About the Author
Christopher Haupt is a computer scientist, entrepreneur, game designer, and startup advisor who loves to spend his time teaching and mentoring kids of all ages on the wonders of programming. Christopher is an active member within his regional school district and broader community, helping to grow interest and support for STEAM programs, science fairs, and other places kids can explore technology, exercise their curiosity, and release their creativity.
Dedication
This book is dedicated to my kids, Zachary and Sydney Haupt. The two of you continue to inspire me to find new ways to help the next generation of scientists, technologists, engineers, artists, and mathematicians grow and be successful.
Author’s Acknowledgments
I’d like to give special thanks to everyone who advised me and helped with testing each of the projects and making suggestions, including Sydney Haupt, Lynda Haupt, the fine folks of the Sacramento Ruby (#SacRuby) Meetup and Sacramento HackerLab, Don Scott and all of his great students over the years at EV Cain STEM Charter Middle School, and my technical reviewers. I also deeply appreciate the support of the following: Carole Jelen, for getting me writing professionally again; Elizabeth Kuball, for making what I write intelligible; my readers and local students, family, and friends; all of my social media followers; and the awesome team at Wiley. All the good stuff is due to the help of these wonderful people. All the typos and mistakes are my own!
Publisher’s Acknowledgments
Executive Editor: Steve Hayes
Project Editor: Elizabeth Kuball
Copy Editor: Elizabeth Kuball
Technical Editor: Srinivas Kolli
Production Editor: Kinson Raja