Acknowledgments

First, I would like to thank Andreas Rumpf for creating Nim and for both his reviews and words of encouragement throughout the development of this book. Andreas created a one-of-a-kind programming language, and without his commitment to Nim, this book wouldn’t exist.

This book wouldn’t be what it is today without the brilliant and passionate people at Manning publications. I give my thanks to Marjan Bace, who made it possible to publish this book; my editors Cynthia Kane, Dan Seiter, and Marina Michaels, for helping me improve my writing; and the production team, including Andy Carroll, Janet Vail, Karen Gulliver, and Katie Tennant.

I thank the Nim community and everyone who participated in reviews and provided feedback on the manuscript, including technical proofreader Michiel Trimpe, and the following reviewers: Andrea Ferretti, Yuriy Glukhov, Michał Zieliński, Stefan Salewski, Konstantin Molchanov, Sébastien Ménard, Abel Brown, Alessandro Campeis, Angelo Costa, Christoffer Fink, Cosimo Attanasi, James Anaipakos, Jonathan Rioux, Marleny Nunez, Mikkel Arentoft, Mohsen Mostafa Jokar, Paulo Nuin, Peter Hampton, Robert Walsh, Samuel Bosch, Thomas Ballinger, and Vincent Keller.

Thanks also to the readers of the Manning Early Access Program (MEAP). Their corrections and comments on the manuscript as it was being written were invaluable.

Finally, I’d like to thank my family and friends, who in their own way steered my life in a positive direction, leading me to authoring this book. First, I thank my mother, Bogumiła Picheta, for her bravery and hard work, without which I wouldn’t have had the means to start my programming journey, and I especially thank her for making a hard decision that turned out to be very beneficial for my future. I would also like to thank my uncle, Piotr Kossakowski-Stefański, and aunt, Marzena Kossakowska--Stefańska, for inspiring and challenging me to write software, and also for always being there to share their advice. Thanks to Ilona, Maciej Sr., and Maciej Jr. Łosinski for my first exposure to a computer and the internet. And I thank Kazimierz Ślebioda, a.k.a Kazik, for the Age of Empires 2 LAN parties and for showing me how delicious chicken with garlic can be.

Most of all, I thank my partner, Amy-Leigh Shaw, for always believing in me, and for her patience and support throughout my work on this book. I love you very much Amy, and am lucky to have you.