This book was built on the work of the previous authors and owes a great debt to their efforts: Mike Cantelon, Marc Harter, T.J. Holowaychuk, and Nathan Rajlich. This edition wouldn’t have been possible without the encouragement of the team at Manning. Cynthia Kane, my development editor, kept me focused during the long process of updating the original content. Without Doug Warren’s detailed technical proofread, this book and the sample code wouldn’t be half as good as it is. Finally, thanks to the many reviewers who provided feedback during the writing and development process: Austin King, Carl Hope, Chris Salch, Christopher Reed, Dale Francis, Hafiz Waheed ud din, Harinath Mallepally, Jeff Smith, Marc-Philippe Huget, Matthew Bertoni, Philippe Charrière, Randy Kamradt, Sander Rossel, Scott Dierbeck, and William Wheeler.
—ALEX YOUNG