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Guido van Rossum, the Python language’s founder, joins Microsoft – ZDNet
No, that’s not a misprint. The famed open-source developer has come out of retirement to join Microsoft Developer Division and continue his work on the Python language….
At an age when most top programmers are enjoying their retirement, 64-year old Guido van Rossum decided “retirement was boring” and came back to work for — drumroll please — Microsoft. Van Rossum is best known as the creator of the popular open-source language Python. To say this move caught people by surprise is a vast understatement.
Microsoft, for one, though is delighted by his move. A Microsoft spokesperson said, “We’re excited to have him as part of the Developer Division. Microsoft is…
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