Ben Balter writes about technology leadership, open source, and modern collaboration at scale. His essays blend engineering mindset with management, community building, remote work, and transparent communication—shaped by years of experience at GitHub and in public-sector tech.
6 articles from this blog
Analysis of Comcast demanding fees from Level 3 for Netflix traffic, highlighting net neutrality concerns and the future of internet access.
Google's white paper argues China's internet restrictions violate WTO rules and hinder global e-commerce by blocking access to information and trade.
A WordPress plugin that imports Twitter mentions as comments, integrating tweets into your blog's native comment system.
Explores the rise of cloud computing, its core concepts, and its imminent impact on federal government IT infrastructure and contracting.
Explores the legal and privacy implications of law enforcement's expanding digital wiretapping authority in the era of cloud computing.
Introducing WP Resume, a WordPress plugin for easily creating and managing an online resume using custom post types and a familiar interface.
