Comment by ciupicri
11 years ago
If 90% of Google's engineers use his software, it's reasonable to expect to be hired for continuing to work on that software.
11 years ago
If 90% of Google's engineers use his software, it's reasonable to expect to be hired for continuing to work on that software.
That may be somewhat true, depending on how crucial and dependent Google is on Homebrew. But 90% of Googlers don't rely on Brew for work.
It is just a figure he made up to make a point about how popular his software is. Using his software outside the context of our jobs is no means to justify a hire. He should go through the same interview process as 90% (much higher than that actually) of Googlers.
My impression was that he was talking about usage for business, not personal purposes. As for the popularity, even if the 90% figure is made up, I was only trying to explain/justify his point of view.