It??™s incredible how all of these folks were able to
strike the perfect balance??”always there when we needed something, but leaving us
alone when we didn??™t.
We??™re all grateful to each other. Giving birth to a book is a difficult process, but it
can be harrowing when split three ways. Everyone hung in there and did their best
throughout this process. We??™d also like to give our sincere thanks to the technical
reviewers for the fourth edition of this book: Darryl Hurley, Dwayne King, Arup
Nanda, and Bert Scalzo. Thanks as well to reviewers of previous editions: Craig Shallahamer
of OraPub, Domenick Ficarella, Jonathan Gennick, Jenny Gelhausen, and
Dave Klein. This crucially important work really enhanced the value of the book
you??™re reading. And thanks as well to Lance Ashdown for clarifying Oracle database
writes.
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Rick thanks the incredibly bright and gifted people who have shared their wealth of
knowledge with him over the years, including Bruce Scott, Earl Stahl, Jerry Chang,
and Jim Milbery. In particular, he thanks the two individuals who have been his
technical mentors over the course of his entire career: Ed Hickland and Dave Klein,
who have repeatedly spent time explaining to and discussing with him some of the
broader and finer points of database technology.
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