Ovais Mehboob Ahmed Khan is a seasoned programmer and solution architect with an experience of over 14 years in software development. He has worked in organizations across Pakistan, USA, and the Middle East. Currently, he is working for a government entity based in Dubai. A Microsoft MVP, he specializes mainly in Microsoft .NET, the cloud, and web development. He writes blogs, has published technical articles on MSDN, TechNet, and has authored two other books published by Packt Publications: JavaScript for .NET Developers and Enterprise Application Architecture with .NET Core.

John Callaway, a Microsoft MVP, has been a professional developer since 1999. He has focused primarily on web technologies and has experience with everything from PHP, C#, ReactJS, to SignalR. Clean code and professionalism are particularly important to him, along with mentoring and teaching others what he has learned along the way.

Clayton Hunt has been programming professionally since 2005, doing mostly web development with an emphasis on JavaScript and C#. He focuses on Software Craftsmanship and is a signatory of both the Agile Manifesto and the Software Craftsmanship manifesto. He believes that through short iterations and the careful gathering of requirements, we can deliver the highest quality and most value in the shortest time. He enjoys learning and encouraging others to continuously improve themselves.

Rod Stephens has been a software developer, consultant, instructor, and author. He has written more than 30 books and 250 magazine articles covering such topics as three-dimensional graphics, algorithms, database design, software engineering, interview puzzles, C#, and Visual Basic. Rod's popular C# Helper and VB Helper websites receive millions of hits per year and contain thousands of tips, tricks, and example programs for C# and Visual Basic developers.

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