Leaving Google
a year ago
- #career change
- #Go programming
- The author left Google after 19 years, having worked on the Go programming language for most of that time.
- Go was started in 2007 by Rob Pike, Ken Thompson, and Robert Griesemer, with the author joining in 2008 alongside Russ Cox.
- The author contributed significantly to Go, including adding a Go frontend to GCC and working on generics, which were added in Go 1.18.
- The author's role involved tracking project needs and addressing immediate and future problems, though they sometimes missed opportunities for innovation.
- The author believes they are no longer a good fit for the Go project at Google due to changes in Google, Go, and the programming environment.
- They remain interested in Go's evolution, believing no language is ever 'done' and must adapt to survive.
- The author plans to take a break but hopes to contribute to Go again in the future.