Liljas Gunnar - NHibernate 4.x Cookbook Second Edition

Gunnar Liljas is a software architect with more than 20 years' experience in developing and designing web-based solutions. His focus has been on data-driven content publishing, not only for the Web, but also for automated and on-demand print publishing. Currently, he spends most of his waking hours at the Swedish CRM supplier Revide, where he uses tools such as NHibernate and Redis to create targeted emails, text messages, and campaign web sites based on massive data sources.

He's also one of the lead contributors to the NHibernate open source project.

In his spare time, Gunnar sings in two classical choirs and often performs with the renowned Norrkping Symphony Orchestra.

Alexander Zaytsev discovered his passion for IT when he was a small kid, and since then he has dedicated his life to becoming an excellent software developer. Alexander has many years' experience in the IT field, analyzing, designing, and developing .NET-based enterprise applications, using cutting-edge technologies. He works as an independent consultant in the .NET space, providing technical expertise to all kinds of software development companies. He is an active member of open source and local development communities, and writes a blog at http://alexzaytsev.me. He is one of the main contributors to the NHibernate project, and one of the few people who really know the NHibernate internals.

He is adept in Agile software development, and he believes that Agile practices such as test-driven development, pair programming, automated testing, continuous integration, and deployment are the keys to quality software.

He lives in Auckland with his wife, Olga, and son, Stepan. In his spare time, he loves spending time with his family, cycling, and doing coding just for fun.

Jason Dentler grew up in the small Texas town of Mission Valley. He started tinkering with computers as a kid in the late 1980s, and all these years later, he hasn't stopped. He's worked in a few different industries. Currently, he builds really awesome software in higher education. He's an Eagle Scout and a graduate of the University of Houston Victoria.

I'd like to thank my family and friends for all their support, and especially my parents, who encouraged and tolerated my computer obsession all those years. Thanks, Mom & Dad. I love you.

Amro El-Fakharany has more than 15 years' experience as a software developer. Coming from an electrical engineering background, he has a passion for solving industrial problems, and maintaining and extending those solutions. In 2002, he established an engineering consultancy helping and providing solutions in the bulk-material-handling sector. He has been working with NHibernate since its early days and is also a contributor to the project.

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