Ben Halpern

A Canadian software developer who thinks he’s funny. He/Him.

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

Education

Mount Allison University

Work

Co-founder at Forem

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

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

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

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Feb 23 '21

My Public Inbox

#ama #publicinbox

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May 28 '20

For Empowering Community

#meta #opensource

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Jun 3 '19

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

#meta

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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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Ben Halpern for The DEV Team

May 18

How the DEV {% embed %} codes were created 🎙

#podcast #forem #meta

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Does functional programming have any advantage in real environments?

Certain approaches to frontend development with declarative t...

May 18

Welcome Thread - v174

Thanks for contributing Kevin!

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Welcome Thread - v174

Great to have you Kosi

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Welcome Thread - v174

Well said Mostafa!

May 18

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Good luck getting the next one!

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Fun to see folks excited about this already 😆 ...

May 18

Why You Need Strong Parameters in Rails

I'm really enjoying your posts Akshay!

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May 18

Pitch me on Rust

#discuss #rust #pitchme

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May 17

What developer products/tools should exist, but don't?

#discuss #productivity

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May 17

What you need to be prepared for any job interview 🎙

#codenewbie #podcast #career #interview

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May 17

Pitch me on Go

#discuss #go #pitchme

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May 16

What’s the most annoying part of your job?

#discuss #career

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May 16

Pitch me on TypeScript

#discuss #typescript #javascript #pitchme

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May 15

Pitch me on Ruby

#discuss #ruby #pitchme

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May 14

Pitch me on PHP

#discuss #php #pitchme

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May 13

What is the most rewarding part of your job?

#discuss #career

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May 12

Based on what you know: Name the 3 best companies to work for as a developer

#discuss #career

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May 12

Call to action for all VS Code users!

#forem #vscode #webdev

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May 11

Season 9 of DevDiscuss is here! Let's talk about design patterns...

#discuss #webdev #javascript

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May 11

What are your top three everyday pain points as a developer?

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May 11

Pitch me on Python

#discuss #python #pitchme

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Ben Halpern for The DEV Team

May 10

What do you spend the most time on as a developer? ⏳

#discuss #productivity

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May 10

Remember to Hydrate

#watercooler

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Ben Halpern for The DEV Team

May 9

What is your top priority as a developer in 2022?

#discuss #career

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May 9

Introducing the Mayfield + DEV discussion series

#discuss #productivity #startup #career

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May 8

How do you work with computers and the web that is different from non-developers?

#discuss #watercooler

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May 6

What jobs exist in IT?

#discuss #career #watercooler

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May 6

Final Weekend of the Appwrite Hackathon on DEV!

#meta #appwritehack

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May 5

It is great to see what Wasm Builders is becoming

#webassembly #forem

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May 4

What tools would you choose to create a personal portfolio site if starting from scratch?

#discuss

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Apr 29

What do your friends and family think software development is like?

#discuss #watercooler

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Apr 28

Describe the worst job interview you've ever taken part in

#discuss #career

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Apr 27

What do you wish you had time to learn?

#discuss #career

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Apr 25

What is the future of remote work in software development?

#discuss #career #watercooler

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Apr 22

Have a Community-Powered Earth Day 🌍

#forem #meta #socialimpact #earthday

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Apr 21

What misconceptions do early-career devs have about this work?

#discuss #watercooler

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Apr 20

Which git commands do you struggle with?

#discuss #git #github

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Apr 19

Remove all your local git branches but keep main

#git #github

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Apr 19

What are your command line tips?

#discuss #commandline #productivity

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Apr 18

What cloud services do you use? (Personal and team)

#discuss #github

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Apr 15

When did you know you wanted to be a software developer?

#discuss #career

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Apr 14

What are simple tools for creating a standalone API-only service?

#discuss

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Apr 14

How long do you sit for at a time?

#discuss #watercooler

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Apr 13

Interested in the social impact you can have as a developer? Read this post.

#meta #forem #inclusion #socialimpact

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Apr 13

How do you use git when working solo?

#discuss #git #productivity

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Apr 12

What's playing in your headphones these days?

#discuss #watercooler

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Apr 11

Share a code snippet in any programming language and describe what's going on

#discuss #watercooler

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Apr 8

The Deepgram x DEV Hackathon ends soon! Don't miss your chance to join the fun ⏰

#hackwithdg #deepgram #announcements #meta

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Apr 8

What jobs did you have before software development?

#discuss #watercooler #career

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Apr 7

How has your specialty changed throughout your career?

#discuss #career

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Apr 6

Web3 Enthusiasts Have a Home: MetaPunk

#watercooler #web3 #meta #forem

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Apr 6

Which principle or saying is wrong and/or misused?

#discuss #codequality

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Apr 5

What is the best part of being a software developer?

#discuss #career

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Apr 4

What is the most frustrating part of software development?

#discuss

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Mar 31

What does "using the right tool for the job" mean to you?

#discuss

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Mar 30

Curious about content-driven micropayments? You may want to join the Web Monetization Community

#forem #meta #webmonetization #webdev

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Mar 30

Pitch me on the pros and cons of your preferred web app framework

#discuss #webdev

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Mar 29

What is the future of CSS?

#discuss #webdev #css

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Mar 28

How has JavaScript development changed over the last decade?

#discuss #javascript

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Mar 27

What domain names are you holding on to?

#discuss #watercooler

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Mar 25

Deepgram Hackathon Reminder ⏰

#deepgram #hackwithdg #ai

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Mar 25

How do you start your work day?

#discuss #watercooler #productivity

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Mar 24

Role Call! Tell us a bit about yourself.

#discuss #career #watercooler

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Mar 23

Interested in learning more about Commercial Open Source? There’s a Forem for that.

#opensource #meta #forem #startup

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Mar 23

What's a new thing you've started using recently?

#discuss

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Mar 22

Do you have family and friends interested in a job in software?

#discuss #career #watercooler

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