Agradecimientos

Before working on this manuscript, I had a vague idea that writing a book would be a ton of work, and it is. But little did I know how many people are crucial to bringing such a project to life. First, I’d like to thank Nicole Butterfield and Brian Sawyer at Manning, who believed in my ability to produce this new edition and gave me the green light to get started. I’m also grateful to Elijah Meeks for allowing me to mess with his work. I can only imagine the weird feeling of having somebody you barely know making your baby their own. Thanks a ton for your trust!

A huge shoutout goes to Elesha Hyde, my content editor at Manning, and Jon Borgman, my technical editor and a senior software engineer with 20+ years of full-stack engineering and architect experience. I’ve worked closely with both of them for the past year and a half. They have been my cheerleaders along the way, and this book wouldn’t be half as good without their thoughtful reviews.

A massive team of people worked behind the scenes at Manning to make this book possible—some of whom I’ve been briefly in contact with, some I didn’t have the chance to meet. Thank you so much for your dedicated work! To all the reviewers: Alain Couniot, Alain Lompo, Amogh Raghunath, Art Bergquist, Ashley Eatly, Chris Thomas, Deborah Mesquita, Elena Ghisalberti, Eli Rabinovitz, Esref Durna, Gregorio Piccoli, Hans Donner, James J Byleckie, Jereme Allen, Jonathan Boiser, Juan M. Carrillo de Gea, Leonard Grey, Mario Ruiz, Michael Bright, Patrice Maldague, Pierfrancesco D’Orsogna, Prasanth Rasam, Rodney Weis, Simon Verhoeven, Sriram Macharla, Thamizh Arasu S., and Yves Dorfsman—your suggestions helped make this a better book.

Another thank-you goes to my small but mighty network of friends in the field of data visualization. Inbal Rief, Cédric Scherer, and Georgios Karamanis, you have witnessed all the big moments. From the “I got the gig!” to the numerous “I’m almost to the end . . . not quite yet, but almost.” Your early reviews, design feedback, and constant enthusiasm encouraged me along the way. In addition, thanks to Andy Kirk, who, in his continued kindness, agreed to write the foreword to this piece. We are many who consider you as one of the leading mentors of data visualization. Thank you for all that you do for our craft!

Finally, it proved impossible to have a healthy work-life balance while working on this project, and I couldn’t have done it without my team at home. Ádám, you are my rock. Thank you for supporting me in all my wild endeavors! Albert and Arnó, thank you for all the hugs and kisses during those long hours at my desk. I hope you’ll enjoy taking a peek at this book, knowing you were right by my side while I created it.