Acknowledgments

Yakov would like to thank his best friend Sammy for creating a warm and cozy environment while Yakov was working on this book. Unfortunately, Sammy can’t talk, but he loves Yakov and all family members. Sammy’s breed is Mini Golden Retriever. Special thanks go to all the people who enrolled in our workshop and provided valuable feedback.

Anton would like to thank the authors and contributors to the open source projects used in this book. Without the numerous hours they regularly dedicate to the projects, constant work to grow, and support communities, the book won’t be possible. He’s also grateful to Yakov Fain and Manning Publications for giving him the opportunity to coauthor this book, and to his family for being patient while he was working on the book.

We would both like to thank Keith Webster for his work on this book. In addition, the authors would like to thank the following people for reviewing the book: Alain Couniot, Alberto Acerbis, Angel Ramon Rodriguez, Dennis Sellinger, Desmond Horsley, Javier Mercado, Joseph Hunt, Kunal Jaggi, Michael Angelo, Mike Jensen, Peter Lawrence, Rahul Rai, Rudi Steinbach, and Ruslan Verbelchuk.