I read that the same way until I realized that it would be fair to say that even I'm "intimidated" by C++ despite having quite a bit of experience with it. It's

I read that the same way until I realized that it would be fair to say that even I'm "intimidated" by C++ despite having quite a bit of experience with it. It's not a matter of cleverness or experience. You can know something inside and out, and still admit that it's out of control and worry about the costs of its complexity.