Acknowledgments

Where do we even start in thanking all the people who made this book possible? You fed us, encouraged us, and taught us. Going back to the beginning, this project wouldn’t even have gotten off the ground without the good folks at Manning. Thanks to Marjan Bace, our publisher, Michael Stephens, our editor, and Sebastian Stirling and Frank Pohlmann, our development editors. You helped us figure out what makes a good book and guided, coaxed, and nudged us in the right direction. Thanks also to Christina Rudloff and Nick Chase.

The quality of this book has been hugely improved by the detailed comments we received from our reviewers. We really appreciate you taking the time to read our efforts and tell us what we got right and wrong. Thanks to Alasdair Nottingham, Andrew Johnson, Charles Moulliard, David Bosschaert, Felix Meschberger, John W. Ross, Kevin Sheehan, Kin Chuen, Tang, Marcel Offermans, Mirko Jahn, Paul Flory, Pierre De Rop, Teemu Kanstrén, and Tim Diekmann.

Thanks also to everyone who participated in the Manning Early Access Program. Special thanks to our technical proofer, Mark Nuttall, who went over the book several times with an eagle eye, and was patient with silly mistakes and last-minute improvements.