I've just revisited this thread and noticed your new post. (As it was a reply to your OP, I didn't see it earlier.)

"...and true enough about the "C-like feel" in my coding -- but my home node might provide some insight into where that comes from :)"

I check home nodes before replying: it oftens gives a hint as to how to frame the answer. And, yes, I did see "Programming in C since 1989, ..." as well as the Location :-)