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benja.dev is the personal index site of Benjamin Akar, a builder who works across software, design, and video. It collects his finished work, retired projects, and writing in one place. If you want to know what he makes, what he's focused on now, or where to follow his work, this site is the entry point.
Who is Benjamin Akar?
Akar describes himself as someone who makes products and experiences across software, design, and video, driven by curiosity and a fear of average. His stated interest is in how technology shapes taste, behavior, and culture, and he tends to work from the whole problem — what to make, how it should feel, and why it should exist — rather than starting from a single feature.
That framing matters when you look at the site: the projects span tools, platforms, and experiments rather than sitting in one narrow category.
What's on benja.dev
The site is organized into three main sections:
- WORK — what he's actively building now
- PROJECTS — a list of things he's made, including retired ones
- ABOUT — background on how he approaches building
Akar describes the site itself as "an ongoing index of finished work, retired projects, writing, and whatever comes next." So it functions less like a portfolio with a fixed pitch and more like a running record that gets updated as projects start and stop.
What he's working on now
His current focus is Tembo, described as "the cloud for coding agents." That's the project he says he's spending his energy on, and it sits at the intersection of software infrastructure and AI tooling.
The projects listed
Beyond Tembo, the site lists several other projects:
| Project | What it is |
|---|---|
| Dockset | Set your Mac for what's next |
| Ask | Ask, then do. Follow up when you need to. |
| Tax | Visualize and compare taxes worldwide |
| Gamelib | A social platform for people who love games |
| Maskbunny | Privacy-focused email forwarding |
The range here — a Mac setup tool, a query/action product, a tax visualizer, a gaming social platform, and an email forwarding service — reflects the "whole problem" approach he describes. These aren't variations on one theme; they're separate bets across different domains.
When this site is useful to you
- You want to see what one builder is shipping across software, design, and video without digging through scattered profiles.
- You're curious about Tembo and want context on the person behind it.
- You're looking for a specific project (like Maskbunny or Gamelib) and want to confirm it's his.
- You want to follow his writing and future work, since the site is explicitly meant to keep growing.
If you're looking for a company site, pricing, or a product with support documentation, this isn't that — it's a personal index. The right expectation is a directory of work and a pointer to what's current, not a storefront.