Writing this book was a lot of work but would have been a lot more without Richie cranking out the notebook code and contributing to chapter ideas. My advice to anyone looking to write a technical book is to find a coauthor and break up the work. Richie and I have different coding styles, and I learned to appreciate his way of tackling certain problems during my documentation of his code.
I’d like to acknowledge the team at Manning for their help and guidance through the process, and Toni Arritola, in particular, for accommodating the different time zones and having the flexibility to deal with two very busy people in putting this book together.