"Well I don't give a damn about my bad reputation."

[Pete]

I recall the folks at a popular C/C++ forum were nearly useless to me when I was writing a WP in C/C++. All I'd get for answers is "Just use a library for that!" So fork making a custom key input library and other custom goodies. It was possible, but the further away we get from building block languages such as BASIC and ASM, the less knowledgeable the programmers become regarding what's under the hood.

Good assessment list, btw. Thanks for putting that together.

Pete