Ben Allen
Graduate Student Instructor, Computer Science
Oakland, California, United States
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Top SchoolBen Allen is an interdisciplinary computer scientist and scholar with nine years of experience teaching and developing curricula at Stanford, currently serving as a Graduate Student Instructor in Computer Science. He holds an MS in Computer Science and a PhD in Modern Thought and Literature, blending technical fluency with deep historical and theoretical perspectives on computing. Based in Oakland, he focuses on computer science education and the history of computing, translating complex ideas into engaging, student-centered coursework. His background in humanities informs a nuanced approach to pedagogy, emphasizing critical thinking about technology’s cultural and ethical dimensions. Colleagues describe him as a thoughtful educator who bridges rigorous scholarship with practical instruction, often drawing on archival and interdisciplinary methods not typical in tech-focused roles.
9 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Modern Thought and Literature, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Modern Thought and Literature at Stanford University
Github Skills (35)
fundamentals10
javascript10
ecma10
css10
http10
web-standards10
web-developer10
html10
js10
web-development10
ecmascript10
documentation10
typescript9
timeago9
date-parser9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
ben-allen/locale-extensions
Jun 2023 - Feb 2024
Contributions:14 PRs, 112 pushes, 6 branches in 8 months
ben-allen/test262
Jun 2023 - Nov 2024
Official ECMAScript Conformance Test Suite
Contributions:96 pushes, 27 branches in 1 year 5 months
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