To my wife, Silva, and my children, Zachary, William, Serenity, and Chesney: Thank you for putting up with my long hours on the computer. I love you all No Matter What!
–Bradley Ball

To Ali, Adam, and Gaby, for all they taught me about writing, computer science, and devotion.
–Carlos Bossy

I dedicate my chapter on database design to the poor programmers having to suffer with malformed databases.
–Louis Davidson

I type this on the date 9/11/2012. I’ve never dedicated one of my books before because I never saw the point. But this time, I’d like to dedicate my contribution to this book to all the first responders and those who serve in the military. Thanks for everything you do to protect our civilization.
–Grant Fritchey

To my lovely wife, Birgitte; my wonderful children, Alexander, Andreas, Jakob, Mathilde; my father, Ib; my best friend, Lars; and not least, Morten.
–Jesper Johansen

I’d like to dedicate my chapter to my children, Sam, Cait, and Josh. Everything I do, I do for them—as a Mom, a caregiver, and most of all, as an example for them to take into this world.
–Kellyn Pot’Vin

I’d like to dedicate this book to my mom, Desanka, and sister, Tajana, who are awesome supporters of my endeavors.
–Mladen Prajdić

How can I dedicate my work to all those who have influenced me over my lifetime in a few short words? Only one word is needed, family.
To my wife, Gigi; my son, Mike; my mom, Ruth; our best friend, Rock; and brother, Anthony. To my Italian by association family Dick, Linda, Grandma (Barbara), and Grandpa (Don).
For my Marine brothers and sisters, and those who stand or stood next to us.
For my #SQLFamily: we can do it together.
For my Dad, Herb: you may be gone but you will never be forgotten.
–Chris Shaw

To Nikolai, Aspen, and Dysin who missed out on a few rounds of Dungeon Defenders while I worked on this book.
–Jason Strate