Mads Nissen

Christmas is completed, totally dominated by jobinterviews ever since I returned from the US on december 15th. I finally chose norwegian consulting firm Objectware as my new, and first real employer.

1. How did you first get interested in computer science and tech and what do you most like about (or doing with) computers now?

In my attempt to get my red pill i went to building 19 at the Microsoft campus today. I was on my way to meet up with Robert Wlodarczyk, when he suggested stopping by recruitment to see what happened. I went into the reception and was gracefully discharged and told to keep on applying through the microsoft.com/careers website. Not surprised I returned towards my car when to my luck, some microsoft recruiters was having some cigarettes outside.

Finally I've arrived at the Microsoft campus. Robert showed me around building 10 and invited me to join the bloggerdinner tonight!

OOPSLA '03 was concluded for my part today with a panel discussion on "Application Servers - One size fits all...or not". Microsoft, Oracle, Sun and IBM was represented, but the questions did not lead to any real substance. Microsofts Technical Evangelist on the scene was as usual excellent and way more drilled than the other participants.

Well, then I made it to the PDC after all, as I am using their free connection now (LA prices for netusage are insane so it's actually a treat). Just met norwegian Morten Abrahamsen and Clemens Vasters in the lobby and I hope to meet more familiar people in my roaming.

I arreived in Anaheim on Saturday night after driving from San Diego through the raging fires of southern California. A true disaster! Just barely making OOPSLA registration saturday night, sunday became a long day as I missed daylight savings and got up at 5 am.