[toomuchtodo]

It probably could be provided by a 20% free time project at Google with their worldwide infrastructure, no?

[logicallee]

>It probably could be provided by a 20% free time project at Google

Now there's a reference I have not heard in a long, long time.

Google doesn't still do that, do they?

[oh_sigh]

Sure they do. It's not necessarily enshrined by some teams but as an individual initiative it is always possible.

[toomuchtodo]

It appears it's gone now from some quick Googling (the irony). My age is showing.

[hilem]

It still very much exists.

Source: I work there

[logicallee]

thanks for the information. kind of weird it's not really publicized anymore. Any major products that came out recently as a result? if I recall, Google maps started out that way...

maybe you guys don't like to talk about it anymore though...

[kungito]

I heard some guys work on internal Haskell microservices trying to popularize the language within the company

[austenallred]

The tech isn't the hard part

[toomuchtodo]

The human element isn't either. Google can offer ads to acquire drivers and riders for free through its various ad channels (mobile, search). They already own the verticals necessary.

[concede_pluto]

Google is infamously bad at resolving or even acknowledging customer service problems.