Hehe...

Hmm, I have a C++ book that I was trying to use to learn the language, and now I can't find it. I think it was Acellerated C++. Now I'm trying to figure out where it could have gone to, since I'm in Iraq and there's not many places it can be hinding.

Back to helping Justin. My teacher told me to use Boost's shared pointers, but I can't figure it out.

Yeah okay nevermind. Figured that one out too.

Damn, how come every time I get a problem and post for help I immediately figure it out.

I doubt my high school programming teacher even knew what a pointer was. He was, quite literally, taking programming classes at the local community college, then teaching us the stuff the next day.

*mutters about low budget schools using random teachers for new curriculum*

For my calculator programming class, my teacher didn't even bother to learn the material, a couple of friends and I taught him the class. I finished the class with a 102% average, my friends each got 108%. Yeah, I was always the dumb one.

Way to fail.

I can't wait for my next concurrent programming class - writing a multi-threading program is a cakewalk when it's only two threads. I want more! I can't get enough of that class, it's so fun.

Writing a multi-threaded program is easy when they hand you the contrived book example and some code to get you started. Designing and building a real world application is an entirely different story, but still lots of fun!

Not to mention users other than yourself using it. So much fun those "You did WHAT to it" moments. Users love to do evil things to programs you'd never dream about doing.

Welcome to three weeks ago.