Comment by fmajid
Comment by fmajid 15 hours ago
Microsoft laid off the Faster CPython lead Mark Shannon and ended support for the project, where does this leave the Verona project?
Comment by fmajid 15 hours ago
Microsoft laid off the Faster CPython lead Mark Shannon and ended support for the project, where does this leave the Verona project?
> happily
Anthropomorphising a corporation is fanciful. A manipulative writing technique given that it appears you're hallucinating an emotional state that you have no way to know!
> have taken on a state in court
You are suggesting Microsoft should get involved politically? That would also condone that they should get involved in subjects you wouldn't support.
Trying to fix symptoms is a losing battle: the cause needs fixing.
They belong to Microsoft Research not DevDiv, so while that doesn't protect them from layoffs, certainly gives them some protection being under different management.
Microsoft Research sites tend to be based in collaborations with university research labs.