Acknowledgments

I would like to thank Loretta Yates for trusting me with this huge responsibility. These books would not have been possible without your confidence in me and I will be forever grateful for that. I would especially like to thank Kate Shoup for editing and reviewing this book and for all her guidance and attention to detail throughout these series of books. Kate, it has been a wonderful experience working on these books with you and I could not have hoped for a better editor for this collaboration.

Thanks to Thomas Palathra, Sarah Kearns, and Tracey Croom for adding the final touches to bring this across the finish line. A big Thank you to Charvi Arora and the entire Microsoft Press/Pearson team for their constant support and guidance on this project. This second book is the fruit of all our labour, I am extremely happy, and grateful we worked together on it.

Most importantly, I would like to appreciate and thank my family, especially Celine on this effort. Celine, sincerely Thank you for being there whenever I needed you on this journey. This book would not have been possible without your constant push and guidance.

To my family, am forever grateful for all your love and support. Thank you mom and dad, without you these books would not have been possible.

To my extended family, thank you for tolerating my absence for over a year while I closed myself off to focus on these books. Two down, two more to go!