Python Creator Guido van Rossum Has Retired From Microsoft
marlene_zw · x · 2026-10-09
Marlene Zw tweets that Guido van Rossum, Python's BDFL emeritus, has retired from Microsoft, where he had worked on the developer division since 2020. The news has drawn emotional reactions from the developer community, with the author saying she can't look at the company the same way again.
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