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Acknowledgments
There is a myth about being an author: you sit at a computer, write an entire book, send it in, and voila! a
book is published. Nothing could be further from the truth—writing a book, especially a technical book,
is a team effort. There are many people involved in this process and all of them have played a vital role in
getting the book completed.
To the team at Apress: Frank, you took a chance on an unproven author with an offbeat idea for a
book, and who was working in environments where time was limited. Thank you for giving me the
opportunity and pushing me to get things done. Mary and Michelle, my editors, you guys ...