He maintains
several open-source projects, including Low Pro and its predecessor the
Unobtrusive JavaScript Plugin for Rails, and is also a member of the
Prototype core team. Dan is a JavaScript expert who has spoken at previous
@media conferences, RailsConf, and The Ajax Experience and has
written for A List Apart, HTML Dog, Sitepoint, and .NET magazine. He
blogs regularly about Ruby, Rails, and JavaScript at his site, www.danwebb.net, and wastes all
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About the Technical Reviewer
nCAMERON ADAMS (The Man in Blue) melds a background in computer science with more than
eight years of experience in graphic design to create a unique approach to interface design.
Using the latest technologies, he likes to play in the intersection between design and code to
produce innovative but usable sites and applications. In addition to the projects he??™s currently
tinkering with, Cameron writes about the Internet and design in general on his well-respected
blog (www.themaninblue.com), and has written several books on topics ranging from JavaScript,
to CSS, to design.
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Acknowledgments
I??™d like to take the time to acknowledge the many people who helped and inspired me
to write this book. Thanks to the entire Apress team, especially Chris Mills and Richard
Dal Porto, for being so incredibly patient. I??™m also honored to have such great and knowledgeable
coauthors: Dan Webb, Aaron Gustafson, and Stuart Langridge.
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