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Meet Erik Meijer on Channel 9 (and why he keeps a penguin in a box)

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Meet Erik.

Erik Meijer is an Architect in Microsoft's Data Programmability team. As you can see from these pics he let me shoot in his office, Erik keeps a penguin...

I first knew of Erik when he was starring as the 'Head in the Box' on VBTV. (I wish I had a pic for you - you'll just have to watch it...). I remember watching the show as part of my researching Microsoft during the interview process for Microsoft UK. Little did I know then that years later I'd be working in an office in Redmond, across the corridor from the very man who's head I watched with awe and some bemusement. Now I get to see his shirts too.

Maybe Erik's Head in the Box experiences explains why he keeps a penguin in a box in his office.

Erik is a smart cookie. Before joining Microsoft, he was an associate professor at Utrecht University working on advanced scripting languages such as Haskell, XMLambda, and Mondrian and other things that sound like dances in Brazil.

Here's one patent he holds:

In fact, he hold several patents...

He mentioned that he has more of these blocks tucked away somewhere.

What's he doing in the Data Programmability team? That's what I wanted to know, so got I him in a room with Charles on Channel 9.

Enjoy.

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  • Anonymous
    August 17, 2006
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  • Anonymous
    August 18, 2006
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  • Anonymous
    August 18, 2006
    heh.

    I only mentioned it because I have one of them on my side porch roof, and am hoping for it to contain a squirrel, not a penguin.

  • Anonymous
    September 02, 2006
    In the first week with Data Programmability team, my manager suggested I set up a bunch of introductory

  • Anonymous
    February 01, 2007
    Channel 9 keeps pumping out good stuff. Here is my pick of recent interviews: Charles Torre discusses

  • Anonymous
    January 07, 2008
    Microsoft dudes, slow down! We can't keep up!!! But I'm glad you're trying to reduce the

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