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This was 2001-ish. No one at the time had any idea how widely the thing would end up being used, nor how big the company would grow. And spending too much time
by kentonv 6y ago
This was 2001-ish. No one at the time had any idea how widely the thing would end up being used, nor how big the company would grow. And spending too much time dwelling on each part of the tech stack then could easily have given a competitor the opportunity to pull ahead, in which case Google wouldn't be what it is today.
- 0xbadcafebee 6y agoIt's easy to sit in hindsight and say that all one's actions are justified, because otherwise the present wouldn't have happened. But it's a mistake to justify past actions judging solely on individual outcome. If it had all gone badly and Google had been sunk, these would've been listed as reasons why they should have done things differently. The individual action may be right or wrong in spite of any merit it may garnish.