Back when I graduated a part of me really wanted to apply to Google. I think it's a great company, I love the idea of working with so many great employees of ma

Back when I graduated a part of me really wanted to apply to Google. I think it's a great company, I love the idea of working with so many great employees of many disciplines, and I was even excited about the interview process. However, I didn't bother, because my primary language was C#. I knew Java to a reasonable level, but after an internship at a non-tech service company and a startup I was sold on the .NET framework. I went to the Stack Overflow DevDay in Cambridge and ended up having a drink with two Google employees, and neither had anything good to say about .NET or on working with anyone that used Windows as their primary dev OS, so I decided not to bother, and on graduation I stayed with the startup I interned at. One day, I might dust off my copy of CLRS and apply for Google, but probably when I feel a bit more comfortable with a more Linux friendly language like Python.