This book is only possible because of the mountain of support from family, friends, coworkers, and new acquaintances I’ve met through people involved with this book.
I want to thank my parents for their unwavering support, for always believing in me, and for providing the foundation for me to build a life and a career.
Thank you to my brother, Brian, for inspiring me to begin writing down my thoughts on how to help people build a successful programming career.
Thank you to all my current and former coworkers who have had an impact on me, big or small, throughout my programming career.
To my current and former managers who have taught me so much about all aspects of planning, designing, building, and maintaining software systems. The process can be messy at times, but you’ve taught me how to embrace the chaos and trust the process.
To Mehul Shah, for taking a chance on me and kick-starting my professional programming career.
A special thank you to everyone who helped review and revise early drafts of this book. It’s hard to put into words how much better this book turned out thanks to the following people: Josh Levy, Wes Cowley, Rachel Jepsen, Robert Swisher, Tim Sorweid, Yuri Subach, Ozzie Osman, Nitin Sharma, Ryan Rusnak, and anyone else I’ve regrettably forgotten.
And finally I want to thank my wife, Julia, for all her love and support, and for cheering me on every step of the way.