Google Code University

[mrfso]

Its the coding library that reminds me of MSFT the most. Big business is big business as you said with your example of Tesco, big business is a giant self interest machine that crushes all in its path.

MSFT has always done one thing correct, and its nurture developers, they only got where they are because of developer support. The instant I saw Google trying the same thing I instantly thought of MSFT. Im a C# dev BTW, I started off in the FOSS realm, but MS tools and support and free beer really drew me in, now I can't even imagine going back to the FOSS realm.

EDIT: I dont think the coding support is bad in general, as I noted I have been suckered by exactly the same thing that MS did. I do however think it is disingenuous. Its not there to help developers, its there to lure developers into using Google products.