Acknowledgments

My sincere thanks go out to Trina MacDonald, Chris Zahn, and Olivia Basegio, along with the entire Addison-Wesley/Pearson production team, specifically Betsy Gratner, Kitty Wilson, and Nonie Ratcliff, and my amazing team of technical editors, Kevin Ballard, Alex Kempgen, and Sebastian Celis.

My gratitude extends to everyone who helped read through drafts and provided feedback. Specific thanks go out to Ken Ferry, Jeremy Dowell, Remy Demarest, August Joki, Mike Shields, Phil Holland, Mike Ash, Nate Cook, Josh Weinberg, Davide De Franceschi, Matthias Neeracher, Tom Davie, Steve Hayman, Nate Heagy, Chris Lattner, Jack Lawrence, Jordan Rose, Joe Groff, Stephen Celis, Cassie Murray, Kelly Gerber, Norio Nomura, “Eiam,” Wess Cope, and everyone else who contributed to this effort. If I have omitted your name here, please accept my apologies.

Special thanks also go to my husband and kids. You guys are the best.