acknowledgments
First, thanks to my lovely wife for her patience during this project, although I think she was enjoying the quiet evenings without me toward the end.
Special thanks to Brian Sawyer. He allowed me to write my first book, and writing a second one is more than a dream come true. I thank him for his trust, and let’s hope for a third book.
Huge thanks to Sarah Harter for her amazing work as my development editor. She helped me get organized and improve the book throughout the months. Working with her was an absolute pleasure.
A big “thank you” to Jonathan Gennick for trusting my expertise and for going above and beyond to make this book a reality. Thanks also to my technical editor, Anurag Lahon, for his careful review of the code.
Many thanks to everyone I haven’t met who worked in the background to make this book come true.