Python creator Guido van Rossum joins Microsoft

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Python creator Guido van Rossum joins Microsoft
November 12, 2020
https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/12/python-creator-guido-van-rossum-joins-microsoft/

Guido van Rossum, the creator of the Python programming language, today announced that he has unretired and joined Microsoft’s Developer Division.

Van Rossum, who was last employed by Dropbox, retired last October after six and a half years at the company. Clearly, that retirement wasn’t meant to last. At Microsoft, van Rossum says, he’ll work to “make using Python better for sure (and not just on Windows).”

“We’re excited to have him as part of the Developer Division. Microsoft is committed to contributing to and growing with the Python community, and Guido’s on-boarding is a reflection of that commitment,” the spokesperson said.
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Only a few years ago, van Rossum joining Microsoft would’ve been unthinkable, given the company’s infamous approach to open source.
It’s not clear what exactly van Rossum will do at Microsoft, but he notes that there are “too many options to say” and that “there’s lots of open source here.”
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I decided that retirement was boring and have joined the Developer Division at Microsoft. To do what? Too many options to say! But it’ll make using Python better for sure (and not just on Windows :-). There’s lots of open source here. Watch this space.
— Guido van Rossum (@gvanrossum) November 12, 2020

The developer division at Microsoft now employs the language designers and contributors to Python, Java, JavaScript, Typescript, F# C#, C++.
We just need some PHP, Rust and Swift magic to complete the picture.
— Miguel de Icaza (@migueldeicaza) November 12, 2020
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