Acknowledgments
We’d like to acknowledge all of the people who played important roles in the creation of this book. First of all, the project wouldn’t have started if not for Michael Stephens and Marjan Bace of Manning. After that, any coherence the book exhibits is largely due to our developmental editor, Sebastian Stirling. We’d also like to thank Megan Yockey, Steven Hong, Mary Piergies, Karen Tegtmeyer, Katie Tennant, Linda Recktenwald, and any other folks at Manning whose efforts we’re less aware of than we should be. Special thanks to Ivan Ivanov who did the final technical proofread of the book shortly before it went to press.
We’d also like to thank all the developers who spent time reading this manuscript during its development and pointing out the problems. The following reviewers proved invaluable in the evolution of this book from a manuscript to a book that’s worth a reader’s investment of time and money: Robert Wenner, Paul Holser, Andy Dingley, Lasse Koskela, Greg Bridges, Pratic Patel, Martijn Dashorst, Leonardo Galvao, Amos Bannister, Jason Kolter, Steffen Müller, Marion Sturtevant, Deepak Vohra, Eric Raymond, Andrew Rhine, Robert Hanson, Tyson S. Maxwell, Doug Warren, David Strong, John Griffin, and Clint Howarth.
Finally, we’d like to extend a sincere thank-you to the people who participated in the Manning Early Access Program; those who left feedback in the Author Online forum had a strong impact on the quality of the final printed product.
Thanks to all!