Windows Developer Power Tools

Acknowledgments

From the Authors

First we want to thank all of the developers who have put in countless hours of their time to create the incredible tools we’ve written about in this book. This book would not have been possible without their tremendous passion for what they do.

Many thanks to all the hard-working folks at O’Reilly who turned our words into this great book you’re holding. We’d especially like to thank our great editor, Ralph Davis, who polished this book’s rough edges. Thanks for putting up with Jim’s aversion to hyphens and for fixing numerous other issues large and small. Thanks also to John Osborn, who had the initial idea for the book and approached us to write it.

We’d also like to pass on heartfelt thanks to the many contributors who wrote such great content about the tools they created or just love to use. (For more on the contributors, please see the credits.) We were adamant about getting as many tool authors and expert users as possible to write pieces for the book. One of the largest attractions of FOSS is the dedication of people who take their own time to create these great tools. That passion and excitement carried over into the articles the book’s contributors wrote, and we’re lucky to have had these great folks help make this book what it is.

Our technical reviewers also deserve a serious round of applause. We had a large team of reviewers, due to the sheer size of this book. Bill Wagner (Bill Wagner!) helped us greatly with feedback on the initial concept ...