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Nat comes from the Microsoft side, not the GitHub side.

• ehfeng 5y ago
  You are technically right, but Nat comes from Microsoft's acquisition of Xamarin. He definitely is not a lifelong Microsoft employee.
  • mohanmcgeek 5y ago
    I don't think that matters in the context of what's being discussed here. If there were any retention contracts that came with GitHub acquisition, that probably didn't apply to him.
    • ehfeng 5y ago
      You misunderstand why I brought up him being from Xamarin. The initial conversation was about how Nat was likely leaving because his contract ran out. The counterpoint was that he was from the Microsoft side and therefore he didn't have a retention contract. I brought up Xamarin because he was likely under a retention contract from that acquisition. That being said, these contracts probably had little to no effect on his decision though, as I'm sure he would have made more money than he could spend in a lifetime regardless of whether he had stayed or not.
      • chipotle_coyote 5y ago
        > I brought up Xamarin because he was likely under a retention contract from that acquisition. Microsoft bought Xamarin in February 2016. I'm sure five-year retention contracts are possible, but that seems extraordinarily long; I've rarely seen longer than two years.
• TheRealDunkirk 5y ago
  To me, Nat and Miguel come from Xamarin Desktop, which made Linux on the desktop an actual pleasure in the late 90's/early 2000's. They're a couple of my heroes.