Super of the Youtube guys to follow through on this and great for him to see he actually got the job.<p>I'm pretty curious if we'll be able to spot his 'fingerprint' in the features that youtube will roll out over the next period.
just playing devil's advocate here, but why is slapping together an API with some javascript worthy of a job offer? what's so exciting about YT instant? from hurley's twitter message, it sounds like he asked this kid to drop out of stanford to join youtube, which sounds a little crazy. maybe I just have no imagination.<p>(congrats to the kid in any case)
Normally, does getting a job at YouTube require the same hoops to jump through as getting a job at Google, or are their HR departments and processes separate still?
"Interestingly enough, the ambitious Aboukhadijeh was a software engineer intern at Facebook when he created Youtube Instant."<p>Hm, I was under the impression Facebook didn't allow side projects. I suppose this doesn't apply to interns?
>Interestingly enough, the ambitious Aboukhadijeh was a software engineer intern at Facebook when he created Youtube Instant.<p>Ouch. Does that mean Facebook own the rights?<p>Because IT staff are not much more than slaves in our world: anything you create while employed is property of the employer, even if the work is done in your own time.
Poor guy. And I mean it.<p>Google is a big mess of hierarchy, (yes, they're much better than the average -- that's not saying much). Their "eternal" startup mantra is just that. Looks like the world has lost yet another good hacker to the halls of the Googleplex.<p>I hope he loves it. Unfortunately, I don't think he will.<p>Kudos to all the work put in for YouTube Instant.
Good luck to your future at YouTube!