There really ought to be a mandate or something that provincial parties cannot share names with federal ones, to prevent this sort of confusion, imo

Yeah exactly this, the main bottleneck when writing code is either reading the existing code or thinking about how I want to implement some logic, not how I move my cursor and writing the code itself.

I second this. Getting a source of external motivation like a coach is great for achieving a goal like this. Especially as they would no doubt have techniques to make the journey easier.

You’d probably use water as a thermal conduction medium, similar to how old buildings had a boiler in the basement which heated water which was then sent to rooms through radiators.

I’ve always heard the ideal is about a 20% raise from your previous position, especially if you have plenty of experience with the new position.

Though this does depend on many other factors, I’d definitely try to get an idea of the standard salary for this position through any means, even a site like Glassdoor or something. Knowledge is power, especially when negotiating a salary!