Guido van Rossum, the creator of the Python programming language, today announced that he has unretired and joined Microsoft's Developer Division. Van Rossum, who was last employed by Dropbox, retired ...

The author of the Python programming language says he is stepping back from his primary role as leader of the project and removing himself entirely from the decision-making process.

The language's creator says losing some dead weight like redundant features, out-of-date ideas, and even backward compatibility was the best way to ensure its continued growth If you ask Python ...