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>> Can we not with this tired joke. . . . You shouldn't have confidence that it will be supported . . . It is not a joke. It is a reputation that Google has
by thesuperbigfrog 4y ago
>> Can we not with this tired joke. . . . You shouldn't have confidence that it will be supported . . .
It is not a joke.
It is a reputation that Google has earned through its actions and inactions.
As shown by https://killedbygoogle.com/ https://killedbygoogle.com/ and numerous desperate posts for help [1][2][3] on this and other web sites, Google's "must launch a new shiny thing" promotion culture and abysmal customer service have eroded public trust in the long-term viability of anything that Google creates.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5523992 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5523992
[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13145927 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13145927
[3] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31837795 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31837795
- TJSomething 4y agoThe only comparable thing to an open source programming language on that list is AngularJS, and I wouldn't say that was killed but superceded by Angular 2 (which is also a lot better).