First and foremost, I would like to thank my family for putting up with me spending several hours a day working on this book; without your support, I wouldn't have been able to accomplish this.

I would also like to thank the Packt Publishing staff for their help and support in getting this book published. I am especially grateful to Priyanka Baruah, who first contacted me regarding this book, Patricia Weir for her patience regarding the several changes to the book's outline, Sagara Naik for keeping track of the schedule. I would also like to thank the technical reviewers, Kim Lewis and Meenakshi Verma for providing excellent suggestions. Last but not least, I would also like to thank Douglas Paterson, who gave me the opportunity to get my first book published (and who wished to work on a second book with me) for supporting my decision to work on this book.