As readers of prefaces are well aware, writing a book is never an effort undertaken solely by the authors who get all the credit on the cover. We are deeply indebted to the following people for their help and encouragement: Michael Loukides, who believed us when we said that this was an important topic and who shepherded us through the creative process; David Flanagan, for valuable feedback on the drafts; Hong Zhang, for helping us with Windows threading issues; and Reynold Jabbour and Wendy Talmont, for supporting us in our work.
Mostly, we must thank our respective families. To James, who gave Scott the support and encouragement necessary to see this book through (and to cope with his continual state of distraction), and to Nini, who knew to leave Henry alone for the ten percent of the time when he was creative, and encouraged him the rest of the time: Thank you for everything!
Finally, we must thank the many readers of the first edition of this book who sent us invaluable feedback. We have tried our best to answer every concern that they have raised. Keep those cards and letters coming!
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