Programming Jabber

Colophon

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The animal on the cover of Programming Jabber is a bare-throated bellbird (Procnias nudicollis). This particular type of bellbird can be found from Central America to Argentina, though other types can be found in New Zealand and Australia. Bellbirds are named for their distinctive bell-like call. The call of the bare-throated bellbird in particular resembles a loud, scratchy gong.

The bare-throated bellbird is the national bird of Paraguay. It finds its home in the moist, tropical climates of the rain forest. Due to deforestation, the already-rare bird is at risk of extinction.

Catherine Morris was the production editor and proofreader and Norma Emory was the copyeditor for Programming Jabber. Tatiana Apandi Diaz, Claire Cloutier, and Sue Willing provided quality control. Interior composition was done by Derek Di Matteo and Catherine Morris. Nancy Crumpton wrote the index.

Ellie Volckhausen designed the cover of this book, based on a series design by Edie Freedman. The cover image is a 19th-century engraving from the Dover Pictorial Archive. Emma Colby produced the cover layout with QuarkXPress 4.1 using Adobe’s ITC Garamond font.

David Futato designed the interior layout based on a series design by Nancy Priest. The print version of ...