Ouch, that sounds harsh, did he leave because he didn't want to stick around with the 'unannounced titles' BS deal for 13 years, or did he leave because it was taking a more personal toll on him? (Couldn't show off stuff he worked on, had trouble finding jobs via resume recommendations, etc?)
yeah, I know a few people who fit that bill too--one of the most badass programmers I'd ever met had been in the industry 13 years--but he'd never worked on a project that hadn't been canceled. Eventually he got fed up, left the industry, and landed a senior job at google immediately. It happens, but that kind of record is…