C language inventor Ken Thompson not allowed to checkin code in C at Google

As has been pointed out on reddit[1], this article is incredibly inaccurate and should be ignored.

[1]: http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/bu6j1/c_languag...

  Thompson has finally allowed himself to be subject to a   
  humiliating examination on the language he invented by an 
  acne-scarred, know-it-all Oompa-Loompa who is absent-
  mindedly flicking paper pellets into a Starbucks cup 
  while Twittering.

Not to overstretch the point.

To be honest the consistent application of these rules is very important to their effectiveness. If Ken Thomson didn't need to take the test, how about the older guy who has been programming in C for 40 years. Why should he take the test...

I also seem to remember reading that Guido had to take a similar test for Python.

"no... I just haven't done it. I've so far found no need to."

But, I still found it funny when I read coders at work ;)