The Design of C++ (1994) [video]
Even if you dislike C++, or like me, came to loathe it, I <i>highly</i> recommend the book he published in the same year, <i>The Design and Evolution of C++</i> (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;Design-Evolution-C-Bjarne-Stroustrup&#x2F;dp&#x2F;0201543303" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;Design-Evolution-C-Bjarne-Stroustrup&#x2F;...</a>).  It&#x27;s very educational about you go about making a successful language in an existing ecosystem, and even after swearing off the language I don&#x27;t regret one bit the time I spent reading the book.