Ken W Alger
Developer educator and advocate who still ships code. 15 years teaching developers at MongoDB, Heroku, Cisco, and Treehouse. Now writing about AI-assisted development, agent memory, and provenance.
Frontend Challenge Completion Badge
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Community Favorite 2
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Top 7
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24 Week Community Wellness Streak
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16 Week Community Wellness Streak
You're a dedicated community champion! Keep up the great work by posting at least 2 comments per week for 16 straight weeks. The prized 24-week badge is within reach!
Hermes Agent Challenge Completion
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Python
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8 Week Community Wellness Streak
Consistency pays off! Be an active part of our community by posting at least 2 comments per week for 8 straight weeks. Earn the 16 Week Badge next.
Notion MCP Challenge Completion
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2026 WeCoded Completion
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Nine Year Club
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4 Week Community Wellness Streak
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2 Week Community Wellness Streak
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1 Week Community Wellness Streak
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Eight Year Club
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Seven Year Club
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Writing Debut
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Six Year Club
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Five Year Club
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Four Year Club
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Three Year Club
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Two Year Club
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One Year Club
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