Acknowledgments

Taking an idea and turning it into a book is no small feat, and I couldn’t have done it without the help of the legion of hard-core professionals and kind souls who contributed their time and effort to this project.

First, thanks to Mike Curwen from JavaRanch, who started it all by connecting me with Jackie Carter at Manning in early 2005. Jackie became my first development editor; she taught me how to write and encouraged me to keep going. Looking back at my first drafts, Jackie, I can see that what you did was a heroic act!

I’d also like to thank the rest of the team at Manning, especially publisher Marjan Bace, my second development editor Cynthia Kane, technical editor Ernest Friedman-Hill, review editor Karen Tegtmeyer, ...

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