Acknowledgments

We first want to thank all the folks at Manning who made this book possible. Marina Michaels was the voice of reason, providing a steady hand in editing this book. Michael Stephens took a leap of faith in allowing us to write the book we wanted to deliver. Thanks go to all of our reviewers: Alvin Raj, Angelo Costa, Damian Esteban, Earl Bingham, Jay Tyo, Jeroen Benckhuijsen, Nick McGinness, Nikander and Margriet Bruggeman, Ozgur Ozturk, Russell Frisch, Sam Kreter, Sergio Arbeo, Stephen Byrne, and Tony Brown. We want to especially thank Jerry Tan for his review of the repos for the book. Also special thanks to bigtunacan for all your hard work in the user forums. And finally, a big thank-you goes to all of our MEAP readers who provided a wealth of feedback, making the book better.

Some icons used in illustrations were made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com.

Irl Nathan

I want to thank my wife Tica for proofreading the early drafts of each chapter. She showed tremendous patience during this process, as did my daughter Zoë and son Jake. I also want to thank my parents and sister for their ongoing support. Thanks go to Scott and Cody for their limitless patience in answering questions. I also thank Rachael and Rachel for transforming my gibberish into readable prose. Finally, thank you Mike, for embarking on this project with me with tireless energy and positivity.

Mike McNeil

I’d like to thank the other core members of the Sails.js team: Cody Stoltman, Rachael Shaw, and Scott Gress. Without their contributions, this book would not have been possible. I also deeply appreciate the editing help from Rachel Kelmenson and from my parents.