Introduction

Abstract

Perhaps second only to witnessing the birth of a child, in my opinion there is no experience closer to pure creation than through the arduous efforts and subsequent yield of software engineering. In regard to such efforts, I have found that, in many cases, the amount of fulfillment perceived by an individual is directly proportional to the level of difficulty that they were required to overcome. That is to say, the harder something is, the greater the feeling of accomplishment once you succeed. There is no doubt that software engineering is a difficult discipline to learn and its limits are never-ending. But there is nothing more fruitlessly frustrating than spending tireless hours of energy learning something just to find out that its applications are limited.