More specifically, I would like to thank my wife, Annalene, for understanding
why I was too busy for the past few months to spend quality time with her and take
her to the movies, and for understanding why we had to reschedule every vacation we
had planned for so long just to get this book done. She??™s always believed in me and has
stood by every decision I??™ve made in my career. Thanks for being my best friend! I also
want to thank my parents, Romeo and Lourdes Seguis, for being great role models, raising
me with a good head on my shoulders, and giving me opportunities that helped
shape my career and my life. I love you all very much!
xix
INTRODUCTION
I have read hundreds of books throughout my career, as I??™m sure many of
you have, and I??™ve found three general categories of technical books: On
one end of the spectrum are books geared toward beginners that help
readers get a basic understanding of each topic but are only skin deep. On
the other extreme are highly technical reference books that try to cover every
imaginable aspect of the subject (but typically fail to do so). Those types
of books go into great detail about every subject, but??”let??™s face it??”there??™s
no such thing as a book that covers absolutely everything. Those books in
the middle of the spectrum cover the basics regarding things you should
know, but go into greater detail about things you really need to know.
Pages:
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33