TNO culture

I am sitting on my new workplace in TNO. On my university the image of TNO is to be dull and very technical company. When applying for my graduation project at TNO I knew they also have a User Centered Innovation department. This sounds new and trendy and innovative though...
In my room there are 7 guys, also graduating, all doing infromatics, either on university level or hbo. They are constantly talking in programming language (they are working on the same code) which makes me realise this is really all about technology. who knows best?? I go crazy and quote Alan Cooper about how programmers are.... it happens here.