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Sure it is, but I can see why OP looks down on it – just like their web rendering engine, it may be open source, but it's Google holding all the cards and ultim

Sure it is, but I can see why OP looks down on it – just like their web rendering engine, it may be open source, but it's Google holding all the cards and ultimately making all the decisions. It may be opensource now while it's useful for them, but it may end up just like Android over the years: more and more closed bit by bit.

jonny_eh 7y ago
Is Google any worse than some "benevolent dictator for life" like other open-source languages?
- neves 7y ago
  Sure Google is worse. A BDFL usually started it as a personal project, has deep interest in making the software flourish in the most places possible. Google interest is their bottom line, and it will base their technical decisions.
- asutekku 7y ago
  Google has abandoned so many projects people (developers) don’t have that much of a faith in them anymore.
  - ngrilly 7y ago
    A lot of open sources are abandoned in general. Google has a good track record regarding the maintenance of their open source projects. Google has abandoned some proprietary products (Google Reader, Google +, etc.), but it says nothing about their open source strategy.
    - asutekku 7y ago
      For a public view it doesn’t really matter if it is proprietary project or not. They have tarnished their own reputation even at the development field with their actions.
- sametmax 7y ago
  Yes. They drop projects all the time, have numerous conflicts of interest, and it's close to impossible to talk with them
  - mda 7y ago
    Except they don't drop many more projects all the time, Funny that people here argues it should drop Dart. I am glad they are sticking to it.
- simonh 7y ago
  Benevolent dictators eventually die, or retire while corporate entities can exist for a very long time[1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kong%C5%8D_Gumi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kong%C5%8D_Gumi
- yellowapple 7y ago
  In the sense that the thing worse than "benevolent dictator for life" is "non-benevolent dictator for life".
nova22033 7y ago
Have people stopped developing Android apps?

jonny_eh 7y ago

Is Google any worse than some "benevolent dictator for life" like other open-source languages?

neves 7y ago
Sure Google is worse. A BDFL usually started it as a personal project, has deep interest in making the software flourish in the most places possible. Google interest is their bottom line, and it will base their technical decisions.
asutekku 7y ago
Google has abandoned so many projects people (developers) don’t have that much of a faith in them anymore.
- ngrilly 7y ago
  A lot of open sources are abandoned in general. Google has a good track record regarding the maintenance of their open source projects. Google has abandoned some proprietary products (Google Reader, Google +, etc.), but it says nothing about their open source strategy.
  - asutekku 7y ago
    For a public view it doesn’t really matter if it is proprietary project or not. They have tarnished their own reputation even at the development field with their actions.
sametmax 7y ago
Yes. They drop projects all the time, have numerous conflicts of interest, and it's close to impossible to talk with them
- mda 7y ago
  Except they don't drop many more projects all the time, Funny that people here argues it should drop Dart. I am glad they are sticking to it.
simonh 7y ago
Benevolent dictators eventually die, or retire while corporate entities can exist for a very long time[1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kong%C5%8D_Gumi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kong%C5%8D_Gumi
yellowapple 7y ago
In the sense that the thing worse than "benevolent dictator for life" is "non-benevolent dictator for life".

nova22033 7y ago

Have people stopped developing Android apps?