...one of the most highly
regarded and expertly designed C++ library projects in the
world.
— Herb Sutter and Andrei
Alexandrescu, C++
Coding Standards
As mentioned earlier, this chapter is not a thorough discourse of the library. It is meant only to cover enough ground to get you into high gear as quickly as possible. Some advanced stuff is not discussed here (e.g. Scopes); nor are features that provide alternative (short-hand) ways to do the same things (e.g. Bind vs. Lazy Functions).
...If you still wish to learn more, the read on...