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Dedication
I would like to dedicate this book to my wife, Connie. I often complain about the difficulties of dealing with writer's block, dealing with code that doesn't compile, and much more. Creating a book for programmers, written by a programmer, is a difficult task. However, regardless of how hard I think it might be to write books like this, nothing is harder than
putting
up with me while I'm writing. I want to
dedicate
this book to her and thank her for having more patience and understanding than I have
myself
.
Kevin Hoffman
I dedicate this book to my wife Leah, my son Joshua, and my soon to be born little girl, Megan Leah. To my wife, thank you for putting up with me for the past twelve
years
. When I think that everyone else is wrong, because I am always right, it is comforting to know that you will always be there to show me that I am mistaken. To my son Joshua, nothing is more special than to
spend
time playing with you and I am sorry that this book took so much of it away from us. Thank you for allowing me the time to write this book. To my soon to be born little girl, I have waited a long time for you and I can't wait to meet you. Leah, Joshua, and Megan, thank you for putting up with me and I love you all.
Lonny Kruger
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