I agree on "Large-Scale C++". I didn't find it very useful. Although it's the only book that I know of that focuses on physical design. Unless your project is over 500k lines, I don't think it's very helpful. Also, I thought Stroustrup's "C++ Programming Language" was really bad. It wasn't hard to understand, but the organization was horrible. The part on STL wasn't comprehensive enough to be worthwile. The same goes for the part on design. Does anyone know of a good book on graphics algorithms? Any opinions on "Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice(2nd Edition)"? I have Feng Yuan's book. It's alright, but I need something that explains how to implement filter effects. Such as fog, clouds, explosions, lightning, water, etc.

I prefer tea. Of course very few Americans drink tea so I don't even have stale dishwasher tea at work. I really don't understand why coffee is so favored. So what if it has more caffeine your body will just become more immune to the effects anyway. And it certainly doesn't taste good. My favorite tea is Assam it's really strong but doesn't make me jittery like coffee does. I think that black teas from India are the best.