文档介绍：Dedication
I would like to thank my wife, Carrie, my daughter, Allie, and my son, Ben, for their patience and understand-
ing while I took on another long nights-and-weekends project.
—Mike Snell
I’d like to thank my wife, Alisa, and my four children, Kyle, Cameron, Gillian, and Curtis, for their love and
support. While they might not have written any of the words directly, they certainly helped create an environ-
ment where I could get my ideas down on paper. It may be the first time that my kids have seen their names in
a book, but I strongly suspect that it won’t be the last. Not that I’m sure to be authoring more books in the future,
but that they will be.
—Bruce Johnson
To Kurt, Robin, Sam, Brian, and everyone else who believed in me...when I didn’t.
—Brian C. Lanham
For Steve
—Sara Morgan
To Chris Sells, my friend and mentor
—Shawn Wildermuth
For my kids, Nashly, Abbi, and London
—Shannon Horn
A huge thanks to Ken Jones, Maureen Zimmerman, and everyone else at Microsoft for their work during this
project. I would also like to thank my wife, Mariya, for her support. She is my big help and always had good
advice for those times when I said, "I have no idea how I am going to create the next batch of practice items.”
Thanks also to my son, Anthony, who was patient when he asked me, "Dad, when are you going to finish your
work?” And thanks to my little Sophie, who always gives me energy and cheers me up.
—Val Mazur
For my angel, Belina, and for my family—Tim, Jerri, and Greta—who have always been there for me. I love you
all so much
—Murray Gordon
About the Authors
Mike Snell
Mike Snell has more than 15 years of experience as a software architect and consultant. He has
led a number of enterprise-level projects, building client solutions on the Microsoft platform.
He has delivered training and mentoring to hundreds of developers. Currently, Mike runs the
Microsoft Consulting Practice at CEI () in Pit