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Starting at the beginning, I would like to express my love and gratitude to my brother and parents (Vern and Beryl) who always encouraged me in this career (and in life) even though programming was a less popular career choice in the 1970s when I first sat an aptitude exam.

From my early days as a junior programmer I’d like to thank my first mentor (John Wright) who helped me when I was working in Birmingham and all the many people since who have helped, inspired and supported me in my career. The developer community is rich with these types of people; find a company and role where you can benefit from and contribute to this supportive atmosphere.

For the book I’d like to thank Ian Borthwick and Rebecca Youé who approached me about writing it. The people who contributed to the case study chapter all gave freely of their time and experiences, they were enthusiastic and honest and bring the subject matter to life, thank you:

Jeremy Clarke

Emma Bostian

Chris Ashton

Eva Dovc

Simon Kemp

Zara Ahmed

I’d also like to thank Jon Bambaji and the team (Mervyn, Pavlos, Nigel and Bill) at JBI Training who cleared time in my schedule so I could write the book.