Now an EchoDitto web developer, Ben has been programming since learning BASIC from a kids' magazine in elementary school, and has been a professional web developer since high school. He grew up in Israel, participated in two international debating competitions, raced with the Boston University cycling team, and graduated from BU in 2008 with a degree in philosophy and political science and a minor in international relations. In 2006 he went on a 10-week solo motorcycle adventure through 35 US states. He blogs about politics, the world and life at benbuckman.net.