Acknowledgments

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I would like to thank a number of individuals for their contributions to the content, style, presentation, and writing of this book.

Special thanks to the following people:

Steve Bailey (Tier Technologies), Naveena Bereny, Kurt Bittner, Grady Booch, Jim Conallen, Ed Delio, Lisa Dornell, Matt Drahzal, Maria Ericsson, Jim Ford, Adam Frankl, Scott Frohman, Jim Gillespie, Dorothy Green, Jon Hopkins, Ivar Jacobson, Jason James, Philippe Kruchten, Eric Lipanovich, Peter Luckey, Greg Meyers, Sue Mickel, Laura Mullins, Larry O'Brien, Sylvia Pacheco, Jim Pietrocarlo, Hugo Sanchez, Charlie Snyder, Lynne Steele, Walker Royce, Jim Rumbaugh, Tom Schultz, John Smith, and Dave Tropeano. I would also like to thank my editor Paul Becker, for without his help this book would never have gone to print.

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