Wicked Cool Java

Acknowledgments

A thousand thanks to my family for understanding when I was invisible and unresponsive for long periods of time. I also appreciate the many friends who kept things positive with their constant encouragement and support. I am grateful to the QA team for their help: Curtis Eubanks, Mat Keller, and Vinnie Luther. Thanks to the many colleagues who suggested projects, looked at drafts, analyzed code, and pointed out when I was on target as well as when I was "full of it." Charles E. Brown deserves a special mention for introducing me to the world of publishing, and for connecting me with a great agent. Jawahara Saidullah helped with the "nuts and bolts" of contracts, and my agent Margot Hutchison did a great job of keeping things ...