Acknowledgments

In the past, I have often read in prefaces how authors thank their editors for the help they gave. It is only now that I understand the depth and significance of this help. I’d like to give a special thank you to my editor, Dr. Jon Orwant. This book is a significantly better work thanks to his good humor, insightful comments, and brilliance.

As you have no doubt already noticed, O’Reilly publishes beautifully presented books. I would like to thank the production team, Lorrie LeJeune, Tatiana Diaz, Larry Sweazy, Jessamyn Read, Rob Romano, Norma Emory, Laura Gabler, Emma Colby, Mike Sierra, Ellie Volckhausen, David Futato, and Philip Dangler for their hard work. They have contributed as much to the readability of this book as I have in writing it.

I’d like to thank Dr. Duncan Campbell for his friendship, encouragement, and assistance in proofreading this work. Duncan’s camaraderie and professional support have meant a lot.

Geoff McDonald has been a great friend and has made many helpful suggestions regarding the content of this book. He has also proofread, and I thank him for all his help.

I’d like to thank Dr. Jeff O’Keefe for his long friendship and support over the years. He’s been a good friend ever since we were undergrads together, blowing up integrated circuits and irradiating lecturers in second-year lab!

Thanks to Michael Barr, John Redford, and John Watlington for reviewing the “prototype” of this book and offering several useful suggestions.

Thanks to Professor Anthony Maeder and the staff of the School of Electrical and Electronic Systems Engineering at Queensland University of Technology for their assistance.

Thanks also to the staff at Agora for logistical support. You’ve all been a great help.

I’d like to thank my friends and colleagues Michael Lees, David Nicholls, Peter Stewart, Mark Gentile, Professor John Devlin, Richard Wiltshire, John Williams, Michelle and Robert Salier, and Dr. Peter O’Shea. Thanks also to Louisa Sciacca and David Kerven for providing ideas for some of the examples in this book.

Finally and most importantly, I’d like to thank my extended family for their love and support. Most especially, I’d like to thank my sister, Kris, her husband, Duncan, and my two nephews, Andrew and James, whose love and good humor have made life worth living. I’d also like to thank Chris and Jeff Goopy for always being there and my cousins, Theo and Maree, David and Jenevieve, Michael, Andrew and Karen, Antony, and Fiona, for their friendship and support. A special thank you to my uncles, Vince and Dave Catsoulis, who have shown me the meaning of love, honor, and strength of character. I owe them much.

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