iPhone App Development: The Missing Manual

Acknowledgements

First, I must thank my fellow factory workers for allowing me the time to write this book. Dave, Ged, Corey, Talos, Cheryl, Kate, Sean, David, Louie, Anthony, Mindy, and Travis, I feel honored to have you all as colleagues.

I also want to thank Lucas Newman for providing the inspiration with Lights Off and for teaching me how to break out of jail. All the talented people at Apple deserve recognition, too. Without their hard work, none of this would be happening.

The enthusiasm of my good friends, Kim and Mirella Poindexter, got me excited about the project and Jeffrey Zeldman deserves credit for explaining why seven long months of hard labor was a good idea. Along the way, Matt Drance and Tina Spargo kept me honest and taught me new things. The erudite Nan Barber made me look smarter than I really am.

Of course, none of this would have happened without Bill and Mary Jay Hockenberry, who let me be creative even if it meant a trip to the emergency room. Thanks to my brother Kevin and sister-in-law Chris, for the constant reminder that normal people use software. And last, but in no way least, heartfelt gratitude goes to Lauren Mayes for her love, opinions, sense of humor and interpretive dance.