Google Maps exists because Bret Taylor rewrote all its code in one weekend
DynamicWebPaige · x · 2026-11-01
A reminder that Google Maps — now 20 years old — exists because a "100-1000X engineer" rewrote all the code in a single weekend: Bret Taylor, today CEO of Sierra and OpenAI's board chair. The author calls it one of the greatest applications ever from a price/value perspective.
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