Benjamin Orenstein
Web Developer, thoughtbot

Ben is a vim evangelist, Apple fanboy, and an embarrassingly-frequent Boloco customer. He’s spoken at RailsConf, finished 11th in the Rails Rumble, and is flirting with entering the top 50 Rails committers.

Ben has spoken in several countries and in multiple languages, from his hometown Boston Ruby Group to the far-flung RubyConf Uruguay. In April, he’ll be speaking at Railsberry in Krakow, Poland.

Ben is known for his fervent vim evangelism, code-heavy talks, and bizarre third-person grammatical tendencies.

Recent comments

posted almost 3 years ago:
Good content, but the font-size was MUCH too small. It's really a shame to have a good talk plagued by such a simple issue.
posted almost 3 years ago:
Your closing bit about _why gave me goosebumps. Great talk!
posted almost 3 years ago:
John - that's the best feedback you could give me :)

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