He drew fans as a beloved geek and cheerleader, hitting it off with engineers for his penchant for rattling off technical terms in casual conversation , current and former employees say.

• 他就像一个令人喜爱的明星一样吸引了众多“粉丝”，他总是在稀松平常的对话中连珠炮似地抖落出一大堆技术术语，仅凭这一点就能和公司的工程师们打成了一片。