acknowledgments

First and foremost, I want to express my deepest gratitude to my wife, Kasia Jakubow, for her unwavering support and patience throughout the journey of writing this book. Her encouragement and understanding made this project possible.

I am also incredibly grateful to the production team at Manning for their guidance and assistance in bringing this book to life. A special thank you to Jonathan Gennick for giving me the opportunity to write this book and believing in my vision. My sincere appreciation goes to Rebecca Senninger for her invaluable feedback and meticulous review of the manuscript.

Heartfelt thanks to technical editor Chris Dellaway, a fellow MongoDB Champion, for his review and insightful tips that greatly enriched the content of this book. Chris has worked professionally with MongoDB databases since 2016 and currently holds four MongoDB certifications. In recognition of his significant contributions to the MongoDB community, Chris was honored with the MongoDB 2023 William Zolo Award for Community Excellence.