Pro Spring 2.5

Acknowledgments

When writing a book, a substantial amount of work goes on behind the scenes, and authors are backed by an excellent team of editors, proofreaders, and technical reviewers. This book was no exception, and we would like to thank everyone who worked on the book. Our thanks goes to Rick, the technical reviewer, who has done enormous amounts of work to ensure that this book is of the highest quality. The great editorial team at Apress also deserves our thanks: most importantly, Sofia Marchant; our editor, Tom Welsh; Heather Lang; Kelly Winquist; and many others. Without their help, we would not have been able to complete this book. I would also like to thank Rob Harrop for agreeing to write the Foreword. Finally, we all wish to thank ...