[kbenson]

Honest question: What's the purpose of the throwaway account for this? Is there some blow-back that you expect from this? Is there some NDA that precludes you from even talking about it years later? Do you think it reflects negatively on your years later?

[CharlesColeman]

>> The Symbian documentation team was tiny, perhaps 20 people at most. At an offsite we would pretty much fit round two tables at most. ... Source: I was there.

> What's the purpose of the throwaway account for this?

My guess is they want keep their other account pseudonymous, and admitting that they were one of a specific team of 20 people at a specific company goes a long way towards unambiguously identifying them. At a minimum, one of their teammates could probably ID them.

[x0x0]

I'm not the person, but I had an HN leaderboard member pitch a tantrum at me about a programming opinion on here, and imply that my opinions were representative of my employer. It's a good reason to stay pseudonymous.

[kbenson]

Another good reason, and a good reminder that popularity, status and/or power does not automatically rid a person of the human foibles that plague us all.

[kbenson]

Ah, that's true, good point. As someone that has mentioned more than enough information to definitively identify myself online with this account, I guess I've adjusted enough that I didn't even consider that.

[saagarjha]

In addition to the other reasons mentioned here, they might not want to be known as a person who leaks things under NDA to future employers.