Acknowledgments

Thanks to Markus Persson and the Mojang team for giving the world Minecraft. You guys must know in your hearts the huge impact the game has had on all of us. Thanks also to the entire third-party Minecraft community—you folks inspire me to be a better gamer, a better sysadmin, and a better programmer.

It may take a village to raise a child, but I know that it takes a large office full of talented professionals to publish a book. To that end, I want to thank my editor Rick Kughen for never doubting my abilities even when I doubted them myself. Thanks to my publisher, Greg Wiegand, for being so willing to embrace my sometimes wacky ideas.

Editorial and production staff rarely receive the credit they deserve. Thanks so much to John ...

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