AbouttheReviewers
StephaneBelkherazisaprofessionalsoftwaredeveloperwith16yearsofWeb
developmentexperience,with8yearsindevelopingandintegratingWebandmultimedia
applicationswithWebtechnologiesincludingFlash,ActionScript,Java,PHP,JavaScript,
andCSS,andthe8lastyearsindeveloping,testing,andarchitectingexclusiveASP.NET
applicationswithWebForms,MVC,SQLServer,nativeJavaScript,AngularJS,andallthe
otheropensourceframeworksaroundtheASP.NETecosystem.
Hehasworkedforalotofcompaniesasanindependentconsultantanddeveloperduring
hisyearsinFrance,Spain,andBelgiumbeforejoiningMicrosoftasInternetExplorer
compatibilityPFE.Now,heworksasaseniorsoftwareengineerattheMCNEXT
ConsultingcompanyinParis.
YoucanreachhimthroughLinkedInat:http://fr.linkedin.com/in/stefbelkheraz.
“WhenIdiscoveredServiceStackforthefirsttime,Ithoughtfinallythereisaframework
thatallowsustooptimizewebapplicationsinaflexible,testable,andperformantmanner
usingthebestframeworksforeveryaspectofwebapplicationdevelopment.Thisbook
willgiveyousomeofthebesttipstomasterServiceStackdevelopment.”
Iwouldliketothankmyparentsandsistersfortheirpatientsupportandlove.
HerdyHandokoisaseniorengineeratCitadelTechnologySolutions,basedin
Singapore.HehasbeenaServiceStackenthusiasteversincehediscoveredtheframework
backin2011.
OriginallyfromIndonesia,hemigratedtoAustraliatopursuehighereducation.He
receivedhisbachelor’sdegreeandpostgraduatediplomain2003and2004respectively,
fromCurtinUniversityofTechnology,andhismaster’sdegreein2005fromthe
UniversityofWesternAustralia.PriortorelocatingtoSingapore,hehadworkedinPerth
for9yearswithintheengineeringandnaturalresourcessectorsforglobalcompaniessuch
asUGLLimitedandRioTinto.
Outsideofwork,heenjoystinkeringwithhiscustom-builtPCandtakingpartin
hackathons.Hehasmanagedtowinatotaloffiveawardsfromhishackathon
participations:oneawardfrommining-focusedUnearthedin2015andfourawardsfrom
publicsector-focusedGovHackin2014and2015.
Heconsidershimselftobeapolyglot,havingworkedonC#,Python,Objective-C,Java,
andScalaprojectsandcurrentlyexperimentingwiththeElixirprogramminglanguage,
whichshowsgreatpromise.
Heisalsoagourmand.However,hecycles,runs,swims,playssoccer,andtennistooffset
his(sometimes)excessivecalorieintake.
EmadKaramadwasborninMashhad,Iran,in1987.Hereceivedanassociatedegreein
computersoftwarefromKhayyamInstituteofHigherEducation,Mashhad,in2008anda
B.Eng.degreeincomputersoftwaretechnologyengineeringfromSadjadUniversityof
Technology,Mashhad,in2010,respectively.Heiscurrentlyworkingasasenior.NET