Acknowledgments
M
ySQL is a complex piece of software, and writing a book about it is not—as
I found out over the last seven months—a particularly simple task. Fortunately,
I was aided in this process by a diverse and dynamic group of people, all of
whom played an important part in getting this book into your hands.
First and foremost, I would like to thank my wife, who encouraged and supported
me through the entire process and made sure I had a comfortable and stress-free
working environment. I am pretty sure that I would not have been able to do this
without her help. Thanks, babe!
The editorial and marketing team at McGraw-Hill Professional deserves an honorable
mention here as well. This is my fifth book with them and, as usual, they have been an
absolute pleasure to work with. Acquisitions coordinator Joya Anthony, technical editor
Chris Cornutt, and executive editor Jane Brownlow all guided this book through the
development process and played no small part in making it the polished and professional
product you hold in your hands. I would like to thank them for their expertise, dedication,
and efforts on my behalf.
Finally, for making the entire book-writing process more enjoyable than it usually is,
thanks to: Patrick Quinlan, Ian Fleming, Bryan Adams, the Stones, Peter O’Donnell,
MAD Magazine, Scott Adams, FHM, Gary Larson, VH1, Britney Spears, George Michael,
Kylie Minogue, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Farah Malegam, Stephen King, Shakira, Anahita
Marker, John le Carre, The Saturdays, Barry White, Gwen Stefani, Robert Crais, Robert
B. Parker, Baz Luhrmann, Stefy, Anna Kournikova, John Connolly, Wasabi, Omega,
Pidgin, Cal Evans, Ling’s Pavilion, Tonka and his evil twin Bonka, Din Tai Fung, HBO,
Mark Twain, Tim Burton, Harish Kamath, Madonna, John Sandford, Iron Man, the Tube,
Dido, Google.com, The Matrix, Lee Child, Michael Connelly, Antonio Prohias, Quentin
Tarantino, Alfred Hitchcock, Woody Allen, Kinokuniya, Percy Jackson, Jennifer Hudson,
Mambo’s and Tito’s, Easyjet, Humphrey Bogart, Thai Pavilion, Wikipedia, Amazon.com,
U2, The Three Stooges, Pacha, Oscar Wilde, Hugh Grant, Punch, Kelly Clarkson, Scott
Turow, Slackware Linux, Calvin and Hobbes, Blizzard Entertainment, Alfred Kropp,
Otto, Pablo Picasso, Popeye and Olive Oyl, Dennis Lehane, Trattoria, Dire Straits, Bruce
Springsteen, David Mitchell, The West Wing, Santana, Rod Stewart, and all my friends,
at home and elsewhere.
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