Steve B HoltI hope the two guys that keep Google Scholar going as a pet project didn't get laid off. Just as a quiet reminder of the fragile contingency of this core academic service.
Stanisław Krawczyk@SteveBHolt Wow, it really is two guys? Would you be able to recommend some reading on this? If so, thanks in advance!
@stanislawkrawczyk Yes, in that two senior engineers founded it and have been the main people keeping it going. They have 8 staff on their team, but it's basically still what it is because of the original two developers protecting it as a passion project. I point to reading here in other replies: https://sciences.social/@SteveBHolt/109733936775412393
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Attached: 4 images @[email protected] The latter. There are 8 staff that work under the two founding engineers, but they are basically who matters for maintaining it and it has already been tagged as not a core service. You can read about the founding here and the back half paints the picture of how core the founder is to it. https://www.wired.com/2014/10/the-gentleman-who-made-scholar/
@SteveBHolt Thank you, I’ll read up on this!