James M. Lyon

infobox person


caption = Jimbo Lyon
birth_date = bda|1954|1|12
birth_place = El Paso, Texas
residence = Washington
nationality = American
other_names = Jimbo, Jimbo Lyon, Jim Lyon
education = Austin High, El Paso. Graduated 1971, with high honors.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, magna cum laude, Princeton University, 1975.
employer = Microsoft Corporation
occupation = Software developer
website = http://lyontamers.com/blogs/jimlyon/

James M. Lyon (aka Jim Lyon aka Jimbo Lyon) (born January 12, 1954) is an American perennial hacker and computer programmer. Jim teamed with Don Woods while both were attending Princeton in 1972 to produce the unprecedented, excursive INTERCAL programming language. Later, he worked at Tandem Computers for 10 years on the Transaction Management Facility and Remote Database Facility.

He has been employed at Microsoft since 1996 and has worked on Exchange Server, SQL Server, COM, and Microsoft Transaction Server. Most recently Jimbo was instrumental in designing, building, and shipping Windows Home Server Computer Backup.

Jim is an Instrument-Rated pilot and served as a mission pilot for the California Civil Air Patrol from 1983-1990.

His musical talents include playing the recorder, handbells, and tuba.

Further reading

* [http://lyontamers.com/blogs/jimlyon/ Jim Lyon's blog]
* [http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;528456667;pp;1 2008 Computerworld Interview mentioning Jimbo and INTERCAL] ]
* [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=196fe38c-df20-4e19-92ca-6bda7bec3ecb&DisplayLang=en Technical brief for Windows Home Server's Home Computer Backup system.]