On: Programmer's Resignation from 1985

[bencollier49]

Your first example is illegal in most places. The second is perfectly normal practice - it's in most contracts and stands to reason - if you're introduced to a client by your employer and you jump ship to work for them, it represents a breach of trust.

[greenyoda → bencollier49]

> Your first example is illegal in most places.

But that didn't stop it from happening in some of the largest companies in Silicon Valley:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-Tech_Employee_Antitrust_L...