Acknowledgments

Before we get to it, let me thank some people here. First of all, I’d like to thank the 125 people who bought the book before it was even finished. This was very encouraging! Thanks for your feedback, too, in particular from , Iosif Chiriluta, Nikola Paunovic, Niko Mouk, Damon Jones, and Mo Khaledi. A special mention goes to Rémon van de Kamp, who provided quite a list of insightful comments.

A big thank you goes to Ross Tuck and Laura Cody for performing a thorough review of this book. Thanks to your suggestions, the arguments are better, the progression smoother, and the risk of misunderstanding lower.

All of this happened before Manning Publications adopted this book and worked on a new release with me. Mike Stephens, thanks for accepting my proposal. It has been an absolutely wonderful experience. Every conversation I’ve had with any staff member was very helpful: Deirdre Hiam, production editor; Andy Carroll, copyeditor; Keri Hales, proofreader; Aleksandar Dragosavljevicć, review editor; Tanya Wilke, technical development editor; and Justin Coulston, technical proofreader. Thanks so much for all of your hard work on this project!

I would also like to thank all of the reviewers: Angel R. Rodriguez, Bruno Sonnino, Carlos Ezequiel Curotto, Charles Soetan, Harald Kuhn, Joseph Timothy Lyons, Justin Coulston, Maria Gemini, Patrick Regan, Paul Grebenc, Samantha Berk, Scott Steinman, Shayn Cornwell, and Steve Westwood.