acknowledgments

First, I want to thank my wife, Beth, for supporting my signing up for a second edition. Writing the first edition of a book is very time-consuming, so you’d think the second edition would be more straightforward, just making adjustments for things like API changes. But in this case, I wanted to expand on my previous work and decided to do an entire rewrite. Beth never questioned my decision and fully supported my new direction, and as before, I couldn’t have completed this without her support. Beth, you are fantastic, and I’m very grateful to have you as my wife. I’d also like to thank my three children for having great attitudes and supporting me in doing a second edition.