Acknowledgments

I would like to thank so many people who over the years worked with me, exchanged ideas with me, and shared interesting concepts that made me think and learn from the process. I hate lists of names, so I will not list all of them here. I’m sure it will be easy for those who’ve helped me to recognize themselves and know they get a big “thank you.” A few names truly deserve to be mentioned here: I’m grateful to Toni Arritola, who made my sometimes chaotic thoughts clear in a language most would understand, keeping the right pace through all the chapters; Brent Stains, for his invaluable tips and technical views; and Mike Stephens, who had the original idea that gave birth to this book.

I also need to mention the reviewers who gave generously of their time and whose comments greatly improved this book, including Alan Moffet, Ben Leibert, Cam Crews, Christopher Haupt, Dan Kacenjar, Henning Kristensen, Joan Fuster, Justin Calleja, Michael Frey, Steve Rogers, and Tom Jensen, and also Luis Carlos Sanchez Gonzalez, the technical proofreader.

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