Faster Smarter Beginning Programming

Acknowledgments

First and foremost, I’d like to thank my wife Connie, my daughters Lorrill and Lynessa, and my son Justin for their continued love, patience, and understanding. Thanks as well to my parents, my brothers, and their families: Harold, Marcella, Ruth, Dave, Connie, Michael, Steven, Rick, Jenny, Matt, and Claire. Who’d have thought any of us would end up as we are?

At Microsoft Press, thanks to Danielle Bird, who handled all the business details, and to Kristen Weatherby, Dick Brown, and Wendy Zucker, who helped with initial planning. Thanks especially to Sandra Haynes, who as project editor kept the project on track and unified through completion.

Thank you also to Tempe Goodhue and all the other people at nSight who transformed a raw ...