Hacking: The Next Generation

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Mike Loukides for accepting the book proposal and for his guidance throughout the writing process. A big thank you goes to the design team at O’Reilly for creating such a fantastic book cover. Thanks also to the rest of the O’Reilly team—Laurel Ackerman, Maria Amodio, Karen Crosby, Audrey Doyle, Edie Freedman, Jacque McIlvaine, Rachel Monaghan, Karen Montgomery, Marlowe Shaeffer, and Karen Shaner.

Also, thanks to Mark Lucking for reviewing our chapters.

Nitesh would like to thank Richard Dawkins for his dedication in promoting the public understanding of science. At a time when reason increasingly seems unfashionable, Richard’s rhetoric provided comfort and hope that were instrumental in gathering up the energy and enthusiasm needed to write this book (and for other things).

Billy would like to thank his family for their encouragement, his wife for her unending support, and his daughter for her smiles.

Brett would like to thank his wife for allowing him many long days and nights away from his family.