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Python Creator Guido van Rossum Leaves Google For Dropbox

Posted by Soulskill on from the they-just-typed-import-guido dept.

New submitter mrvan writes "Guido van Rossum, the proclaimed Python Benevolent Dictator For Life, has left Google to work for Dropbox. In their announcement, Dropbox says they relied heavily on Python from the beginning, citing a mix of simplicity, flexibility, and elegance, and are excited to have GvR on the team. While this is, without a doubt, good news for Dropbox, the big question is what this will mean for Python (and for Google)."

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  1. Big Question? by folderol · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Why? Maybe he just wanted a change, and wasn't especially concerned about the pay - people do that you know. Sometimes job satisfaction is what does it. Sometimes a fresh set of challenges. Money is severely over-rated as a driver.

    1. Re:Big Question? by Riddler+Sensei · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Money is severely over-rated as a driver.

      Only when you already have it. Which, to be fair, he likely does.

  2. FUD, and more FUD by Kergan · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Best I'm aware, Python was important for Google long before Guido got hired by Google. He was the cherry on the pie, if anything.

    As such, it means absolutely nothing for Google, bar that they lost someone who they may have wanted to keep in-house.

  3. Re:He Was Fired... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I work for Google.

    Let me just say that you're full of shit.

    First of all, python is just as much in use now as before. Secondly, it will continue to be so.

    Secondly - fired? Nope.

  4. Re:Pay Decrease? by rk · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Actually, I'd take shoveling out a barn at 500/hr. It would get me exercise and a chance to be alone with my thoughts, which would let me do fun things like programming with python for things I want to program, instead of what someone else wants programmed.