Acknowledgments

Without the mentorship and assistance of so many of my friends and colleagues in this industry, not only would this book have never been written, but I would not have been in a position to write it. I’d like to take a moment to extend them my sincerest gratitude.

To Molly Holzschlag and Jeffrey Zeldman for taking me under their wings and helping me hone my skills as both a speaker and writer. And to the numerous conference organizers and publishers who’ve given me the opportunity to apply those skills.

To Steph Troeth for helping me organize my thoughts and the flow of this book. Her support, encouragement, and mangement of this project made the whole experience incredibly fulfilling and—dare I say—enjoyable!

To Chris Casciano, Craig Cook, and Steve Faulkner for keeping my code on the straight and narrow, highlighting my oversights, and ensuring I explained complex topics both simply and clearly. Their contributions were incredibly thoguhtful and appreciated.

To Tim Kadlec, Jeremy Keith, and Ethan Marcotte for reading my early drafts and saying such nice things about them.

To Veerle Pieters for making time in her busy schedule to update the look and feel of this book and design me an even more beautiful cover than she did for the first edition.

To Ben Dicks for his fantastic work on the interior layout and all the custom illustration work.

To Jeff, Matt, Adam, and the rest of the Perma team for creating a system to maintain web citations in perpetuity and for allowing me to add the links I referenced to their permenant collection.

To the fine folks at Pearson/New Riders: Nikki McDonald for championing this book’s move to Pearson and Tracey Croom and Mimi Heft for their invaluable help with the production of the book.

And, of course, to Kelly, for granting me the time to write this book, keeping me focused, and pushing me to get it done.