Technical protocols for Teams? Dean, who had just come out of Knuth's office, pondered.
The development of a software involves many technical protocols, including system kernels, transport layers, application layers, and so forth. Some of these protocols are open, some are international standards.
Dean had already opted for open protocols in the development of Teams, but since Professor Knuth mentioned it, he decided to double-check them.
Of course, this work wouldn't start immediately, as everyone was in vacation mode, Dean included.
Marcus and David had already returned to their respective states, and they were probably planning their holiday trips to Hawaii or Florida by now.
Americans love their holidays, and even though Christmas is the most important holiday of the year, they still choose to celebrate by traveling.
Being able to attend a top private school like Stanford, Marcus and David's families were firmly upper middle class.