I don't think the difficulty is fundamental, and I don't think anyone here claimed that it was. But it is initially challenging nonetheless. To tie this back i

I don't think the difficulty is fundamental, and I don't think anyone here claimed that it was. But it is initially challenging nonetheless. To tie this back in to the beginning of the thread, being able to understand indirection (such as in pointers and algorithms) is a far more important skill than understanding OOP.