Well, I’ve opened the Pandora’s Box that is C++. The pinnacle of programming as we know it today. From what I have heard it also carves out a piece of your soul when you learn it. Ok, that’s going overboard, but I do hear it carves out a piece of your social apptitude — and I must say that every C++ programmer I have met stands as an example to that statement. What? It’s true…

My wife purchased a C++ tome that I’ve had my eye on for awhile, and I cracked it open today to begin studying. I’m not sure what I expected to find in this tome, but so far I’ve come away with a slight distaste if not disrespect for C#. I also feel the pull of the Open Source magnet once again. I don’t think it would be prudent just yet to start moving back to that area, but again, I’ve come away with a broader horizon, and bigger picture of the way things are. The jury is still out on if I have what it takes to become the next John Carmack, or even a quarter of what skill that man possesses, but I’m certainly going to start down the road and see where it takes me. :)

PS: I’d like to apologize to my family in advance… I love you guys for supporting me during these times of intense study. :) You are my inspiration and the reason that any of this matters a damn. :)