There is an implicit assumption in this entire article: That if you can't come to an agreeable negotiation of salary, you can walk away from offer N because th

There is an implicit assumption in this entire article: That if you can't come to an agreeable negotiation of salary, you can walk away from offer N because there will be an offer N+1. Maybe in The Valley or Manhattan or Austin, but in many other places, there is no "N+1". You don't have that implicit position of power with Company N that Company N+1 will give you what you're asking for. Or you don't have time to find N+1 before N-1 becomes untenable (or non-existent). And yes, I'm talking about developer jobs.