Google Tool That Shows How the Weather Is Like Around the World Gains Traction After Developer Quits
Google Tool That Shows How the Weather Is Like Around the World Gains Traction After Developer Quits
Manu Cornet, who has now joined Twitter, launched the weather-update tool in October 2017.
Photo Credit: Screenshot/ The Well Tempered Traveler
The tool shows how the weather is like in various cities in an easy-to-understand manner
A software engineer and cartoonist at Google, who quit the company after more than 14 years, had developed an interesting tool that showed what the temperature would be like around the world through the year. The tool, dubbed The Well-Tempered Traveler, was developed as an internal project and has become a topic of intense debate on Hacker News, soon after Manu Cornet quit the tech giant reportedly due to disagreements over some of the decisions Google made. However, his tool is still available on Google's domain as a testament to his contribution to the company.
Cornet launched the tool in October 2017 and sought feedback from Twitter users to improve the initial version to add features they would want in it. Many found the tool, that can be really helpful for travellers in planning their trip around the world, interesting.
Just launched this small website https://t.co/0L68ObYp1v -- feedback welcome!
— Manu Cornet (@lmanul) October 28, 2017
When you visit The Well-Tempered Traveler's webpage, it throws up a colourful chart showing the temperature in two parts (fortnightly) for every month and the possibility of precipitation for the entire year. Take New Delhi for example. The chart shows the likely weather pattern for the year, starting with harsh winter days in January and then gradually moving towards a rise in temperature in April. After the peak summer in May–June, it predicts monsoon from June-end till September-end. And then again, a decrease in temperature. For a traveller, who is not familiar with the weather of India, this can be a nice way to plan a journey.
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