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> clueless software engineers Will it really software engineers who get to decide what is built and get to try out their theories? I would think that it's some
by neilparikh 9y ago
> clueless software engineers
Will it really software engineers who get to decide what is built and get to try out their theories? I would think that it's some sort of product manager who makes these decisions (who I would actually expect to consult the customers and other stakeholders). Don't know if Google has a different hierarchy in terms of decision making than I expect though.
- derefr 9y agoOr, you know, civic engineers. Google could hire some of those.
- stingrae 9y agoThis is a pretty ridiculous statement. Implying that software engineers make all the decisions at all the Alphabet companies is misguided. Of course each org hires area experts so that they can build products that actually solve the problems of the respective areas. > "It’s staffed by both technologists and government alums. Its leader, the former New York City deputy mayor Dan Doctoroff, openly acknowledges the gulf between technologists and city government types. And Sidewalk Labs says it wants to bridge the two." Unrelated, on the bay area: If the community was open to development in anyway, perhaps there could be some creative solutions to traffic, housing, ect. NIMBYism unfortunately rules all decisions.