Dan Benjamin

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Dan Benjamin (born 1972) is a software developer, user interface designer, and writer with over 15 years of industry experience in software development and interface design. Dan co-founded Cork’d, the web’s first social network and reviewing application for wine aficionados, which was later acquired by WLTV. He also built the content management systems for A List Apart and Capgemini, among others, and has developed software for companies including Convergys, MCI, Vitalsource, and Tupperware.

Dan is a writer and speaker with a focus on software development and technology, publishing articles on his popular software development website, Hivelogic, since 2000. His work has also been published both in print and online on sites including O’Reilly’s Mac Dev Center, A List Apart, and the FreeBSD Journal. Dan has spoken at conferences including RailsConf, acts_as_conference, and LinuxWorld Expo. He also co-hosts The Talk Show, a weekly podcast with John Gruber of Daring Fireball.

Dan holds a B.A. in Technical Writing with a Computer Science focus from the University of Central Florida.