Acknowledgments
There are so many people who have influenced my career and experience, and thus this book. Everyone on Twitter whom I follow, everyone I’ve worked with, all the attendees and speakers that I meet at user groups and conferences. Even if it’s a small thing like teaching me a keyboard shortcut, I owe you a debt of gratitude.
I’d like to specifically acknowledge:
Nick Chase, Frank Pohlmann, Cynthia Kane, Michael Stephens, Bert Bates, Elizabeth Martin, Mary Piergies, and everyone else at Manning. Thank you for your guidance and help, and for getting this ship into the water.
Seth Petry-Johnson, Jonathan Hammond, Jesse Riley, David Giard, Charles Husemann, Brady Gaster, Chris Farrell, Jim Christopher, Steve Horn, H. Alan Stevens, Jason Follas, Brian Watson, Richard Dudley, Jay Harris, James Bender, Steve Fischer, John Dages, Brian Prince. I could fill a book with all the great people I’ve met on my career’s journey. If I forgot to include you, I’m sorry; I owe you lunch.
Dan Allen, for giving me my first programming job.
Michael Kramer, for that fateful day when he unwittingly unleashed AOP into my life.
Everyone I’ve worked with at OSU, Quick Solutions, and Telligent.
Xiaoran Wang, for the tremendous diagrams (explaining tangling, scattering, and weaving) that he was kind enough to let me use in this book.
Vince Fabro, for being an inspiring, patient leader in tough times, and Jonathan Mitchem for making our time in the foxholes more educational and entertaining than I ever expected.
Jason Gilmore, for your guidance and all you do for the developer community.
Ben Maddox, whose honesty and integrity are like gold.
Mark Greenway, for being an amazingly smart and helpful guy, and naming the guy on the book cover the “Archduke of Programmerland.”
Gael Fraiteur and Britt King, for working so hard on your product and for encouraging and supporting me. Donald Belcham, Dustin Davis, Joe Kuemerle, Chad England, the rest of the PostSharp MVPs, and all community advocates for aspect-oriented programming.
Craig McKeachie, for giving me really good advice.
Bill Sempf, for being an inspiration and a mentor.
Phil Haack, for being gracious enough to write the foreword, not to mention his long list of incredible contributions to the .NET community.
Jim Holmes, a selfless (albeit poorly dressed) legend who spreads joy and awesomeness wherever he treads.
Jon Plante, for playing video games with me during a terribly difficult time in my life. I have been, and always shall be, your friend.
Javier Lozano, for his careful technical review of the final manuscript and source code shortly before the start of production.
My reviewers, who read the manuscript several times during its development and provided invaluable feedback: Aaron Colcord, Heather Campbell, Jeremy Baker, Jonathan Clark, Koen Handekyn, Maarten Balliauw, Margriet Bruggeman, Mark Bell-house, Mark Greenway, Mick Wilson, Nikander Bruggeman, Paul Stack, Phil Haack, Pim Van Oerle, Stuart Grassie, and Toby Moore.
My entire family, specifically, my parents Kevin and Mary, for always encouraging me, even when my greatest aspiration as a seven-year-old was to be a garbage collector (ironic, considering that I now write managed code). If you don’t make it through the first chapter without being bored to tears, I completely understand, and I love you anyway. And Dad, thanks for teaching me BASIC on a TRS-80 all those years ago.
And of course, my wife Ali, who encourages me, puts my needs above her own, and has given me the gifts that keep on giving: our children. I love you.