Comment by cmrdporcupine
2 days ago
Inside Google we just constantly joked/complained about "old thing is deprecated, new isn't ready yet"
This held for internal APIs, facilities, systems more even than it did for the outside world. Which is terrible.
I think you underestimate how deep-seated the view of Google as liable to end-of-life any product at any time is for the outside world. I don't adopt any new Google products any more, because I have no reason to trust that it will stay around.
I think you didn't read what I wrote and are mistaking me for some sort of advocate for you adopting Google's products?
Can confirm this internal joke/complaint. In hindsight, hearing it my first week or so should have been a strong red flag toward future frustrations, and the current state of some products.