Acknowledgments

I knew that this book would involve a significant amount of work, but I couldn’t fully appreciate what writing a book on top of working full-time would mean. Several people made it possible for me to successfully undertake this endeavor. I’d like to take this time to thank them.

First and most important, I thank you Max, my husband, for your continuous support, especially during the most stressful moments (sometimes even reminding me to eat and sleep). Your willingness to sacrifice so I could work on this project means the world to me. And I love that you acted as a technical consultant too! I also thank the rest of my family for putting up with my limited availability and distractedness throughout the process.

This book never would have made it without my developmental editor, Helen Stergius. I’m grateful for her ongoing positivity and dedication to making the manuscript the best it could be. And her patience and understanding during this process made it easier to believe I could and would finish the book.

In addition, thanks to everyone else at Manning who worked on this book. I’ve learned so much from this process. Two people stand out: Brian Sawyer, for giving me the opportunity to write this book, and Doug Warren, technical development editor, whose thoroughness and attention to detail made the book better for the reader.

Thanks also go to the reviewers who took time to read the manuscript at various stages and provide helpful feedback: Adil Mezghouti, Bojan Djurkovic, Casey Childers, Christian Nunciato, Evan Wallace, James Anaipakos, Madhav Ayyagari, Michael Jensen, Pearl Latteier, Peter Perlepes, Rahul Sharma, and Stephen Byrne.

I also couldn’t have done this without the support of all my awesome colleagues at Vevo. Everyone has been extremely supportive! I especially want to thank Alex Nunes and Scott Dale for supporting me throughout this project.

I’m lucky to have a community of friends and mentors who supported me in writing this book. I’d like to acknowledge Jeff Carnegie for introducing me to isomorphic development and for always believing in me. Additionally, I’d like to thank Jun Heider and David Hassoun, who showed me what it means to be part of a developer community. I’d also like to thank Yomi Fashoro, Ryan Kahn, Arthur Klepchukov, Grant Schofield, and Natalie Serebryakova.