From Ben:

I’m eternally grateful to Dave Marks for not only hiring me at Bleacher Report but encouraging and supporting me—and our entire team—as we undertook the monumental task of moving from our legacy sytem to the new Elixir-based platform. He’s been an insightful mentor and has become a dear friend over these last years.

Many thanks to everyone at Bleacher Report; this was a team effort and we revamped everything from back end to front end to design and we have great plans for a bright future. Thanks especially to Miguel DeAvila for all that you’ve done to support me over the last year and also to Dave Finocchio for permission to write about Bleacher Report and leading a company I’m proud to be a part of.

This book wouldn’t have happened had Bruce not approached me after a talk in Mexico about Elixir adoption. Bruce has been an excellent and encouraging mentor and co-author as the book came together. From our first call talking about the book, José has been nothing but a supportive and collaborative co-author. It’s been an unforgettable and treasured experience.

Thanks to the Elixir core team, the Phoenix and Nerves core teams, and to the Elixir community and ElixirBridge for all the hard work you do to make this community innovative and inclusive.

And of course, the person who has supported me throughout this entire process and really in everything that I do, Aoi Yamaguchi. When I spent nights and weekends writing, she was there to encourage me to keep going and see this through to the end. I look forward to the continued adventures and excitement that we’ll share together.