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.
maybe not that slow yet, but it is slowing down a bit
ReplyDeleteDefinately slowing down
ReplyDeleteNah I think Googles the Biz. Best out there.
ReplyDeleteNot sure what's old and slow, but everything still works fine.
ReplyDeleteI think Google's problems are... temporary, at the worst.
ReplyDeleteIf the old dinosaur works. I am not complaining..
ReplyDeleteTheir old dinosaur works pretty good for me.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't say "getting old and slow like Microsoft" they still seem to be top notch.
ReplyDeleteI've noticed this trend even at my own employer. People like to recycle old code and programs instead of inventing new, fresh ideas.
ReplyDelete"If it ain't broke, don't fix it"
ReplyDeleteright? right?
NO google DONT DIE! Dont go to the dark side!
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