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There's a lot to dislike about Oracle and Larry Ellison (especially as a person) but there's something to be said of a CEO who used the word "permgen" (in refer

by strlen 16y ago

There's a lot to dislike about Oracle and Larry Ellison (especially as a person) but there's something to be said of a CEO who used the word "permgen" (in reference to HotSpot's generational garbage collector) at the first speech after an acquisition. Having been at Yahoo at the times of Terry Semel, it's incredibly refreshing to see a CEO of company take a hands-on approach to technology (even if Oracle is primarily a sales rather than engineering company).

gaius 16y ago
It's a bit more subtle than that. Oracle's product range is vast, and there's lots of overlap between products, and sometimes they'll have 3 different products that do the same thing! Why is this? Because Oracle builds stuff then figures out a way to sell it. That's in part why the salesforce is so hypercompetitive - they have to be just to not get drowned (it's also why Oracle has so many consulting types). It's not as free as Google perhaps - but if you can find your niche, it's not a bad company to be an engineer at.