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GOOGLE HAS LAID OFF ITS PYTHON FOUNDATION TEAM

Google has asked its recently laid-off Python Foundation team to train its replacements, who will be in the Munich office. The company similarly laid off its finance department a few weeks ago, moving positions outside of the country where they are cheaper. The Python Foundation team maintained a stable version of Python within Google, tools to keep thousands of third-party packages constantly updated from their open source versions, highly customized tools, and much more. It also acted as a help desk for Python users at Google. The team performed its duties for years with fewer than 10 people.

THE BUSINESS OF TAKEHOME ASSESSMENTS

This article looks at how the industry does takehome assessments. The median time for takehome assessments in the industry is 3 hours, with the longest taking 10 days. Only around 10% of companies compensate candidates for their work. The main complaints engineers have with takehome assessments are that they fail to define reasonable time caps and the requirements are open-ended. The majority of companies issuing takehomes are design studios, lean web development agencies, and mobile dev teams based out of Eastern Europe.

THE WALLS OF APPLE'S GARDEN ARE TUMBLING DOWN

iPhones are just phones. Apple has been building the walls of its garden higher and higher to ensure customers use its own products and nothing else, but those walls are now threatening to come tumbling down. It no longer feels urgent to replace smartphones every few years. Apple's strategy of restricting users and developers is starting to fail as laws are being implemented to increase consumer choice. Being forced to react to regulations will make it harder for Apple to be a visionary, future-forward company.

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