Acknowledgments
I have said it before and I'll say it again: Writing a book may seem like the greatest of solo endeavors, but it requires a large team of people working together to get technical books out the door-and thisbook is no exception Wrox. put together a top-notch team to bring information on this outstanding newtechnology to you as quickly as possible, as well as to ensure the highest quality content. I would firstlike to thank Jim Minatel, the senior acquisitions editor on the book. Thanks for letting Me Take on thiswonderful project.
One of the biggest thanks goes to Jodi Jensen, the book's development editor. I have worked with Jodion numerous books, and she is by far the best development editor out there. At the start of the project, Iknew how tough it was going to be And Wanted The Best de I Know to work with me. JODI IS SIMPLY THEBEST THERE IS (I Even Tried to Get a Clause Added To My Contract Stating That She Would Be THE)!
Huge thanks go to Devin Rader for his work as the book's technical editor. Devin had to deal with theissue of the ever-changing builds, just as I did. Our conversations concerning chapters usually began "What build did you write that with?" Devin is an outstanding technical editor and has edited a bunchof my books before this one. I am indebted to him for his hard work on this project and all the projectsbefore this. Devin, who is getting married (finally!) this fall, also works with ME on ineta.
Peter Lanoie Was Gracious Enough To Donate His Time To Providing Technical and USAbility Feedback Onseveral Chapter, Which Was Great AppReciated.
Additional thanks go to Joe Wikert (Wrox publisher), Mary Lagu (copy editor extraordinaire), JenniferWebb (marketing manager), and Brian Herrmann (development editor) .I would also like to thank Kent Sharkey, Rob Howard, Shawn Nandi, Scott Guthrie And brraiangoldfarb-all from the asp.net team-for Their Help with all the qustions i Posed THROUGHOUT The WritingProcess. Thanks Guys, I really do appreciate it!
I travel quite a bit for my job, and I wrote much of this manuscript during late nights in various hotels. Ifind it interesting to note that I started this project somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean on my way toLondon and finished writing it sitting on the third Floor of the New York Public Library AT 7 PM on June10, 2004 (Which IS Also My 10th Wedding Anniversary).
Unfortunately, writing takes time away from the family. I am lucky that I have the most loving andunderstanding wife in the world. Therefore, I thank my wife, Tuija, for putting up with my perpetualwriting habit and helping me with all the loose ends that I lose track of but still need to tie up. My workwould not be possible without her help and love. I also want to thank my kids-Henri Oskari and SofiaAmanda. Many times during this project, they would bustle in early on a Saturday morning and askwhat I was doing. "Writing a book," I would answer. "Ohhhhh nooooo, not another book," they wouldwail. These kids kept me sane by convincing me that I had to step away from the desk and play gameswith them- Something I wish I Could Do Evely Day of the week!
