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lemoncucumberlast Thursday at 5:10 PM2 repliesview on HN

That incident was the first time I ever heard of Jeff Dean and remains the main thing I associate him with.


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scottyahlast Thursday at 5:23 PM

Isn't it crazy how the media can do that? It really doesn't matter how much good you do in the world if your enemies speak louder. At least in the public's perception.

jll29last Thursday at 10:04 PM

Not sure if he was told to stop the paper and fire the team, or whether he decided that himself.

But in any case, it's a stain on an overwise exceptionally brilliant career with wonderful software engineering achievements.

I wonder if they ever wondered if they'd do it again?