Acknowledgments

“It takes a village” doesn’t just apply to rearing children; I have learned through this project that it also applies to writing books. First, I’d like to thank Matt Rotter, my rock, for his kindness, motivation, and all-around awesomeness. It is he who introduced me to Mark Davis, the tech editor of this book. Mark’s 20 years of experience developing custom Microsoft software and his most recent work as a Windows 8 software developer have proved invaluable in this project. I truly appreciate his wealth of knowledge and effortless way of connecting the tech dots. Then there’s the amazing Peachpit team: Cliff Colby, who spearheaded the project, created the dream team and brought the book to fruition; Robyn Thomas, who is an impressive ...

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