Public Key Cryptography isn't an alternative to email. Public keys aren't a convenient way to refer to addressees, and PK algorithms are a very inefficient way of sending messages, which is why they are generally used to send the key for a symmetrically-encrypted transmission.
this implies Python's advantages is not having a package manager, but better teachers or at least teaching better practices, so it isn't even language related.
people who hate "OOP" are usually ones that fail to understand how to use some language features.
prime example is "Circle–ellipse problem" which demonstrates how people fail to realize inheritance is about code reuse and not about representing hierarchies of abstract ideas (and i wonder where they got that wrong info from, perhaps they extrapolated it from the name "inheritance"?).
this is C code.
stuff like void*, union and raw arrays do not belond in modern C++.
while C++ is compatible with C it provides ways to write safer code that C doesn't.
writing C code in a C++ project is similar to writing inline assembly.
for software developers it takes time to learn their way around a new code base (usually 3-12 months), so low retention is highly detremental.
economically a business can be better off giving a big raise than losing someone, paying recuiters, losing time on finding a replcement, losing time until the replacement gets up to speed, and eventually losing the replcement too.
if this whole cycle could mean for example the business only get 1 year of effective work out of 2 years, in which case doubling the salary to retain someone is just as effective.
also it isn't extortion if someone gets a better offer elsewhere, and the offer cant be infinitly high.
to conclude no retention means lack of second order thinking.
I'm not advocating for this style of management thinking - in fact I despise it. But this is how many(most?) managers think, especially at big companies where productivity is not measured, or worse, measured poorly. In these circumstances, it's very very hard to get them to offer you a raise, and even if they do, it would be to prevent potential bad behavior (you leaving), than rewarding your good work and expertise. In fact, if you perform head and shoulders above your peers, the cause of the raise will still be the first reason - you'll get pissed off that your work isn't recognized, which will prompt you to consider leaving, which the management will try to prevent.
That's why the people getting raises won't be the ones who do the best work, but the ones, who complain about their salaries the loudest, or go to interviews and get counteroffers.
Remember - you are probably getting paid as little as the company can get away with paying you.
Except then word gets out that you’ll get a big raise at company X if you threaten to leave and they have to start paying everyone that amount. Even the people who would have otherwise stayed for 5 years at the lower salary.
This is why I’ve always assumed you have to change jobs if you want a raise.
