Tobias Thernström

First of all, I want to thank my wife, Frida, for bearing with me while I worked on this book. I also want to thank the people at Microsoft Press for turning my Swenglish into English; I know it wasn’t easy. I really enjoyed working with Ken, Melissa, Laura, and DeAnn, as well as our great technical reviewer, Kurt! I would also like to extend my thanks to the people at GrandMasters for helping put together the great team that made this book possible. Finally, to my great coauthors, Ann and Mike—without you, there would never have been a book. Thanks, guys. You rock!

Ann Weber

I would like to thank my family and friends for all of the support I received while working on this project. I would also like to thank Richard Kobylka and Lisa Kreissler for believing in me and providing me with this great opportunity. I would be remiss if I did not thank Mike Hotek for sharing the wisdom and knowledge he has gained while authoring many books. His helpfulness and sense of humor kept me going throughout the project. Finally, I would like to thank Laura Sackerman for making my first project with Microsoft Press an easy transition.