Acknowledgments

The NetBeans exam covers information from basic IDE configuration to building web applications. For this project, the divide-and-conquer authoring approach was taken by splitting up the chapters based on individual experience, expertise, and preference. Ryan led the chapters related to the core IDE including all of Part I (IDE configurations, builds and controls, and Java SE desktop applications) as well as the chapter on JUnit and the Profiler in Part III. Robert focused on four areas that he had a heightened interest in: web applications, database connectivity, the source editor, and refactoring. He also led up the HTTP Server-Side Monitor and debugging chapters in Part III of the book.

NetBeans IDE Project Team Acknowledgments

We would like to express our gratitude to all of the people who have played technical roles in the development of this book including:

The McGraw-Hill and Support Team: Timothy Green, Meghan Riley, Jody McKenzie, Jim Kussow, Brian Leonard, Melinda Lytle, Emilia Thiuri, Jan Jue, Lyssa Wald, Andrea Fox, and Apollo Publishing.

Informal Reviewers: Sally Baldwin, Paul Caron, and Willis Morse.

Personal Acknowledgments

I would like to acknowledge my parents, Joseph Liguori and Joan Marie Liguori, my father-in-law Leo Shearn, and my mother-in-law Florence Shearn, for their continuous guidance and support. I would also like to thank all of my friends and family with special regards to those who have been there for me in recent times: Michael Liguori, Joseph Liguori, Dennis and Elizabeth Wilson, Chris and Lisa Loeb, Robert Derosa, Martin Suech, Jack Wombough, and Paul Caron. Special thanks and appreciation go to Patti and Ashleigh for supporting me while writing this book. Finally, I would like to thank my coauthor, Ryan Cuprak, for digging in deep with the content of his chapters to make this book an invaluable NetBeans IDE certification resource.

—Robert Liguori

Writing this book would not have been possible without the support of family and friends. I would especially like to thank the love of my life, Elsa, who has supported and encouraged me throughout the long, arduous process and the many long nights I was hunched over the computer. I would also like to thank Brian Leonard for encouraging me years ago to try out NetBeans. In addition, special thanks go to Willis Morse and Sally Baldwin for their invaluable corrections and suggestions. Finally, I would like to thank my coauthor, Robert, for recruiting me to this project and guiding me through the process.

—Ryan Cuprak