This book was meant to come out in October 2015 but was delayed over a year. It was a tough book for me to finish. In August of that year I was diagnosed with testicular cancer, and had to delay at least until the end of the year. Then my world was turned upside down with the sudden death of my dad weeks before my second surgery. It was a tough experience for me personally. Even though I wanted to finish this last year I just wasn't ready. But now that I've waited to finish the book as long as I have, I'm quite pleased with the result.
I am grateful for the support I received in writing this book:
Everybody who helped me at O'Reilly and writing the book. Shannon Cutt, my editor who was a rock and consistently uplifting. Liz Rush, the sole technical reviewer who was able to make it through the process with me. Stephen Elston, who gave wonderful feedback. Mike Loukides for humoring my idea and letting this grow into what it is now.
My friends, most especially Curtis. We've known each other since we were 5 an