programming.

I enjoy programming. I actually want to make a career out of it. I'm 25 years old and out of college[cs degree], I have had a couple of temp projects and done some websites / etc - but didn't have a steady job in programming. Now I'm a purchasing a purchasing agent and I feel like my lifelong love of computers is slipping away from me. I go home everyday and I'm drained of energy dealing with stupid bullshit from my suppliers who usually lie/lose my faxes etc (frustrating). Anyways, where I'm going with this is, are there any entry level jobs out there these days. Or even free and interesting work (ie projects - telecommuting) I can do for charities. Thanks in advance for your advice.

- A fellow 4chan lurker

I think you're being excessively harsh to C++. I can always truck out the tried-and-true argument: "If it's really that bad, why are so many coders using it?"

(Which is an interesting question. There are so many nice languages out there that never reached limelight...)

C++ has its warts, but it's fast. It's not that complicated either, if you don't delve too deeply. And claiming that C++ had a lack of design and forethought is simply ignorant. You need only read some archives to realize that a lot of thought went into each design decision.

That said, I don't like C++ either. If you start digging in the guts of the language it becomes a nightmare. I doubt there's anyone who has ever fully mastered C++.