Niko Matsakis

Do you have a favorite programming ebook that you might be able to send over here Advanced Python stuff, algorithms, design patterns, clean code conversations, something web for people that haven’t touched the web in half a decade, C++ for not experts :)

Not a lot of purchasing power right now, so if you suggest some in online stores and they don’t cost a lot(I’ve seen lots of books do!) that’s also very welcome!

I keep hoping the need to learn C++ (the ugly language that wants you to shoot yourself in the foot) to go away. :( "Programming Rust" is great and I can lend you my copy if you're interested

I’m sure it’s great but I’m looking to improve my skills once I’m back at work, and it’s C++ land all the way over there and it seems like that’s going to keep :)

Oh and tool choices get stuck and cultures stagnate if nobody tries to change things. Just saying

Progress is subjective when it comes to using tech. C++ is powerful, versatile and safe if used by very experienced people with heavy domain knowledge. And it those experts mentor people as well as they do :)

Rust has all those qualities, just adds a lot more, especially safety. It was created by C++ experts btw and that says a lot. Anyway if you've been brainwashed by these C++ experts, not sure I can convince you to be part of the change for good

Oh wow thanks for calling my informed point of view as years long part of this organization “brainwashed”. Zealotry has not done anyone any good, and pragmatism is far more valuable if you step away from the purely engineering side and look at the business as a whole.