Acknowledgements

I would like to thank my mum, Phyllis Brown, for buying my first computer, the gift that sparked my interest in programming. I would also like to thank my friends and family for their support over the years to help me become a professional—Chinyere Brown, Christine Bobb, Norman Bobb, The Capos (Mark Smith, George Heron, Ian Kerr, Dan Inwood, Andrew Lee), Jonathan De Vaal, and Ashley Moore.

I've also been very fortunate to have come across great people in business who have provided advice and mentoring: Claire Bicknell of Catena, who provided great leadership in my first commercial project as a student and provided the advice and opportunities to gain the experience that kick-started my career; Jonathan Read of Village Software, who has provided a lot of advice on operating the business side of software development; Jeanne Hatton of Uniti, who provided the opportunity to enhance my early web design and development portfolio that led to greater opportunities; to all these people and others who have been a positive influence, thank you!