Acknowledgments

Author’s Acknowledgements

My wife likes to say that I’m the kind of geek that you can take to parties. Which, I suppose, means that I’m just social enough that I can talk to people without their eyes glazing over in a wash of conversation about mobile phone platforms, Linux kernel headers, and the intricacies of display drivers.

I credit her, along with three fabulous daughters, for keeping my nerd aura down to a minimum, by showing me that there’s more to life than circuit boards. Knowing that lets me broaden my horizons and enables me to write books like this.

The teams at PayPal Press and Peachpit get a big helping of thanks for providing their time and insights into producing this book.

Finally, my editor Marta Justak gets my highest praise for her professionalism and expertise. She makes my words better, and makes book writing more of a joy than a chore.

PayPal Press Acknowledgements

We applaud PayPal Product Managers Tanya Urschel and Keith Koenig, whose great subject-matter expertise was matched only by their dedication; Janet Ball, our Marketing Manager, whose thorough knowledge of social media provided invaluable research; PayPal Press Managing Editor Matt Jones, whose expert content strategy ensured top editorial quality; Production Editors Raji Nayak and Karen Richards, whose diligent teamwork mastered our ambitious schedule; and John Heisch, our Illustrator, whose astute artwork enhanced the value of this book.

PayPal Press would also like to thank the following team members for their creative talents and constructive contributions: Janet Isadore, David Hershfield, Sarah Brody, Jonah Otis, Smitha Koppuzha, Cynthia Robinson, Cynthia Maller, Anjali Desai, Eunice Louie, J.B. Coutinho, Jamie Patricio, Sudha Jamthe, and Perrine Crampton.