#meta#community#devjournal
💎 Introducing Community Gems: Celebrating Human Curation and the Best of Our Community
In an internet full of noise, infinite scrolls, and algorithmically generated content, finding...
Ben Halpern2 min read
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Ben Halpern
A Canadian software developer who thinks he’s funny.
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#webdev#architecture#webperf#rails
Fixing Delicate Cache Mismatches in a Brownfield SPA: A Pragmatic Solution
How we eliminated subtle stylesheet caching glitches during deployments on DEV without a massive rewrite.
Ben Halpern4 min read
#discuss#jokes#watercooler
Meme Monday
Meme Monday! Today's cover image comes from the last thread. DEV is an inclusive space! Humor in...
Ben Halpern1 min read
#showdev#announcements#ai#community
Introducing AI Disclosure on DEV: Tools for Nuance, Clarity, and Better Feeds
We're introducing structured AI disclosure tiers to foster transparency, preserve human connection, and give you control over your reading experience.
Ben Halpern3 min read
#discuss#watercooler#jokes
Meme Monday
Meme Monday! Today's cover image comes from the last thread. DEV is an inclusive space! Humor in...
Ben Halpern1 min read
#discuss#jokes#watercooler
Meme Monday
Meme Monday! Today's cover image comes from the last thread. DEV is an inclusive space! Humor in...
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Ben Halpern1 min read
#discuss#watercooler#jokes
Meme Monday
Meme Monday! Today's cover image comes from the last thread. DEV is an inclusive space! Humor in...
Ben Halpern1 min read
#discuss#jokes#watercooler
Meme Monday
Meme Monday! Today's cover image comes from the last thread. DEV is an inclusive space! Humor in...
Ben Halpern1 min read
#discuss#jokes#watercooler
Meme Monday
Meme Monday! Today's cover image comes from the last thread. DEV is an inclusive space! Humor in...
Ben Halpern1 min read
#discuss#management#codequality#product
Context Is King: Rethinking Domain Ownership, Product, and the "Spec Phase"
If you’ve spent any time recently writing detailed product requirement documents or meticulously...
Ben Halpern3 min read
#discuss#jokes#watercooler
Meme Monday
Meme Monday! Today's cover image comes from the last thread. DEV is an inclusive space! Humor in...
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Ben Halpern1 min read
#ai#documentation#opensource#codequality
The Myth of the Post-Documentation Era
There is a growing sentiment in engineering circles right now that documentation is a relic of the...
Ben Halpern3 min read
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#discuss#jokes#watercooler
Meme Monday
Meme Monday! Today's cover image comes from the last thread. DEV is an inclusive space! Humor in...
Ben Halpern1 min read
#discuss#jokes#watercooler
Meme Monday
Meme Monday! Today's cover image comes from the last thread. DEV is an inclusive space! Humor in...
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#aie#ai#discuss
Letting the DEV Community Weigh in on the Topics of AIE
I’m at the AI Engineer World’s Fair in San Francisco, where the vibes are enthusiastic. However,...
Ben Halpern3 min read
#aie#agents#mcp#devops
The Fragile Balance of AI Development: Individual Flow vs. Collective Context
As much AI-driven development has normalized, we are still in the Wild West. While we are closer to...
Ben Halpern2 min read
#aie#ai#agents#security
From Harness Engineering to Evals: What’s Trending at AI Engineer
I’m at the AI Engineer conference in San Francisco this week. The event has every major brand-name...
Ben Halpern5 min read
#aie#productivity#ai
Bottleneck Resolution is, In Fact, All the Rage in AI Engineering
The AI Engineer World's Fair here in San Francisco is fundamentally a conference for practitioners —...
Ben Halpern1 min read
#aie#ai
AI Engineer Meets AI Engineer
I'm sitting through day one of AI Engineer World's Fair San Francisco, and I'm struck by how...
Ben Halpern1 min read
#ai#aie#productivity#leadership
Pragmatism in an Age of Infinite Code and Unavoidable Bottlenecks
Leading into the AI Engineer event in San Francisco, I’m looking forward to having my mind blown....
Ben Halpern6 min read
#discuss#jokes#watercooler
Meme Monday
Meme Monday! Today's cover image comes from the last thread. DEV is an inclusive space! Humor in...
Ben Halpern1 min read
#discuss#jokes#watercooler
Meme Monday
Meme Monday! Today's cover image comes from the last thread. DEV is an inclusive space! Humor in...
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#performance#webdev#design#bunny
How We Saved Big and Simplified Our Image Pipeline: Adopting bunny.net on DEV
Hey everyone, Ben here. If you’ve been following the journey of DEV and our open source project...
Ben Halpern9 min read
#discuss#jokes#watercooler
Meme Monday
Meme Monday! Today's cover image comes from the last thread. DEV is an inclusive space! Humor in...
Ben Halpern1 min read
#discuss#jokes#watercooler
Meme Monday
Meme Monday! Today's cover image comes from the last thread. DEV is an inclusive space! Humor in...
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