I'd like to thank Denim Pinto, Priyanka Mehta, and Fabio Claudio Ferracchiati from Packt Publishing for their continuous support and confidence while writing this book.

Special thanks to some professionals and technology evangelists whose work inspired different parts of this book, in particular, Mark Russinowich, Scott Hanselman, Scott Hunter (the "lesser" Scotts), Daniel Roth, Lluis Franco, Luis Ruiz Pavón, Dino Esposito, Miguel Katrib, James Gray, Paul Cotton, Stephen Toub, and Troy Hunt.

Also, I would like to remember my MVP lead, Cristina González Herrero, for her continuous encouragement and help, and other people at Microsoft who have always supported my activities. My memories go here to Alfonso Rodríguez, David Carmona, David Salgado, José Bonnín, César de la Torre, Andy Gonzalez, and Leon Welicki.

My appreciation also goes to my mates at Netmind, Alex and Bernat Palau, Miquel Rodriguez, Israel Zorrilla, and Angel Rayo, for their support in this initiative from the beginning.