It took three years and 200,000 words more than I expected, but my second book, Crafting Interpreters, is complete. I finished the third draft of the last chapter today, marking the last of around 1,400 days of continuous writing.
This book was much harder than my first book, along every axis. It’s larger, more technically complex, much more deeply intertwined, and it had the misfortune of aligning with a really difficult period in my life. Today feels less like coasting past the finish line at the Tour de France, arms raised in triumph, and more like dragging myself onto the beach, clutching sand in relief after a storm-thrashed ordeal at sea.
Well shit, this caught me by surprise! Feels like it's hardly been any time since the latest chapter released was about garbage collection, and now it's already complete. Absolutely fantastic to...
Well shit, this caught me by surprise! Feels like it's hardly been any time since the latest chapter released was about garbage collection, and now it's already complete. Absolutely fantastic to hear, and seeing all the effort that went into this is amazing. Looking forwards to returning to this sometime and being able to finish the full book!
...Just gotta get through all the other things I've got on my backlog first. Should only take a few decades, tops. 👍
From Bob's blog post:
Well shit, this caught me by surprise! Feels like it's hardly been any time since the latest chapter released was about garbage collection, and now it's already complete. Absolutely fantastic to hear, and seeing all the effort that went into this is amazing. Looking forwards to returning to this sometime and being able to finish the full book!
...Just gotta get through all the other things I've got on my backlog first. Should only take a few decades, tops. 👍