I think I am done with reading the book C++ template and I can't say I am 100% impressed with the book. Well, maybe that's not fair to say it's the book that I don't like.. Perhaps there are things related to C++ templates that I can finally admit that I don't like. Most likely perhaps it's the fact that there are a lot of things in it that isn't mature enough, and then the things template-users have to do (bending over backwards meanwhile) to get things to work.. etc.

I guess the best parts of the book for me (keeping in mind that I am not a complete newbie on the subject) is the more "intermediate/advanced" sections closer to the back on things like expression templates.. For me it was an easy-reading companion to the original literature by
Todd Veldhuizen, and the paper by Jim Blinn in IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications. Also I bet I will revisit the vast section of functors later..

Like I said, I did learn a few new things and was made aware of a few pitfalls that could have tripped me over, so I can still say that $60 CAD was well spent.. if I had to pay the full price of the book (plus tax.. I do live in Canada..) I'd think I was robbed. :-)