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So? Let's say Apple has 500 "top engineers". What will losing two mean? Probably nothing.
by enraged_camel 10y ago
So? Let's say Apple has 500 "top engineers". What will losing two mean? Probably nothing.
- ianai 10y agoTrue true, but I'll spout off this: I hope it works out to some key decision makers realizing they need to rethink somethings - purely as a thing I wish would happen.
- josh2600 10y agoLosing two publicly is signaling. The very fact people are talking loudly about leaving apple is a sign of apple's weakness.
- mikeash 10y agoLattner isn't talking loudly. He's barely talking about it at all. His only announcement about it was a brief aside in an email about a change in the Swift open source leadership.
- onion2k 10y agoEngineers are not simply interchangeable. Their expertise and experience are a very important part of who they are. A lead engineer can have a significant impact on the direction of a company, even one the size of Apple.
- JSDave 10y agoWhen a important engineer leaves, sometimes a lot more end up following. Or at least their team members more open to looking at other offers.
- ianai 10y agoThat'll be the interesting thing.
- coldtea 10y agoLattner was in the top few of the world in his research and what he created, not just one among Apple's "top 500".
- HugoDaniel 10y ago9 women can't make a baby in a month
- flamedoge 10y agonot yet at least
- ethbro 10y agoNot sure why parent is getting downvotes for a more gender-counterbalanced quip about The Mythical Man Month, which is entirely relevant to this discussion.
- whyileft 10y agoWell, one is physically impossible while the other is theoretically improbable. So there's that.