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Jun 12, 2011

Is Google Getting Old and Slow Like Microsoft ?

According to an ex-googler, the search giant may no longer be the quick-moving, innovative company we have grown to know and love.

Former Google engineer Dhanji R. Prasanna claims Google has become your typical large company. It has a corporate culture that rewards developers for protecting old code instead of creating new code. Some projects fail to reach their goal, because of this mindset. It's not a place for nimble hackers to work, he warns.

And the software infrastructure that powers its services is now ten-years old and very much obsolete, he claims. Software components are described as "ancient, creaking dinosaurs" and projects as "sluggish, over-engineered Leviathans". It may just be me, but that sounds a lot like *cough* Microsoft.


11 comments:

phosports said...

maybe not that slow yet, but it is slowing down a bit

Breakingbrokers said...

Definately slowing down

Dave said...

Nah I think Googles the Biz. Best out there.

animestan said...

Not sure what's old and slow, but everything still works fine.

Alphalpha said...

I think Google's problems are... temporary, at the worst.

Abandoned said...

If the old dinosaur works. I am not complaining..

Bob Ross Afro Blog said...

Their old dinosaur works pretty good for me.

Michael Arsenault said...

I wouldn't say "getting old and slow like Microsoft" they still seem to be top notch.

Alexander said...

I've noticed this trend even at my own employer. People like to recycle old code and programs instead of inventing new, fresh ideas.

Asty said...

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it"

right? right?

Atley said...

NO google DONT DIE! Dont go to the dark side!