💰️ How to negotiate your salary package

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This week, I’m covering why JPEGs still dominate the web, how to negotiate your salary without guilt, Claude Code’s new remote server support, a killer JavaScript flashcard tool, and what to expect from GPT-5 this summer.

Let’s dive in!

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👑 Why JPEGs Still Rule the Web
For nearly 30 years, JPEG has dominated the web as the go-to image format. Yet, the internet's earliest graphical browser, NCSA Mosaic, originally supported inline GIFs, not JPEGs. Despite this, JPEG soon overtook GIF due to its superior compression and quality balance. Here’s the full story.

💰️ How to negotiate your salary package
Patrick McKenzie's latest podcast dives into salary negotiation, especially for professionals hesitant about the process. He argues that even a short negotiation can lead to massive long-term financial gains, often tens of thousands of dollars. For engineers, negotiating better pay isn't just about money, it's about valuing time, fulfillment, and long-term compounding benefits. This is a great guide that I highly recommend you read.

🤖 Remote MCP support in Claude Code
Claude Code now supports remote MCP servers, letting developers connect external tools and data without managing local infrastructure. This integration brings real-time context from services like Sentry and Linear directly into the coding environment. Developers can debug, plan, and manage tasks seamlessly, right from their terminal.

🃏 Javascript Flashcards
This JavaScript flashcard site offers a categorized, interactive way to learn and review JavaScript concepts. With 120 cards spanning topics from basic variables to advanced modules and Unicode, users can toggle, shuffle, and study one card at a time. It's designed to be a lightweight, informative tool for both beginners and seasoned developers.

🧠 Sam Altman Says GPT-5 Coming This Summer
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed that GPT-5 is set to launch this summer, though no exact date was given. Early feedback suggests it’s a major step up from GPT-4, with testers calling it “materially better.” The move aims to strengthen OpenAI’s enterprise offerings as competition in AI heats up. Altman also hinted that ads on ChatGPT aren’t off the table.

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6 Career Truths for Tech Workers in the AI Era

It's an uncertain time in Tech. The best thing to do, instead of trying to predict everything that will happen next, is to take a step back and think of some general truths you can stand by instead.

In this video, I'll give you 6 career truths about the tech space and software development that I'm standing by to stay level-headed and actually enjoy the innovation that's taking place.

Until next week,

Travis.