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Moscow and St Petersberg... that is interesting. I'm a fan of their tools as well, but it is good to learn the Russian angle and take it into account.
by syngrog66 6y ago
Moscow and St Petersberg... that is interesting.
I'm a fan of their tools as well, but it is good to learn the Russian angle and take it into account.
- golergka 6y agoWell, it is a Russian company (although not legally, for obvious reasons). Kotlin is named after an island just of the coast of St Petersburg, for example.
- The_Colonel 6y agoJetBrains is a Czech company because the founders lived in Prague at the time (maybe they are still living there, no idea). Most of the staff is Russian though which sort of makes it a Russian company I guess?
- bigbubba 6y agoThe 'Russian angle'? What's this, other Russians have done things you dislike, so you pre judge these other Russians?
- golergka 6y agoSpeaking as a russian, I have exactly the same prejudice. Our government has done a lot of completely awful stuff in the last 10-15 years and still has wide popular support, so it's only natural that we are held accountable for it. Also, any company that has significant presence in Russia is subject to Russian influence. These people have ways to make you do what they want if you or your close ones are inside the borders, so you'd be wise to mistrust any software that comes from here.
- kantspel 6y agowhat are you insinuating hahaha