Ben Davis @bengineerdavis
A theater artist exploring code, creativity, and curiosity. A sucker for snuggly cat videos. Unapologetically in love with NYC. New York City, NY Joined January 2019-
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Unpopular opinion: There is a ton of other industries that NEED new software but everyone keeps making apps for developers. 🤷🏻♂️
Alexa, what is a microcosm of civilized society that we could easily use as an example to build a better country?
May The First Be... oh wait...I'm not doing that again this year For those who might miss it, here's a screenshot of a previous "May The" Calendar: #Enjoy
Happy Birthday, Fred! He would have been 93years old today... #bydhttmwfi
Normal folks: Don't judge a book by its cover 📖 Linux folks: Don't judge a file by its extension📄 😁😁
Using Linux .... in Windows with WSL 😁😎 Follow @LinuxHandbook for more #Linux fun and learning.
Software engineers should keep brag documents. Much of our great work happens down in the weeds. It's easy for managers to lose sight of it. Document: - Constraints you overcame - Problems you solved - Quantitative business impact STAR format works great.
Adoption (monkeyuser.com/2021/adoption/)
Picard career tip: The grass may seem greener on the other side, but sometimes it's because of all the fertilizer.
I also hope that they don't see coding as something magical, or that programmers are exceptional just because they know how to code. It's just another skill to learn. They'll get good at it by continuously learning, not because they're born with it.
I'm looking for a few Python developers interested in writing advanced coding tutorials for the Twilio developer blog (and be paid for the effort). You'll be building a project and then explaining it in detail for people to learn. DM me if interested!
This laptop is set to 11.
Picard management tip: The truth is that sometimes you just won't know the right thing to do. You still have to try.
Picard management tip: Don't just be yourself. Be the best version of yourself. Recall who you were on your best day. Be that person again.
1/ Programming in the large is almost entirely about management of complexity. When evaluating additions to the #Python standard library, it is reasonable to ask whether a solution is more complex than the problem it solves.
Big day crossed off on my bucket list: first PR merged into open source React project. Thank you @lpnotes and @codebuddiesmeet for amazing guidance, leadership, and community.
Thanks to @lpnotes and @codebuddiesmeet for a great twitch stream where I learned about @MaterialUI components to make better-looking web pages! twitch.tv/videos/6908150…
MOMENT OF ZEN: This 1-year-old dog had a spectacular view of some dolphins while boating off the coast of Ventura, California.

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