Acknowledgments

A big thank you to all the people of Manning involved in the process of making this book for guiding us all the way through.

Our thanks also go to Ravishankar Rajagopalan for giving the manuscript a full technical proofread, and to Jonathan Thoms and Michael Roberts for their expert comments. There were many other reviewers who provided invaluable feedback throughout the process: Alvin Raj, Arthur Zubarev, Bill Martschenko, Craig Smith, Filip Pravica, Hamideh Iraj, Heather Campbell, Hector Cuesta, Ian Stirk, Jeff Smith, Joel Kotarski, Jonathan Sharley, Jörn Dinkla, Marius Butuc, Matt R. Cole, Matthew Heck, Meredith Godar, Rob Agle, Scott Chaussee, and Steve Rogers.

First and foremost I want to thank my wife Filipa for being my inspiration and motivation to beat all difficulties and for always standing beside me throughout my career and the writing of this book. She has provided me the necessary time to pursue my goals and ambition, and shouldered all the burdens of taking care of our little daughter in my absence. I dedicate this book to her and really appreciate all the sacrifices she has made in order to build and maintain our little family.

I also want to thank my daughter Eva, and my son to be born, who give me a great sense of joy and keep me smiling. They are the best gifts that God ever gave to my life and also the best children a dad could hope for: fun, loving, and always a joy to be with.