> Overall I think my approach was a good one in helping to build a successful project. But Google has changed, and Go has changed, and the overall computer programming environment has changed. It’s become clear over the last year or so that I am no longer a good fit for the Go project at Google. I have to move on.
I wish people would have the courage to explain what led to their decision to leave big projects, instead of trying to be overly polite. This statement virtually says nothing and the whole post boils down to nothing but: I left Google.
To keep working at Google for more than a few months, you must internalize their relatively extreme internal culture of secrecy. Also, potentially Google could sue him for NDA violations.
I wish people would have the courage to explain what led to their decision to leave big projects, instead of trying to be overly polite. This statement virtually says nothing and the whole post boils down to nothing but: I left Google.