Comment by hga

Even if you dislike C++, or like me, came to loathe it, I highly recommend the book he published in the same year, The Design and Evolution of C++ (https://www.amazon.com/Design-Evolution-C-Bjarne-Stroustrup/...). It's very educational about you go about making a successful language in an existing ecosystem, and even after swearing off the language I don't regret one bit the time I spent reading the book.