> But I found that the hardest errors for beginners are linker errors I am with you on that one. I just didn't consider the linker as part of the compiler. I m

> But I found that the hardest errors for beginners are linker errors I am with you on that one. I just didn't consider the linker as part of the compiler. I mean, wtf is a ctor and a vtable? Now, I know, but when I started programming, the linker was the scariest part for me, and it took me a while to be somewhat comfortable with it. Obviously, error messages didn't help. The good thing is that linkers (static and dynamic) don't change as much as compilers, so it is useful knowledge in the long run. Understanding ELF files really helped me on that one.