If anyone poached Anders Hejlberg, it was the ex-Borland friends working at Microsoft, under the usual referral program many companies have.
Actual history behind on what happened,
"Anders Hejlsberg: A craftsman of computer language"
https://behindthetech.libsynpro.com/001-anders-hejlsberg-a-c...
And yes that is why .NET not having proper AOT in 2001 was such a disappointment.
If anyone poached Anders Hejlberg, it was the ex-Borland friends working at Microsoft, under the usual referral program many companies have.
Actual history behind on what happened,
"Anders Hejlsberg: A craftsman of computer language"
https://behindthetech.libsynpro.com/001-anders-hejlsberg-a-c...
And yes that is why .NET not having proper AOT in 2001 was such a disappointment.