On: Why We’re Switching to gRPC

[stephenr]

I got a very strong “kool aid” vibe from this.

I don’t remember any “we don’t hire people on Windows/using an IDE” (the last part would be particularly weird IMO), but I wouldn’t be surprised if somewhere said “if you want to use Windows you’re on your own (support wise) and if it becomes a time sink you switch or find work elsewhere”.

I’ve supported (in terms of dev environment/tooling) people on Macs, Windows and Linux. Windows by far had the weirdest issues to solve/avoid.

[781 → stephenr]

> I don’t remember any “we don’t hire people on Windows/using an IDE”

Two famous examples:

http://charlespetzold.com/etc/DoesVisualStudioRotTheMind.htm...

> If you are a startup looking to hire really excellent people, take notice of .NET on a resume, and ask why it’s there.

https://blog.expensify.com/2011/03/25/ceo-friday-why-we-dont...