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Zstd already existed before Yann Collet joined Facebook.

• rektide 4y ago
  But also credit for hiring someone and ongoingly supporting good work. Honestly this is one of the more essential things companies could be doing.
  • anotherhue 4y ago
    You're not wrong, but if we've all collectively decided that companies should be patrons then I think we've made a mistake. These people are only one reorg away from losing their income, Mr. lz4/zstd should be able to focus on his work without such fears, so great is his contribution to our field.
    • rektide 4y ago
      Yeah it's wildly off the wall how hard it is for enoromously valuable critical people doing amazing things to get support for themselves & their work. That the direct-corporate-patronage/semi-employeeship model is so prevailing is a sign of brokenness. We need more, collectively, to have a health of our technical ecosystem. Having these corps willing to hire great folk & have them keep hacking is still often a good option, often. "Create more vue than you capture" is easy to back/do when it's so clear who is out there creating mad value.