Acknowledgments

We did not compose, and certainly could not have composed, this book without generous contributions from many people. Our wives, Jeanne and Cindy, and our children, Eva, Ethan, Courtney, and Cole (they happened before we started writing), formed the front lines of support. And there are numerous neighbors, friends, and colleagues who helped by sharing ideas, testing browsers, and letting us use their equipment to explore HTML. You know who you are, and we thank you all.

In addition, we thank our technical reviewers, Eric Meyer, Pat Niemeyer, Robert Eckstein, Kane Scarlett, Eric Raymond, and Chris Tacy, for carefully scrutinizing our work. We took most of your keen suggestions. We especially thank Mike Loukides, our editor, who had to bring to bear his vast experience in book publishing to keep us two mavericks corralled. And special thanks to Deb Cameron for her perseverance and insight in bringing both the fourth and now this fifth edition to fruition.