All of life is iterative. It goes back to the point I made earlier, which is you can't a priori know enough to even ask the right questions.

Ah, but who do you think created the chaos?

The amateur software engineer is always in search of magic.

C++ also supports the notion of friends: cooperative classes that are permitted to see each other's private parts.

The function of good software is to make the complex appear to be simple.

Multiple Inheritance is like a parachute. You don't often need it, but when you do, you really need it.

A fool with a tool is still a fool.