Programming Erlang, 2nd Edition

Acknowledgments

First Edition

Many people helped in the preparation of this book, and I’d like to thank them all here.

First, Dave Thomas, my editor: Dave taught me to write and subjected me to a barrage of never-ending questions. Why this? Why that? When I started the book, Dave said my writing style was like “standing on a rock preaching.” He said, “I want you to talk to people, not preach.” The book is better for it. Thanks, Dave.

Next, I had a little committee of language experts at my back. They helped me decide what to leave out. They also helped me clarify some of the bits that are difficult to explain. Thanks here (in no particular order) to Björn Gustavsson, Robert Virding, Kostis Sagonas, Kenneth Lundin, Richard Carlsson, and Ulf Wiger. ...