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  • While Rust would probably have been a good choice for implementing a new browser, I don’t think Swift deserves the criticism it’s getting in this thread:

    • Swift was created by the same person who created Rust, and has many of the same nice traits
    • Swift is a modern language that is easy for plenty of developers to pick up; I’d place it in the same family as Rust and Kotlin
    • Swift grants access to a large pool of native iOS/Mac developers














  • Read some books on the subject

    Never Split the Difference might be appropriate. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion is a great read. Getting to Yes/Getting Past No may also be decent.

    Understand “what kind of cards you’re sitting on”. Before that even happens, ensure that you have good cards

    Concrete example: You’re looking to increase your salary. You can do it either by convincing your current workplace to increase it, or you can look for a new job.

    The cards you’re sitting on: How valuable you are to the company, and how likely you are to leave if you don’t get what you want.

    How to improve your hand before you get to the negotiating table: Try getting some competing offers for jobs.

    If you’re the less experienced negotiator, avoid negotiating live

    When negotiating salary for a new position, the recruiter likely has far more experience negotiating. They will know techniques to try to get you to commit to a lower number than is possible. To avoid this from happening, move negotiations from in-person/on the phone to email. Give yourself a lot of time to process all information.


  • There are a few reasons for this, some of the most important being:

    • The languages were not designed with speed primarily in mind and as such made some design decisions that fundamentally cannot be optimized around
    • Authors of programs in these languages prioritize things other than performance when writing the programs.

    Speed is not just about processors becoming faster - this is a large part of why DSA is important to learn as a programmer.