Borland brain drain, or the other way?

In the past few years, many key R&D team members have left Borland, which in my opinion has been a blow to the company, despite what the official communications say. For example, we all know that Anders Hejlsberg left for Microsoft to build .NET and C#, but also Danny Thorpe, the compiler architect for many years, has left to name a few.

The latest information came through Falafel Software's press releases, where one can read that Ramesh Theivendran (the web/database guy) has also left Borland. Well, nobody is indispensable in business, but I’m starting to loose my faith if these news continue.

Of course, not everybody is leaving. According to Allan Bauer's blog, they now have a new compiler guy in the team, and also have hired an old-timer, ex-Borlander Steve Shaughnessy. He worked on the Paradox DOS team, remember the product? That said, only time will tell what will become of the "DevCo". I’m waiting for the news with interest. Luckily, I’m not betting all on one card, as I have learned to love Visual Studio as well as Delphi.