Professional Java® JDK®, 6th Edition

Acknowledgments

First, I could not have had any chance of actually getting this book done without the support of my wonderful wife, Alicia. She and my daughter Jennifer, who has far less sophisticated expectations of my literary skills, are the joy in my life and I look forward to spending more time with them. I love both of you more than words can describe. Stephanie, we love you and will never forget you. I would like to thank our technical editor, David Parks for the outstanding job he did on this project—you had NO IDEA what you were agreeing to do when I recruited you into this job! My fellow authors—Donnie, Mark, Scot, and Jeff—have been terrific with their hard work on a demanding project. I appreciate each of your contributions to this book. I would like to thank Bob Elliott and Brian Herrmann for all of their hard work and perseverance while working with us on this project. I would like to acknowledge my leadership, Joe Duffy, Bruce Feldman, Jim Moorhead, Don Heginbotham, Jon Grasmeder, and Augie Dunheimer, for their dedication to the simple concept of doing the right thing for the right people. It is very refreshing to work at a company that exercises the inverse of the cynical "zero sum game." I would like to thank my parents, Bill and Kay, my in-laws, Stephen and Elaine Mellman, my sister Kari, my brother-in-law Grayson, my brother Morgan, and my stepfather Dave for always being there. I would like to acknowledge my grandmothers, Vivian and Sophie, for being what grandmothers ...