Beginning Programming with C++ For Dummies®

Author's Acknowledgments

I find it very strange that only a single name appears on the cover of any book, but especially a book like this. In reality, many people contribute to the creation of a For Dummies book. From the beginning, acquisitions editor Katie Feltman and my agent, Claudette Moore, were involved in guiding and molding the book's content. A number of editors work behind the scene to make a book like this possible. However, I would like to call out for special mention my project editor, Nicole Sholly. Also, the Technical Editor, Danny Kalev, saved me from embarrassment on several occasions.

Finally, a summary of the animal activity around my house. For those of you who have not read any of my other books, I should warn you that this has become a regular feature of my For Dummies books.

My two dogs, Scooter and Trude, have been gone for almost 8 years now. We moved to the "big city" about five years ago which meant giving away our dogs Chester and Sadie (both of which are doing quite well with other families). We tried to keep the two Great Danes, Monty and Bonnie, but they were just too much for the back yard. We were forced to give them away as well. No sooner did I give away the two Danes than my son showed up with his two smallish Catahoola-mix mutts from the pound, Lolli and Bodie. I kept these two for several years until my son was settled enough in his own house to take them off my hands (any day now).

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