Stroustrup’s The Design and Evolution of C++ is a fascinating case study of trying to create a good programming language in the real world. I suspect that, once

Stroustrup’s The Design and Evolution of C++ is a fascinating case study of trying to create a good programming language in the real world. I suspect that, once Rust has stabilised and the dust has settled, a retrospective from key contributors in a similar style would also make very interesting reading. I’m sure I’m not the only one following along and looking forward to 1.0 but not necessarily keeping up with the day-to-day decisions and all the detailed debate as the language evolves.