>>"But the notions of sending a "message" to a "method" just was way way too handwavy for me." This. I've felt like I haven't been able to keep up with commodi

>>"But the notions of sending a "message" to a "method" just was way way too handwavy for me." This. I've felt like I haven't been able to keep up with commodity programming because I can't stand the way today's drivers (MSFT) control mindshare by emphasizing frameworks over mechanics. I feel like it's a people aggregation move instead of facilitating more creative solutions. The most enjoyable classes I had in uni were 370 assembler and all the Wirth language classes taught by the guy who ran the uni patent office.