Agreed here- was very excited about this book, bought it as soon as I heard of it. Then I opened it, and it was intense. I joined a study group set up by I can't remember exactly who but was fairly "famous" in C++ circles, and while I got through the first few chapters, it was really difficult, and also, really hard to find a use for.
Its one of the few books that are sitting on my shelf waiting for the day I give it another go, but I really doubt that day is coming.
I was interested to see if my memory was correct- the group was set up by David Abrahams. Which then sent me down a rabbit-hole of why has he seemed to have faded from the scene the last few years? It seems he has been working on Swift for Apple since 2013.
Its amazing how well gmail works, instantly finding emails from ten years ago.
Its one of the few books that are sitting on my shelf waiting for the day I give it another go, but I really doubt that day is coming.