Eric Anderson
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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RockstarEric Anderson is a seasoned principal software engineer with over a decade building consumer and developer-facing platforms at Microsoft, from MakeCode Arcade to Mixed Reality and the Bot Framework. He blends full-stack and native expertise—shipping front-end features, compiler optimizations, Android/WebRTC integrations, and desktop emulator tooling—while leading open-source projects and cross-team efforts. Based in Seattle, he has a strong background in networked games and real-time systems dating back to titles like Guild Wars and Myst, which informs his pragmatic approach to latency, tooling, and collaboration. Notable contributions include Android build and native integration work for microsoft/MixedReality-WebRTC and UX and Markdown enhancements for BotFramework-WebChat. Colleagues describe him as a hands-on engineering lead who moves between product polish and low-level build systems with equal ease. He pairs deep technical breadth with a long track record of open-source impact and production-grade releases.
10 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (32)
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Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/BotFramework-Emulator
Oct 2016 - May 2018
A desktop application that allows users to locally test and debug chat bots built with the Bot Framework SDK.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:20 releases, 566 commits, 190 PRs in 1 year 7 months
Contributions summary:Eric's commits primarily focused on adding and modifying UI components, making changes to application settings, and enhancing the user experience within the Bot Framework Emulator. These commits involved the refactoring of existing components, as well as the addition of new features. The user also addressed bugs related to the user interface and transcript rendering.
botbot-framework-emulatorbot-frameworkreactsdk-framework
microsoft/pxt
Jun 2020 - Jan 2023
Microsoft MakeCode (PXT - Programming eXperience Toolkit)
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:880 reviews, 243 commits, 594 PRs in 2 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Eric primarily contributed to the MakeCode (PXT) repository by implementing features and addressing bugs related to the web application's functionality. This included work on the serial console, access token handling, and error reporting. The user also optimized performance through changes in the compiler, specifically regarding line number counting, and provided improvements to the setBackgroundImage snippet. Further contributions include a basic cloud save and a multiplayer feature, showing the user's involvement in diverse areas of the project.
minecraftadafruitpxtjavascriptexperience-toolkit
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