acknowledgments

Before writing this book, we always fantasized about escaping up to the mountains and writing in the seclusion of some cabin in the forest. While that strategy might work for some authors, there’s no way we would have been able to create what we believe to be a fantastic book without the help of so many people. This book had many eyes on it throughout its entire process, and the feedback we’ve received has been fundamental to its creation.

First, we’d like to thank our editors and reviewers, Jonathan Gennick, Al Krinker, Doug Rudder, Sebastian Raschka, and Danny Leybzon. Danny is a data and machine learning expert and worked as a technical editor on this book. He has helped Fortune 500 enterprises and innovative tech startups alike design and implement their data and machine learning strategies. He now does research in reinforcement learning at Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Spain. We thank all of you for your direct commentary and honest criticism. Words can’t describe the depth of our gratitude.