It's more exasperation than anything else.. that the only things that seem to make the news cycle wrt Bloomberg are "OMG!! Fortran!!" when it comes to programming, and the UXMag we-know-more-than-you 5-year old article when it comes to our UX design and roadmap, coupled with the fact that people think a 10 year old gif they found on Google Images is what the software actually looks like today.
IMO, comment sections aren't really a great place for discoverable information, so maybe I'm thinking more in-depth posts need to be created that actually peek behind the curtain a bit so they are ranked better when searching. Right now, you can only glean information about certain areas/technologies from individuals that represent them if you know where to look. e.g. Here's a recent video interview with Matt Hunt from our Portfolio Analytics team regarding some of their problems/infrastructure https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMj2V3U4J3k
I think this kind of obsolete information may also hinder them when they try to hire. Good engineer may have a bad perception about how it is to work there and overlook them.
They could change that perception with being more open about how they go about developing software (like their GitHub account). But these article showing up every one and a while goes against their efforts hence why I can see why OP may get annoyed about it.
Last time I was in the Bloomberg building much of their Dev Dept was underground, and they have a neon art display which is supposed to simulate a sunset, or natural light, or something.
Sure, visiting Bloomberg and getting the tour leaves you with a wonderful expression, but those that I know that have worked there in the past wouldn't compare the work environment to Google.
Bloomberg is much more of an "East Coast" company, and feels like it.
Having said that, I had a Bloomberg Terminal subscription for five years. I friggin' loved it. Regardless of whatever might be behind the screen, it's still an amazing, powerful, gorgeous tool. I miss my B-Unit, oh so badly.
Not sure what you're talking about. The "underground" lower level is all conference / presentation rooms. No one works there. The simulated sunlight you're referring to is a large art piece installation in the building and the creator chose to simulate light as he saw it during a particular sunset (in Arizona IIRC? It's been a while...)
Check out the new SF office we opened up if you're looking for a more West coast feel.
Why be offended, rather than excited to get to come in here and to expound on what you do for a living? It's what makes the comment section great.