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Benjamin Eckel
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@bhelx

Benjamin Eckel

@bhelx
Working on Wasm @figma. Previously @dylibso @datadoghq and @recurly.
New Orleans, LA
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Joined May 2011
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    Benjamin Eckel
    @bhelx
    Sep 30
    The first time I worked on a public product, a very influential dev on this platform said some flippant and bad things about it. I have almost no influence or reach, but I still try to think about that before I post. Most products are made by people who really care for them.
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    Benjamin Eckel
    @bhelx
    May 20
    Earlier this year I worked on giving agents access to our custom embedded JS runtime to script the canvas. Now it's one of the core primitives behind our new first party agent :)
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    Figma
    @figma
    May 20
    wdym of course there’s an agent right on the design canvas that’s fluent in Figma and native to the way your team works
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    Benjamin Eckel
    @bhelx
    Mar 24
    I'm a big believer in the idea that code is the ultimate "handle" for an agent to manipulate your app. Really excited to work on this with the team.
    @figma
    Figma
    @figma
    Mar 24
    Now you can use AI agents to design directly on the Figma canvas, with our new use_figma MCP tool and skills to teach them. Open beta starts today.
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    Benjamin Eckel
    @bhelx
    Jan 31
    x.com/HumanHarlan/st…
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    Benjamin Eckel
    @bhelx
    Oct 25, 2024
    With AI being so close to passing the Turing test, we were all afraid of AIs impersonating humans. But because of the financial incentives around AI investment, we're ironically seeing humans impersonate bots.
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    Benjamin Eckel
    @bhelx
    Dec 12, 2025
    Quick life update, I'm no longer the CTO of Dylibso. I'm now working as an IC at @figma. Really excited to continue my work at a place that values the things I love: Wasm, extensibility, and building for creators. simst.im/articles/why-i…
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