Acknowledgments

First, I’d like to thank the authors of the previous edition—Hans-Eric Grönlund, Colin Francis, and Shawn Grimes—for providing a great foundation to build on. Not only did it help me write this book, it taught me a ton as well.

I’d like to thank my buddy, Mike, for inspiring me to learn iOS and for helping me learn and sort out the tough problems.

The Apress team has been awesome throughout this project. Big thanks to Katie Sullivan and Kevin Shea for curbing my procrastination; Barbara McGuire, for her encouragement and amazing feedback; Matthew Knott, for all the time spent reviewing code and keeping me honest; and finally, April Rondeau and Kim Wimpsett for correcting my countless capitalization and grammar errors.

I’d like to thank Amanda, my friends, and my family for their understanding and support along the way. I know I’ve been a hermit; I’ll make it up to you all.

—Joe Hoffman