The OC

I'm pedantic. I can't sit still if I don't go through A-Z one letter at a time. It's a compulsion.

My dilemma right now is I'm obsessed with the thought of learning C++. I'm eyeing 4 books in amazon. I've (almost) never read a programming book from cover to cover, but who does! Anyway, I'm concerned this will create a bigger hole in my pocket than necessary, even if they're reviewed as exceptional and to be treated as bibles. Who has time to read 4 books?! (Hmm. I probably do being unemployed and all. Might as well put my time for productive use, right? Aargh!)

Exceptional C++: 47 Engineering Puzzles, Programming Problems, and Exception-Safety Solutions

More Exceptional C++: 40 New Engineering Puzzles, Programming Problems, and Solutions

Effective C++: 55 Specific Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs

Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction

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Lectures are a bitch when coming from people you consider strangers. No matter, the truth does sometimes hurt the ego. So I figured, instead of nursing a bruised inner self everytime my job application or pathetic love life turns southward (that's redundant), why not just suck it up and move on while skipping the getting over part 'coz that's when you feel down and pity yourself. Haha.

Anyway, it feels like deja vu when you don't get what you dream of and just settle for what's easily attainable. Well, if that gets you closer to your goal, it's probably worth the detour, right? *sighs*

PS: After finishing Boys over Flowers, I'm glad there are new Burn Notice episodes to mix make-believe with reality. (So melodramatic! *rolls eyes*)