Common Design Patterns for Symbian OS: The Foundations of Smartphone Software

Authors' Acknowledgments

We would like to thank:

• The individual authors who worked long and hard not only to describe the patterns but also to refine the key ideas that needed to be expressed.

• All the technical reviewers who corrected and enhanced the text.

• Jo Stichbury who helped at every step of the way with insightful advice on how to improve the book as well as authoring a pattern herself.

• Satu McNabb who kept us focused on delivering to our deadlines.

• Charles Weir who helped to ensure the patterns don't just document how Symbian OS is architected but are accessible to developers building on Symbian OS. His positive attitude was also very welcome!

• Everyone else in Symbian who helped us along the way especially Ian McDowall, John Roe, Matthew Reynolds and Michael Harper.

• Our friends and families who, throughout the long process of preparing this book, didn't see as much of us as they had the right to expect.