From: Mike N. 

On Thu, 4 Nov 2004 13:53:43 -0500, "Geo."  wrote:

>C++ is an amazing language, if only MS would make the windows OS as flexible
>I'd be in sheep heaven..

   A good way to understand exploits is to spend time plenty of time with
the debugger in mixed (Source+assembly) view on your applications.  Note
how/where variable data is stored and why overflows are possible.

    It's fairly straightforward to get a good working knowledge of C++ in 2
to 4 courses.   To understand all the arcane details of the full ANSI
implementation would take longer.   You can easily get by without all the
finer details but it is easier to understand others' code since they may
have used a wider subset of the language.

 The term 'Language Lawyer' is fully appropriate to completely understand
C++.  (And to think some of the same people used to sneer at ADA because
the language was 'large'.   C++ specs make ADA look simple.)

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