While glancing through the EOS repository I've stumbled upon something which you might find highly interesting: EOS roadmap by Dan Larimer. It's quite recent - created 3 days ago.
TL;DR
There will be a test network up and running before the end of this year. Then there will be a testing phase and security audits. As it was previously announced, WASM will be the initial language to be supported, and building on that there will be support for additional languages to be compiled to WASM: C++, Rust, and other. The final launch is planned for summer next year. After that the focus will move towards optimizing the code for parallel execution.
Here are the five main stages, as outlined in the document:
Phase 1 - Minimal Viable Testing Environment - Summer 2017
- Standalone Node
- Native Contracts
- RPC Interface
- Command line Tools
- Basic Developer Documentation
Phase 2 - Minimal Viable Test Network - Fall 2017
- P2P Network Code
- WASM Sanitation & CPU Sandboxing
- Resource Usage Tracking & Rate Limiting
- Genesis Import Testing
- Interblockchain Communication
Phase 3 - Testing & Security Audits - Winter 2017, Spring 2018
- Develop Example Applications
- Bounties for Successfully Attacking Network
- Language Support
- Documentation & Tutorials
Phase 4 - Parallel Optimization - Summer / Fall 2018
Phase 5 - Cluster Implementation - The Future
The entire document can be accessed here:
https://github.com/EOSIO/Documentation/blob/master/Roadmap.md
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