| Over the course of writing this book, I interacted with countless people, all of whom helped me in some way toward getting this book written. First, I would like to thank those who provided creative input into the content of the book and provided answers to my questions along the way: Jeanne Abmayr, Dennis Attinger, Jonathan Bachman, Jon Chappell, Ray Christopher, Rob Conti, Glen Daniels, Tim Dempsey, Gary Hemdal, Mitchell Horowitz, Sonali Kanoujia, Rajiv Kotyan, Trip Kucera, Luis Maldonato, Jaime Meritt, Paul Moxon, Stephen Neal, Matt Rothera, George St. Maurice, Mike Theroux, Jamison Tomasek, and Hub Vandervoort. Of special note I would like to recognize Jonathan Bachman, Gary Hemdal, and Hub Vandervoort for their creative input and participation in helping to formulate the visual diagramming notation that is used in this book. Also, I would like to thank those who provided substantial feedback during the review period: Jean-Michel Coeur, Paul Connaughton, John Crupi, Bill Cullen, Tim De Borger, Chris Ferris, David Grigglestone, David Hentchel, Gregor Hohpe, Rick Kuzyk, Ted Neward, Ken Schwarz, Gordon Van Huizen, Leonard Walstad, and Bill Wood. Of particular note are these reviewers, who provided by far the most thorough and constructive feedback: David Hentchel, Gregor Hohpe, Leonard Walstad, and Bill Wood. Lastly, I would like to acknowledge the many members of the Sonic Software engineering team, including Bill Cullen, Jaime Meritt, and Bill Wood, for their innovation and contributions to the creation and ongoing development of the ESB as a technology concept. |
