What is (and was) Google tech? I naively thought Google didn't have a praised st...

whstl · 2026-10-08T17:20:53

Back then it was mostly Java, Python and C++.

They even made a Java-based framework that would generate Javascript, GWT. Orkut was rewritten to use in 2009.

neuronexmachina · 2026-10-08T18:57:59

I used to use GWT. It was such a mess to work with, but an interesting mess.

merb · 2026-10-09T06:00:35

Well it used what was available at the time. Which was not a lot, that it even worked is insane

kamma4434 · 2026-10-09T10:57:08

We still have it running somewhere. Not pretty but zero issues for a largish GUI

lokar · 2026-10-08T21:00:13

But also a highly specific Linux runtime environment, distributed storage, etc.