We’re excited to bring you another Meet Your Developers post. This one comes from Senior Developer, Margaret Hinchcliffe.

Enjoy!

1. What do you do at Maplesoft?
   I work on the software team that develops the user interface for Maplesoft products. In my time at Maple, I’ve worked on Maple, MapleSim, and MapleNet.

2. What did you study in school?
   I studied Computer Science at the University of Waterloo, in the Co-op program.

3. What area(s) of Maple or MapleSim are you currently focusing on in your development?
   I’m currently working on MapleNet and on ways to bring Maple functionality to the web.

4. What’s the coolest feature of Maple or MapleSim that you’ve had a hand in developing?
   I helped develop the feature that lets you embed videos in a Maple worksheet. I thought that was pretty cool.

5. What do you like most about working at Maplesoft? How long have you worked here?
   I celebrated my twentieth anniversary at Maplesoft this spring. Obviously, I like working here. What I like most is the opportunity to learn new skills in a supportive environment. Our company gym is pretty awesome, too.

6. Favourite hobby?
   I took up boxing a couple of years ago and I really enjoy it. It’s a great workout and there’s always something new to learn.

7. What do you like on your pizza?
   Pepperoni, mushrooms, and fresh basil.

8. What’s your favourite movie?
   The Wizard of Oz. When people say “The book is always better”, I point to this movie as a counterexample.

9. What skill would you love to learn? Why?
   I’d like to try archery. If nothing else, it would come in handy in a zombie apocalypse.

10. Who’s your favourite mathematician?
    Alan Turing. He made important contributions to computer science and he helped fight the Nazis.

Thanks Margaret!