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by tim333 4093 days ago
> the first engine in Google was implemented (at least in part) in Python ;) Later they had the cash/resources to afford rewrites in C++/Java.

It seems Larry Page started trying to write it in Java then gave up and switched to Python for version one. Guess Python's easier, Java runs faster.

http://carlcheo.com/fascinating-posts-from-tech-founders-who...