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acknowledgments
Have you ever been surprised, or even bemused, by the seemingly endless list
of names that scrolls up the screen during the ending credits of a motion pic-
ture? Do you ever wonder if it really takes that many people to make a movie?
of names that scrolls up the screen during the ending credits of a motion pic-
ture? Do you ever wonder if it really takes that many people to make a movie?
Similarly, the number of people involved in the writing of book would
probably be a big surprise to most people. It takes a large collaborative effort
on the part of many contributors with a variety of talents to bring the volume
you are holding (or ebook that you are reading onscreen) to fruition.
on the part of many contributors with a variety of talents to bring the volume
you are holding (or ebook that you are reading onscreen) to fruition.
The staff at Manning worked tirelessly with us to make sure that this book
attained the level of quality that we hoped for, and we thank them for their
efforts. Without them, this book would not have been possible. The "end cred-
its" for this book include not only our publisher, Marjan Bace, and editor Mike
Stephens, but also the following contributors: Douglas Pudnick, Andrea
Kaucher, Karen Tegtmayer, Katie Tenant, Megan Yockey, Dottie Marsico, Mary
Piergies, Tiffany Taylor, Denis Dalinnik, Gabriel Dobrescu, and Ron Tomich.
efforts. Without them, this book would not have been possible. The "end cred-
its" for this book include not only our publisher, Marjan Bace, and editor Mike
Stephens, but also the following contributors: Douglas Pudnick, Andrea
Kaucher, Karen Tegtmayer, Katie Tenant, Megan Yockey, Dottie Marsico, Mary
Piergies, Tiffany Taylor, Denis Dalinnik, Gabriel Dobrescu, and Ron Tomich.
Enough cannot be said to thank our peer reviewers who helped mold the
final form of the book, from catching simple typos to correcting errors in ter-
minology and code and even helping to organize the chapters within the
book. Each pass through a review cycle ended up vastly improving the final
product. For taking the time to help review the book, we'd like to thank
Jonathan Bloomer, Valentin Crettaz, Denis Kurilenko, Rama Krishna Vavilala,
Philip Hallstrom, Jay Blanchard, Jeff Cunningham, Eric Pascarello, Josh
Heyer, Gregg Bolinger, Andrew Siemer, John Tyler, and Ted Goddard.
minology and code and even helping to organize the chapters within the
book. Each pass through a review cycle ended up vastly improving the final
product. For taking the time to help review the book, we'd like to thank
Jonathan Bloomer, Valentin Crettaz, Denis Kurilenko, Rama Krishna Vavilala,
Philip Hallstrom, Jay Blanchard, Jeff Cunningham, Eric Pascarello, Josh
Heyer, Gregg Bolinger, Andrew Siemer, John Tyler, and Ted Goddard.