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Ben Hong

@bencodezen.io
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👨‍💻 staff dx engineer / io psychologist / educator hybrid 📝 productivity / notes / docs nerd 💚 vue core ∙ 🔺 angular team ∙ 🏔️ nuxt ambassador

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Vuejs Amsterdam @vuejsamsterdam.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
✨ SPEAKER HIGHLIGHT: BEN HONG (@bencodezen.io) ✨ In 2021, Ben took the stage at the global online Vuejs Amsterdam. Since then, he’s continued to shape the Vue ecosystem as a Core Team member, Nuxt Ambassador & educator. 🧡 Celebrating the people who’ve helped shape our community. 🙌 #Vuejs
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 24/09/2026
why didn't you all tell me about @cleanshot.bsky.social sooner? i'm furious that i've been capturing screenshots like an absolute caveman all these years...
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 21/09/2026
Another phenomenal video by @w3cj.com! Definitely the best explanation I've seen about Jev. Highly recommended if you want to learn what all the hype is about!
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 21/09/2026
After watching the US Open, I learned how Frances Tiafoe's reinvigorated his career by doing the 75 Hard challenge. However, it's more a health / fitness challenge. I've been in a bit of a rut, so I decided to embark on one tailored for me, so I designed my own: 75 Solid.
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 12/09/2026
Wordle 1,911 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Ngl I’m pretty proud of myself for this one. 🤓
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 03/09/2026
Nothing like a Claude outage to give you the space and motivation to setup a local LLM on your brand new M5 machine... 🤓
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 03/09/2026
Every bit of text on this is satirical genius. 🤣🤣🤣
Image of a parody news article talking about sharing the dystopian world where everything is "compressed" into AI prompts.
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 27/08/2026
Wordle 1,895 4/6 ⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛ 🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 This was a tricky one...
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 26/08/2026
🔴 Livestreaming now Today I'll be taking a look at game physics with JavaScript and what possibilities might exist to elevate UI experiences in software. As always, bring any questions you might have! www.twitch.tv/bencodezen
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bencodezen - Live on Twitch
Looking into Game Physics with JavaScript | Ben's Open Tabs (Ep. 8) | Streaming software and game development for 1 viewers.
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 24/08/2026
It took me a couple of years, but I finally created the Obsidian course I always wanted. There are no TAs. No proxy instructors. You'll have direct access to me as you create a note-taking system designed around how you think and work.
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 19/08/2026
🔴 Livestreaming! Coding harnesses can be a huge DX boost for a developer's workflow, but finding the right one is easier said than done. Today I'll be talking about coding harnesses, sharing my journey with them and deciding which one I'll be using next. www.twitch.tv/bencodezen
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bencodezen - Twitch
💚 vue core team ∙ 🔺 angular team ∙ 🏔️ nuxt ambassador ∙ 👨‍💻 staff dx engineer / io psychologist / educator hybrid ∙ 📑 docs specialist ∙ productivity nerd ∙ views are my own — bencodezen streams live o...
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 18/08/2026
Mad props to @tolin.ski and the @syntax.fm team for producing a phenomenal video that contributes positively to the conversation on the state of AI while being grounded in our struggles with it. Highly recommended if you haven't watched it yet. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPUn...
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The True Cost of AI Coding
YouTube video by Syntax
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 17/08/2026
Time to get this bad boy up and running…
Brand new MacBook Pro
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 12/08/2026
🔴 Livestream happening now! Today I'll be taking a look at local LLMs and learning more about what's possible with them. As always, bring questions and/or just come hangout! www.twitch.tv/bencodezen
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bencodezen - Live on Twitch
Let's Explore Local LLMs Together | Ben's Open Tabs (Ep. 6) | Streaming software and game development.
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 05/08/2026
If you've been interested in taking better notes with @obsidian.md, come check out my free lightning talk later on tonight! maven.com/p/4a0e1b/tak...
maven.com
Take Better Notes with Obsidian
We live in a time where content is being generated faster than we can realistically process. The ability to take good notes makes all the difference in navigating this massive influx of information an...
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 05/08/2026
🔴 Livestreaming Today I'll be taking a walk down memory lane as I revisit a Vue 3 game I made years ago, "Peek-a-Vue," and share some of my workflows with AI as I look to improve upon it. www.twitch.tv/bencodezen
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bencodezen - Live on Twitch
Let's Learn about Hermes Agent Together | Ben's Open Tabs (Ep. 3) | Streaming software and game development.
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 05/08/2026
I decided to read the Mistborn trilogy by Brandon Sanderson again. To my surprise, it's been giving me a lot to think about as I reflect on the state of tech and AI...
