This is not true though. All code at Google goes through review. If you aren't certified in a language, your reviewer must be (or you need to get another review

This is not true though. All code at Google goes through review. If you aren't certified in a language, your reviewer must be (or you need to get another reviewer with it). Unless Thompson's code is being reviewed by someone that has been at Google for just a few months, this is a non-issue.