Programming ColdFusion

Acknowledgments

While it is impossible to individually acknowledge everyone who had a hand in getting this book from an idea to the printed work you now hold in your hand, I would like to recognize and thank a few of these special people.

First and foremost, I’d like to thank my wife Persephone for putting up with my lack of participation in the day-to-day responsibilities of homeownership and maintaining a relationship. On more nights than I can remember, she remained pleasant and understanding while I stayed sequestered in my office until the wee hours of the morning. She also gets credit for giving me the idea for the first paragraph in the book’s introduction. For some reason, I found the most difficult part of writing the book was coming up with the introduction after the rest of the book was finished.

Thanks also to my parents, Bob Bilson and Dianne Bilson. If it weren’t for that Commodore Vic20, I wouldn’t be where I am today. While I’m at it, this is also a good time to thank all of my friends and family who are probably tired of hearing “working on the book” in reply to the question “what are you doing tonight?”

I am forever indebted to Dr. Helen Munro for inspiring me when I was younger and showing me that applying creativity to problem solving can be as effective an approach as any scientific method. Good teachers rarely get the credit they deserve.

Three of my technical reviewers, Selene Bainum, Artur Bakhtriger, and Michael Dinowitz also deserve thanks for their hard ...