Beginning ASP.NET 3.5: In C# and VB

Acknowledgments

Writing a book is probably one of the most exhausting but fun and rewarding things I have ever done. During writing you have to invest a lot of time and effort to put your ideas down into something that is worth reading by others. After the hard work is done and the book is written, the reward comes from readers like you who send me e-mails, contact me through my web site, or participate in the online discussion forums at p2p.wrox.com to discuss the book.

As Norman Mailer put it, writing a book is the closest that men ever get to childbearing. Although I think there is probably some truth in that statement, I also realize there is one big difference: writing a book is not something you have to do on your own. Although only my name is on the cover, I owe a lot to many people who helped me write this book.

First of all I'd like to thank Jim Minatel from Wiley for asking me to pick up this project and having faith in my ability to bring it to a good end. I would also like to thank Brian Herrmann for his editorial work. I know it wasn't always easy with the number of reviewers we had, but I think it turned out pretty well.

I am very thankful for the work done by the technical editors on this book: Alexei, John, and Rob — thanks, guys, for all your hard work! I particularly want to thank the lead technical editor, Peter Lanoie, who has made a major contribution, both in shaping the direction of the book and in assuring its technical accuracy. Thank you, Peter!

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