Ben and Dion
The ramblings of Ben and Dion (now: Google, formerly: Walmart Labs, Set Direction, Ajaxians, webOSians, Mozillans, and more)
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Introducing Augment: a company dedicated to empowering developers with AI
Introducing Augment: a company dedicated to empowering developers with AI
tl;dr I’m incredibly excited to share that Augment, the company I joined to help empower developers, has come out of stealth.
What I wish I knew before getting LASIK a month ago
What I wish I knew before getting LASIK a month ago
tl;dr as a middle aged bloke with subtle near-sightedness, the juice may not yet be worth the squeeze getting LASIK… it depends on your…
Piece Together Your Platform with Lego Blocks, Sets, and Kits
Piece Together Your Platform with Lego Blocks, Sets, and Kits
Some thoughts and examples on layering your platform with blocks, sets, and kits.
ai-hints.json: how the ecosystem will help the bots
ai-hints.json: how the ecosystem will help the bots
As I use LLMs to help me build software I keep running into situations where there is a missing piece and leverage point, that if injected…
The Pursuit of Taller Hills: Lessons from Football and Product Management
The Pursuit of Taller Hills: Lessons from Football and Product Management
Management is a story of hill climbing. I started to reflect on this more while thinking about football management, a task that fits into…
Building a modern design system in layers
Building a modern design system in layers
NOTE: This was originally posted on my own corner of the Internet.
Google A/I/O 2023: In Person Matters
Google A/I/O 2023: In Person Matters
I’m flying to Google I/O at Shoreline Amphitheater, a place that holds many great memories of times with teams and developers.
Help Mario Reach The Next Platform!
Help Mario Reach The Next Platform!
Don’t leave him behind, or with a jump that’s just too far!
GenAI: Lessons working with LLMs
GenAI: Lessons working with LLMs
Creativity & Constraints, Foundations & Flywheels
Generative AI: It’s Time to Get Into First Gear
Generative AI: It’s Time to Get Into First Gear
Don’t sit and wait, get tinkering!
Developer Docs + GenAI = ❤️
Developer Docs + GenAI = ❤️
We can do so much to help tech writers scale their efforts and help developers learn!
We keep confusing efficacy for effectiveness
We keep confusing efficacy for effectiveness
NOTE: This was originally posted on my own corner of the Internet.
The rise of the extensible app platforms
The rise of the extensible app platforms
NOTE: This was originally posted on my own corner of the Internet.
Agency developers are underrated
Agency developers are underrated
You hear about the developer who created Wordle, or who went on to found a large company, or contributed an open source project to the…
Web Developers are Shopify Developers
Web Developers are Shopify Developers
tl;dr By staying close to the Web platform, web developers can use all of their web knowledge, and use the latest features as they become…
The Shopify Entrepreneurial Developer
The Shopify Entrepreneurial Developer
Now it’s time to see developers go from hello world to IPO on the Shopify platform.
Developer Productivity Matters
Developer Productivity Matters
NOTE: This was originally posted on my own corner of the Internet.