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 27/07/2026
I'll be giving a free lightning talk on "Take Better Notes with Obsidian" on Wed, Aug 5th at 7:30 PM EDT! It'll be a great primer for anyone who's been thinking about starting to evolve their notes into a system that can grow with them. Sign up below! 👇 maven.com/p/4a0e1b/tak...
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Take Better Notes with Obsidian
We live in a time where content is being generated faster than we can realistically process. The ability to take good notes makes all the difference in navigating this massive influx of information an...
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 22/07/2026
I know this sentiment has been echoed by many others already, but I just wanted to also share my disdain for the fact that AI has taken away my ability to use em dashes for fear of people thinking I used AI to write something. (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻)
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 22/07/2026
🔴 Livestream in session Today I'll be taking a look at the popular Hermes Agent to see what all the hype is all about. As always, feel free to bring questions or just come hangout! www.twitch.tv/bencodezen
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💚 vue core team ∙ 🔺 angular team ∙ 🏔️ nuxt ambassador ∙ 👨‍💻 staff dx engineer / io psychologist / educator hybrid ∙ 📑 docs specialist ∙ productivity nerd ∙ views are my own
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 22/07/2026
For a community that tries to write "self-explanatory code" and being as literal as possible, I find it ironic that people have accepted and confidently use the phrase "rules for AI skills" when they're really more like guidelines.
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Barbossa: Code is Guidelines, Not Rules
ALT: Barbossa: Code is Guidelines, Not Rules
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 21/07/2026
If I were to do another thesis for grad school, I'd be curious how "people pleasers" are dealing with this new working relationship with AI. Do they feel compelled to agree with AI perspectives? Does groupthink come into play when working with multiple models?
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 21/07/2026
🎬 New episode of Ben's Open Tabs is live! In this session, we take the first step of every app development process: can it just be a spreadsheet? Rather than a spreadsheet though, we deep dive into Obsidian Bases to see just how far we can go. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kGL...
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Building a Recipe App with Obsidian Bases | Ben's Open Tabs (Ep. 3)
YouTube video by BenCodeZen
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 20/07/2026
I asked Fable 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol to do research on the best time to send out an email newsletter. This is what Fable 5 had to say about GPT-5.6 Sol's response. "Bottom line: I’d grade it a B+. Sourcing is honest, metric priorities are right, confidence is appropriately medium." 😆😆😆
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 18/07/2026
Vue 3.6 is now entering RC phase! 🎉 Super excited for all these perf improvements and for Vapor to soon be available for everyone to use! github.com/vuejs/core/r...
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Release v3.6.0-rc.1 · vuejs/core
Vue 3.6 is now entering the RC phase as we have completed the intended feature set for Vapor Mode. 3.6 also includes a major refactor of @vue/reactivity based on alien-signals, which significantly ...
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 15/07/2026
🔴 Livestream is now in session! Today we'll be taking a look at Obsidian Bases in the context of the food management app project I started last week. How far can we go without any custom development? www.twitch.tv/bencodezen
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Building a Food Management App with Obsidian Bases | Ben's Open Tabs (Ep. 3)
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Eduardo.𝚟𝚞𝚎 @esm.dev · 14/07/2026
Pinia v4 is out! Install size reduced by 77% ESM only Better errors with Nostics Vue Devtools as a peer dep github.com/vuejs/pinia/... Go give it a try!
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Release v4.0.0 · vuejs/pinia
Pinia 4 Pinia 4 contains only technically breaking changes: ESM only and upgrading @vue/devtools-api which now must be installed alongside pinia. It contains a major refactor of errors and dev warn...
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 14/07/2026
After years of working in the web, I still don't love messing with DNS records. Just blew up my site records and it's dark now... 😭
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 14/07/2026
🎬 New episode of Ben's Open Tabs is live! In this session, I kick off a new project exploring a local-first food management app while leveraging AI in my own workflows and talking about how I believe AI is best used for our own growth as engineers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ntfs...
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Building a Food Management App from Scratch with AI | Ben's Open Tabs (Ep. 2)
YouTube video by BenCodeZen
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 13/07/2026
I've been exploring lots of different approaches to weekly planning. Yesterday, I decided to go full blown mad scientist with good ol' paper & pen creating widgets, goals and trackers. Ideas are brewing y'all...
A slightly organized view of all my paper widgets and goal cards
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 08/07/2026
🔴 Ben's Open Tabs is live! Today I'll be starting off a brand new project that I'll be creating from initial concept to an MVP prototype. As always, bring any questions you might have or just come hangout for the vibes! www.twitch.tv/bencodezen
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Ben's Open Tabs (#2): New Project! My Ideal Food App!
