iBATIS in Action

Acknowledgments

Writing books is harder than writing software. Having been through both, we, the three authors of this book, can easily agree on that. And when you notice the number of people who were involved in our book, we’re sure you’ll agree as well.

The talented and committed people at Manning Publications deserve a lot of the credit. Special thanks to publisher Marjan Bace, production director Mary Piergies, and our development editor, Jackie Carter. Without Jackie, the book would have never been started—or completed. She made the call, she cracked the whip, and she put up with the three of us without prescribing any drugs to deal with our severe attention deficit disorder. Thanks, Jackie, for going above and beyond to make this book ...