Acknowledgments

This book is the result of collaboration among a great group, from the efforts of the team at Pearson Education (Addison-Wesley), from the suggestions made by the technical reviewers, and from the support of family, friends, coworkers, and acquaintances alike. We’d like to thank the Android developer community, Google, and the Open Handset Alliance for their vision and expertise. Special thanks go to Mark Taub for believing in the vision for this edition; Laura Lewin, who was the driving force behind the book—without her this book would not have become a reality; Olivia Basegio, who was instrumental in orchestrating the efforts of everyone involved; Songlin Qiu for performing countless iterations combing through the manuscript and making this book ready for production; and the technical reviewers: Doug Jones who suggested improvements of the fine details, Ray Rischpater, who made many beneficial recommendations, and Valerie Shipbaugh who spotted areas in need of clarification (as well as Mike Wallace, Mark Gjoel, Dan Galpin, Tony Hillerson, Ronan Schwarz, and Charles Stearns, who reviewed previous editions and incarnations of this book). Dan Galpin also graciously provided the clever Android graphics used for Tips, Notes, and Warnings. We also thank Hans Bodlaender for letting us use the nifty chess font he developed as a hobby project.