jonaf

I'm curious how common bonuses are for software engineers at other companies (in the US). My company has a bonus structure but it effectively never pays out anything (by the time it gets to my level [staff software engineer], the bonus pool is exhausted). I have never considered the bonus (or potential bonus) to be part of my total compensation, which is just a simple salary. Do some or most engineers making well over six figures also receive any kind of bonus? For example, I've read on several occasions that Google engineers have a slightly lower-than-market base salary, but bonuses (and stock, but let's forget about stock for the purpose of the question if possible) usually result in a net earnings above market. I don't know how true that is, but I'm curious if it's standard or not.

Hi HN,

I see almost constant references to Lisp and how expressive it is here in the community. As a software engineer, I expect that learning Lisp thoroughly, starting from fundamental principles, all the way through advanced concepts, will improve my technical skills and apply to many problems. Since the community seems to be so enamored with Lisp, I thought this would be the best place to ask:

What are the best resources for learning Lisp? Particularly, basic principles, advanced concepts, and maybe a bit of historical context as well.

Books, online or otherwise, or any blogs or articles, YouTube lectures or talks -- anything that really concisely and clearly explains things.