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Acknowledgments
Firstofall,I'dliketothankthedevelopmenteditorforthis
book,LisaThibault,forbeingdetermined,patient,enthusiastic,
andencouraging.Also,thankstotecheditorsTomJacobsonand
DavidFoxforprovidingvaluablefeedbackandsuggestions
alongtheway.
ThankstoCharlesAlderton,whosecreationhaskeptme
motivatedthroughouttheyears.
Thankstomyparents,whohadtheintuitiontomakesureIhad
accesstocomputersasIwasgrowingup,whetheritwasaPC
inhighschool,thoseincrediblyfast286machinesinmyDad's
office,ortheEpsonQX-10in1985.
Andofcourse,thankstomyfriendsandtherestofmyfamily,
whoneverstoppedasking,"Isthebookdoneyet?"or
demanding,"Finishthebook!"
Naturally,though,therealgratitudegoestothecountless
programmersandcomputerscientistswhowereintelligent
enoughtocomeupwithallthesegameprogrammingideasin
thefirstplace,andwhowerewiseenoughtosharetheirideas.
TellUsWhatYouThink
Asthereaderofthisbook,youarethemostimportantcritic
andcommentator.Wevalueyouropinionandwanttoknow
whatwe'redoingright,whatwecoulddobetter,whatareas
you'dliketoseeuspublishin,andanyotherwordsofwisdom
you'rewillingtopassourway.
AstheExecutiveDevelopmentEditorforNewRidersPublishing,
Iwelcomeyourcomments.Youcanfax,email,orwriteme
directlytoletmeknowwhatyoudidordidn'tlikeaboutthis