@Hermitian909, thank you for sharing your insight. I deeply appreciate it. Points taken: I'll continue working with both languages (which has the added benefit

@Hermitian909, thank you for sharing your insight. I deeply appreciate it. Points taken: I'll continue working with both languages (which has the added benefit of seeing the similarities and differences between the two). I'll begin diving into the algorithms -- in fact, I grabbed _Grokking Algorithms_, which is an interesting read, but I'll certainly pick up _The Algorithm Design Manual_. And your point about asking clear, structured questions is a great one, as is taking the time to really, actually understand what I'm reading. Thank you again for your time.