C language inventor Ken Thompson not allowed to checkin code in C at Google
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Re: C language inventor Ken Thompson not allowed to checkin code in C at Google
#2As has been pointed out on reddit[1], this article is incredibly inaccurate and should be ignored.
[1]: http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/bu6j1/c_languag...
Re: C language inventor Ken Thompson not allowed to checkin code in C at Google
#3But, I still found it funny when I read coders at work ;)
Re: C language inventor Ken Thompson not allowed to checkin code in C at Google
#4"no... I just haven't done it. I've so far found no need to."
Re: C language inventor Ken Thompson not allowed to checkin code in C at Google
#5 Thompson has finally allowed himself to be subject to a
humiliating examination on the language he invented by an
acne-scarred, know-it-all Oompa-Loompa who is absent-
mindedly flicking paper pellets into a Starbucks cup
while Twittering.
To be honest the consistent application of these rules is very important to their effectiveness. If Ken Thomson didn't need to take the test, how about the older guy who has been programming in C for 40 years. Why should he take the test...
Re: C language inventor Ken Thompson not allowed to checkin code in C at Google
#6I also seem to remember reading that Guido had to take a similar test for Python.