So you created your own string class? Wrapped all the operating system's APIs in your own custom classes? Built a lot of infrastructure on the theory that you

So you created your own string class? Wrapped all the operating system's APIs in your own custom classes? Built a lot of infrastructure on the theory that you might need it later? Obsessed over the best way to shave some efficiency yak, without ever measuring whether it mattered? Relax. You're a normal C++ programmer. I did all the same stuff, years ago. Now get a job at a company that doesn't suck, and relax. Try to get hired at Valve, or Blizzard, or some indie company. Don't work for the people you know suck and you'll be fine.