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 01/07/2026
🔴 Livestream in Session It's time for the inaugural episode of Ben's Open Tabs! This series combines office hours with a coworking / paired programming format so we can cover tech, productivity, AI, whatever works best for the given week! www.twitch.tv/bencodezen
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Ben's Open Tabs (#1): It's Good to Be Back
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 22/06/2026
i cannot even begin to explain how incredible it was to spend time with everyone. it was an absolutely phenomenal weekend filled with so much laughter it felt like i did a core workout at times.
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 16/06/2026
I had a chance to use Fable 5 during the brief time it was available for public access and wanted I'd share my experience with it. TL;DR I did see some performance gains from Opus 4.8 (1M), but I'm not sure it was enough to justify the token cost as a whole. www.bencodezen.io/blog/my-brie...
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My (Brief) Experience with Fable 5
My review of Anthropic's new Fable 5 model after a brief 3 days with it before it was pulled from public access
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 13/06/2026
This was definitely not on my bingo card this week... www.anthropic.com/news/fable-m...
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Statement on the US government directive to suspend access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5
The US government has issued an export control directive to suspend all access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 by any foreign national, whether inside or outside the United States.
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xirclebox @xirclebox.com · 09/06/2026
@bencodezen.io ... LOL!
Scene from Toy Story to make a meme where Buz and Woody are talking. Buz says to Woody, AI there! AI here! AI everywhere!!!
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 04/06/2026
After taking a step back from speaking, I decided to end my sabbatical to talk at RefreshDC about the methodology nobody wants to discuss in the AI era: Documentation-Driven Development. For a recap of the event along with key takeaways, check out: www.bencodezen.io/blog/refresh...
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RefreshDC Meetup Recap (May 2026)
After taking a step back from speaking, I decided to end my sabbatical to talk at RefreshDC about the methodology nobody wants to discuss in the AI era: Documentation-Driven Development.
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 13/05/2026
Absolutely love this sentiment that my friend @hungsu.bsky.social said recently: "I am generally finding my best results with AI are things where I could have done them myself, eventually."
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 29/04/2026
It's funny to me that the hype train around AI wants the narrative of "you don't need to code anymore" to be a reality. As if anyone who enjoys coding is insane to do so since "AI can do it."
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 29/04/2026
There's definitely something magical about attending these events in-person that doesn't even remotely get captured in virtual events. I have so many good memories of all the past @vueconf.us and looking forward to creating many more this year. Hope to see y'all there!
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 28/04/2026
Excited to give my first AI talk in a couple of weeks at @refreshdc.bsky.social!
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TDD? ADD? DDD: The Missing Methodology in the Age of AI
Learn what Documentation-Driven Development is, why it’s critical in the AI era, and how you can get started with it.
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Michael Small @michaelsmalldev.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Three new signal forms documentation pages by @bencodezen.io released this week Links for the doc page and PR in three respective comments on this - Form submission - Schemas - Cross field logic
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 07/04/2026
It's taken a couple of years, but it's time... Time to revamp my website from the ground up.
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a man in a tank top is holding a hammer in his hand .
ALT: a man in a tank top is holding a hammer in his hand .
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Gergely Orosz @gergely.pragmaticengineer.com · 27/03/2026
If you use GitHub (especially if you pay for it!!) consider doing this *immediately* Settings -> Privacy -> Disallow GitHub to train their models on your code. GitHub opted *everyone* into training. No matter if you pay for the service (like I do). WTH github.com/settings/cop...
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 17/03/2026
Vibe coding an app and shipping it feels a lot like opening a cafe where the food tastes pretty good, but you have no idea whether it's going to give your customers food poisoning later on.
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Joyce Park @troutgirl.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
@bryanl.dev tells the cold truth here: "Most organizations have never had a model for developing software engineers. They had an environment that happened to produce growth, and they mistook the environment for a system."
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Cassidy @cassidoo.co · 13/03/2026
This was perhaps the most stressful programming I've ever done, I had a BLAST competing with @joshwcomeau.com and y'all should watch me panic-sing
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Ben Hong @bencodezen.io · 13/03/2026
It’s finally out! Check out the exciting matchups for the right side of the bracket. I was matched up with the incredible @wesbos.com and let’s just say it was a nail biter!
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Syntax @syntax.fm · 13/03/2026
March MadCSS Round 1 PART TWO (the right side of the bracket) starts in ONE HOUR at 10AM on YouTube. @kevinpowell.co vs @selfteach.me @joshwcomeau.com vs @cassidoo.co.web.brid.gy @wesbos.com vs @bencodezen.io Ania Kubow vs @nerdy.dev
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Syntax @syntax.fm · 12/03/2026
Tomorrow at 10AM EST!! who you got your money on? @kevinpowell.co vs @selfteach.me @joshwcomeau.com vs @cassidoo.co.web.brid.gy @wesbos.com vs @bencodezen.io Ania Kubow vs @nerdy.dev
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