To my wife Isu for her support even while caring for our newborn daughter Hallel, also to Dad and Mum for
stirring my interest on an Engineering career path, and most especially to Jehovah, my best friend, without which
this would have been impossible.
— Joezer Cookey - Gam
Thanks to my wife for her support and to my friends and family for understanding my mumblings about .NET
references, variables, and why this piece of code worked last time I used it. I would also like to thank Joel Stidley for
providing this opportunity, mentorship, and for his friendship.
— Brendan Keane
To my wife, Christine, and our daughters, Madison and Isabel, I love you and thanks for the patience and support.
Also thanks to Mom and Dad for everything. Thanks to Joel Stidley for offering me the chance to work on this book,
as well as the co - authors, technical reviewers, and editors.
— Jeffrey Rosen
To Lisa and Evan. Thanks for giving me purpose.
— Jonathan Runyon
To my wife Andrea, and my children Ethan and Jaelyn for putting up with me for the last few months
of extra work.
— Joel Stidley
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