Acknowledgments

Writing a book is an enormous undertaking, and the author is just one of many people essential to making sure the project is a success. The first people I have to thank are those who supported me both emotionally and intellectually during this great adventure. My wife, Lisa, and son, Archer, have been incredibly patient with my long hours of work and endlessly encouraging of me all along the way. I also have to thank my dear friends Dr. Richard Kelley and Xavier Bengoechea, who were a constant source of feedback, support, and intellectual stimulation. This book never would have happened if it weren’t for my graduate advisor, Dr. Fred Harris, giving me the amazing opportunity to teach Haskell to a group of excited undergraduates. Additionally, I want to thank my fellow coworkers at Quick Sprout: Steve Cox, Ian Main, and Hiten Shah, who endured my rambling endlessly about Haskell for the last year.

It’s difficult to overstate how much the incredible team at Manning has contributed to this book; more people have helped than can be named in this space. This book would have been a shadow of what it has become without the support of my editor, Dan Maharry. Dan has been essential to pushing every good thought I have into a much better one. I also must give Erin Twohey credit for being the person who first came up with the crazy idea that I should write a Haskell book. My technical editor, Palak Mathur, did a great job of ensuring that the technical content of the book was easy to follow and understand. I also want to thank Vitaly Bragilevsky for providing valuable feedback for improving the code in this book, and Sharon Wilkey for her patient copyediting. Finally, I’d like to recognize the reviewers who took the time to read and comment on the book: Alexander A. Myltsev, Arnaud Bailly, Carlos Aya, Claudio Rodriguez, German Gonzalez-Morris, Hemanth Kapila, James Anaipakos, Kai Gellien, Makarand Deshpande, Mikkel Arentoft, Nikita Dyumin, Peter Hampton, Richard Tobias, Sergio Martinez, Victor Tatai, Vitaly Bragilevsky, and Yuri Klayman.