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From the Python website: "Python has been an important part of Google since the beginning, and remains so as the system grows and evolves. Today dozens of Goog
by GeneralMaximus 17y ago
From the Python website:
"Python has been an important part of Google since the beginning, and remains so as the system grows and evolves. Today dozens of Google engineers use Python, and we're looking for more people with skills in this language."
When I first saw this, I went "Google? Whoa. I gotta check this out" :)
- rbanffy 17y agoGoogle, NASA, Industrial Light and Magic... That's one cool list
- carbon8 17y ago"'Google? Whoa. I gotta check this out'" I had a similar experience in '02 or '03. Then I quickly recognized that Google's decision to concentrate on Python, Java and C++ doesn't have any bearing on my companies' choices, especially since some major factors in Google's decisions (eg, dealing with a very large number of internal developers) just don't apply.
- skawaii 17y agoIt is impressive, but beware of cargo culting. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cult_programming http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cult_programming http://weblog.jamisbuck.org/2008/1/7/never-ever-cargo-cult http://weblog.jamisbuck.org/2008/1/7/never-ever-cargo-cult