Primož Gabrijelčič started coding in Pascal on 8-bit micros in the 1980s, and has never looked back. In the last 20 years, he was mostly programming high-availability server applications used in the broadcasting industry. A result of this focus was the open source parallel programming library for Delphi – the OmniThreadLibrary. He's also an avid writer and has written several hundred articles, and is a frequent speaker at Delphi conferences, where he likes to talk about complicated topics, ranging from memory management to creating custom compilers.
Gaurav Aroraa has an M.Phil in computer science. He is a Microsoft MVP; a lifetime member of Computer Society of India; an advisory member of IndiaMentor; and certified as a Scrum trainer/coach, XEN for ITIL-F, and APMG for PRINCE-F and PRINCE-P. He is an open source developer, a contributor to TechNet Wiki, and the founder of Ovatic Systems Private Limited. In over the 20 years of his career, he has mentored thousands of students and industry professionals. You can tweet Gaurav on his Twitter handle at @g_arora
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To my wife, Shuby Arora, and my daughter, Aarchi Arora, an angel, who permitted me to steal time for this book from time I was supposed to spend with them. Thanks to the entire Packt team, especially Ulhas and Anugraha Arunagiri, whose coordination and communication during the writing period was tremendous, and who introduced me to this book.
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