> in some cases they are simply outclassed so hard. I think this is true in some cases, but Google has been okay at adopting external vendors where internal to

> in some cases they are simply outclassed so hard. I think this is true in some cases, but Google has been okay at adopting external vendors where internal tools aren't keeping up. And in some cases, folks actually hate the external replacement and miss the google-built tool. So YMMV. Companies like FB, Google, etc are large enough and have specific enough needs that sometimes they really do have to build their own thing. Buck had to be built by Facebook because Bazel wasn't open source yet, and well that's one example of something from Google outclassing all the competition for organizations that need anything like it. In re arrogant people, they exist at all organizations whether it's warranted or not. I wouldn't let a random peon at Google affect your perception of the organization. You'll see similar behavior from companies at all sizes so it's not really a telling signal.