June 2011
Intermediate to advanced
90 pages
2h 21m
English
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Acknowledgments
Writing this book was an order of magnitude harder than I could ever have imagined. I think this is largely because along with writing a book, I was also writing software. Trying to do both things concurrently took up vast quantities of time, for which many people are owed a debt of gratitude for their patience and support.
Firstly, to my wonderful family, Helena, Corin, Wilfred, Atalanta, and Melisande (all of whom appear in the text)—you’ve been amazing, and I look forward to seeing you all a bit more. Helena has worked tirelessly: proofreading, editing, and improving throughout.
Secondly, to my friends at Opscode—specifically Joshua, Seth, and Dan, without whose wisdom and guidance I would never have developed the understanding of Chef I have now. Opscode: you’ve built an amazing product, and if my book helps people learn to enjoy and benefit from it in the way I have, I’ll be delighted.
Thirdly, to Lindsay Holmwood—you first got me thinking about this, and without your frequent advice and companionship, I don’t think this book would ever have been written.
Fourthly, to Jon Ramsey, co-author of Cucumber-Chef—it’s always a pleasure to pair with you, and Cucumber-Chef is much better thanks to you. Thanks are also due to John Arundel and Ian Chilton, who acted as technical reviewers.
And finally to Trang, Brian, and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, earliest adopters and enthusiastic advocates of Cucumber-Chef (and my method of doing Infrastructure as Code).
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