halpern

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ben@dev.to
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Founder/webmaster at DEV
Location

Beacon, NY
Education
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Ben Halpern for The DEV Team

May 28

For Empowering Community

#meta #opensource

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Ben Halpern for The DEV Team

Nov 4 '19

The Future of DEV

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Jun 3 '19

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

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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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Aug 3

How to install Chrome extensions manually from GitHub

#github #chrome #webdev #javascript

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#discussBest Web Design Course?

#discuss #design

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Aug 1

#discussHow do you talk about digital security with your friends and family?

#discuss #security

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Jul 30

#discussWhat new software libraries and tools etc. are you excited about?

#discuss

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Jul 27

#discussWhat do your friends and family think about the software industry?

#discuss #career

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Jul 26

#discussWhat are your ambitions?

#discuss #career

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Jul 25

What are some examples of great landing pages?

#webdev #design

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Jul 24

#discussWhat are your favorite cloud services?

#discuss #cloud

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Jul 23

#discussWhere are you attending CodeLand from today?

#codeland #discuss #watercooler

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Jul 23

Why Forem is Special with Ben Halpern

#codeland #forem #opensource

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Jul 21

#discussWhat new hobbies have you picked up lately?

#discuss #watercooler

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Jul 20

#explainlikeimfiveExplain GPT-3 Like I'm Five

#artificialintelligence #machinelearning #explainlikeimfive #news

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Jul 19

#discussWhat were the most difficult challenges you faced while seeking your first coding job?

#discuss #codenewbie #career #beginners

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Jul 18

#explainlikeimfiveExplain DNS Like I'm Five

#explainlikeimfive #dns #webdev

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Jul 17

#discussDo you keep a work journal?

#discuss #productivity

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Jul 16

#discussWhat are the major lessons from the Twitter hack?

#discuss #security

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Jul 15

#newsTwitter accounts for Apple, Elon Musk and Bill Gates were hacked

#news #bitcoin #blockchain #security

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Jul 15

#discussIs anyone planning a full or partial "early retirement" from software development?

#discuss #career

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Ben Halpern for The DEV Team

Jul 14

The Forem Repo is Live 🌱

#meta #forem

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Jul 14

#discussHow do you identify "over-engineering"?

#discuss #codequality

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Jul 12

#discussWhat do you do within the first 30 minutes of starting your work day?

#discuss #productivity

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Jul 12

#watercoolerWhat TV shows are you in to these days?

#watercooler

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Jul 11

#discussWhat are some side project suggestions?

#discuss #sideprojects

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Jul 10

#discussWhat are some "classic reads" in programming?

#discuss #classicreads

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Jul 9

#newsHow do you feel about Neuralink?

#news #discuss

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Jul 8

#discussWhen is a quick and dirty hack justified?

#discuss #codequality

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Jul 7

#discussWhat does "agile" mean these days?

#discuss #healthydebate #management #agile

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Jul 7

#discussWhat's the worst advice you've ever received?

#discuss #career

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Jul 6

#discussWhat are the least expensive cloud providers at various levels of use?

#discuss #cloud

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Jul 6

#watercoolerI'm still using Firefox

#webdev #browsers #watercooler #productivity

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Jul 6

#discussWhat language or tool are you curious about, but have not found the time to use or learn?

#discuss

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Jul 5

#discussWhen are you happiest as a coder?

#discuss

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Jul 4

#discussWhat great software invention or idea never gained adoption?

#discuss

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Jul 3

ActionController:: InvalidAuthenticityToken — What's Going On Here?

#ruby #rails #errorexplained #beginners

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Jul 2

NoMethodError: undefined method for nil:NilClass... Explained

#rails #ruby #errorexplained #beginners

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Jul 2

#discussWhat are your favorite coding podcasts?

#discuss #podcast

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Jul 1

#discussWhat are some examples of "productive laziness"?

#discuss #productivity

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Jul 1

#watercoolerWorkspace Wednesday: Show off your computer and desk setups!

#workstations #watercooler #discuss

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Jun 30

#discussWhen things are back to normal, will you be working from home or in an office?

#discuss #productivity #career

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Jun 29

#discussHow long does it typically take to be productive in a new job?

#discuss #career

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Jun 28

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

#discuss

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Jun 28

#discussWhen do you work on your side projects?

#discuss #career #sideprojects

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Jun 27

#discussWhat harmful habits do developers pick up over time?

#discuss #career

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Jun 25

Two things you can do to improve your DEV home feed

#meta

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Jun 25

#discussHow do you "wind down" the work week effectively?

#discuss #career #productivity

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Ben Halpern for The DEV Team

Jun 25

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

#gftwhackathon #opensource #meta #webmonetization

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Jun 24

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

#discuss #news #webdev #safari

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Jun 24

Everything Addy Osmani Hates About JavaScript

#javascript #webdev #podcast

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Jun 24

#discussWorkspace Wednesday: Show off your computer and desk setups!

#discuss #watercooler #workstations

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Jun 23

#discussHow do you fight boredom in software development?

#discuss #productivity

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Jun 22

#discussWhat is your fitness routine?

#discuss #health #mentalhealth #productivity

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Jun 22

#discussHow will 5G affect how we build for mobile?

#discuss #ios #android #webdev

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Jun 20

#discussWhat are some misconceptions about web development?

#discuss #career #webdev

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Jun 19

#discussWhat is the most potentially-revolutionary software currently being developed?

#discuss

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Ben Halpern for The DEV Team

Jun 19

Celebrating Juneteenth

#blacklivesmatter #meta

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Jun 19

#newsCould Apple Be Forced to Reduce App Store Fees?

#news #ios #discuss

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Jun 18

#discussWhat's your go-to stack these days?

#discuss #productivity

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Jun 17

#discussWhat are the big differences between working for a "tech company" and being a dev for a "non-tech company"

#discuss #career

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Jun 16

#newsWhy People Don't Like When Chrome Messes with URLs

#news #webdev #chrome #google

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Jun 15

#newsAmerican Communications Companies Appear to Be Under DDoS Attack

#security #news #ddos

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