Nicolai Josuttis is the author of the Leanpub book C++17 - The Complete Guide. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Nicolai about his background, the accidental nature of success as an author, how a programming language is maintained by a standardization committee, his book, and at the end, they talk a little bit about his experience as a self-published author.This interview was recorded on February 01, 2018.The full audio for the interview is here. You can subscribe to the Frontmatter podcast in iTunes or add the podcast URL directly.This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.