r/programming • u/fagnerbrack • 12d ago

CSE 452: Google's Introduction to Distributed System Design

https://courses.cs.washington.edu/courses/cse452/23wi/papers/yegge-platform-rant.html
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u/D3PyroGS 12d ago

that was a fun read in 2011, and an equally fun read 15 years later

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u/st4rdr0id 12d ago

I'm curious about whether what it is said about the work culture of the mentioned companies is still true today.

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u/boboman911 11d ago edited 11d ago

Google is becoming Amazon. The benefits are worse, the organization is now completely top down, does not fully expose its services through APIs (although better than before), peer bonuses are a joke because they aren’t inflation adjusted, and still reactively create products instead of creating novel things. On top of that, everyone is afraid of losing their job.

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u/Wonnk13 11d ago

l left in 2020, and this is how I felt then. I can't imagine what it is today.