Pointer Inception: The C++ Learning Experience

Ah yes, the classic LinkedIn tech post where someone claims Fortnite was built with C++ and Minecraft with Java—technically correct! But then there's the masterpiece known as "MOHBGS"... which doesn't exist. It's the perfect representation of those LinkedIn "experts" who confidently list technologies they've never touched and games they've never played just to appear knowledgeable. The digital equivalent of nodding along in meetings when you have no idea what's being discussed. Resume padding has evolved into an art form!

Ah, the universal law of shopping carts - three C++ wheels zooming along at lightning speed while that one Python wheel drags behind like it's contemplating the meaning of life. The perfect metaphor for every developer's mixed-language project where everything runs blazingly fast until that one interpreted language joins the party. Python's just there like "Sorry guys, still unpacking those list comprehensions!" No matter how elegant your architecture, there's always that one component determined to remind you that not everything needs to execute at compile-time efficiency.

Looks like the compiler is playing favorites with our emojis! 💔 The sword emoji ⚔️ gets to slice through code as an operator, but the heart emoji 💗 is friendzoned as an "identifier." Even in programming languages, love gets complicated! Guess we can fight in code but can't make love work... typical programmer problems! Next time I'll try to overload 🍕 and see if the compiler is hungry enough to accept it!

Someone at Microsoft thought writing C code in PowerShell was a brilliant idea. That's like trying to perform brain surgery with a pizza cutter. The tab literally says "PowerShell" but they're writing C code with main() and argc/argv parameters—the terminal equivalent of wearing socks with sandals. Microsoft finally upgrading the default terminal while developers everywhere scream internally at whoever created this promo image. Ten bucks says the person who made this screenshot has "proficient in C++" on their resume but thinks pointers are what you use to click things.

Oh my goodness, this is TOO REAL ! 😂 C header files are like that friendly neighbor who just tells you what they can do. But C++ header files? They're that chaotic friend who shows up with their entire life story, template metaprogramming nightmares, and 17 nested namespaces! You open one expecting a simple interface and suddenly you're staring into the void of implementation details that would make Cthulhu weep. Every C++ developer knows that feeling when you include one innocent header and your compile time suddenly jumps to "maybe finish before the heat death of the universe." The header should include interface only... but C++ had other plans!

The existential dread of encountering a C++ lambda that looks like hieroglyphics carved by ancient compiler priests. You know the ones—those monstrosities with capture lists, auto return types, and nested template arguments that stretch across three monitors. The developer is literally begging for mercy from whoever created that syntax nightmare. Meanwhile, there you are, knife in hand, ready to maintain that codebase because you claimed "I know C++" in the interview. Pro tip: If your lambda requires its own documentation chapter, maybe just write a regular function like a normal human being.