Re:Google’s in-house desktop Linux
by anonquixey on Monday August 01, 2022 @02:07PM
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I am a google engineer, and a fairly successful one.
I would absolutely despise it if I had to manage my own OS, just like I despise thinking about my keyboard layout or text editor.
Hacker News overrepresents the hacker type which loves the feeling of full control but I'd estimate that at least 33% of engineers, including many very talented ones, don't want that, and only want to focus on the concrete problems they are trying to solve.
I would absolutely despise it if I had to manage my own OS, just like I despise thinking about my keyboard layout or text editor.
Hacker News overrepresents the hacker type which loves the feeling of full control but I'd estimate that at least 33% of engineers, including many very talented ones, don't want that, and only want to focus on the concrete problems they are trying to solve.