Mike Mason - Pragmatic Guide to Subversion

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Every bookeven a shorter one like this Pragmatic Guiderepresents an incredible amount of work by a large group of people. As an author, my contribution is only a fraction of the effort thats required to get a book into the hands of readers, and Id like to thank everyone else involved.

First and foremost, Id like to thank my family for supporting me while writing another book. Im a new dad with a young son at home, and despite my best efforts to write faster, our daughter arrived too before I finished the book. So, to my wife, Michelle, and her mom, Pat, thanks for taking care of the kids and letting me have those Sundays in the office writing the book. To Ben and Natalie, thanks for not being too upset when Daddy working! I promise to always come home.

Next, the Pragmatic Guide series idea came from Travis Swicegood, author of the excellent . I really liked the idea of a get up to speed fast Subversion book, so thank you, Travis. The folks at Pragmatic Bookshelf were super-awesome to work with as usual, although the operation is a lot bigger than when I did the original Subversion book five years ago. To Jackie Carter, my editor, thanks for keeping me on track and (nicely) pushing me to finish. I always felt that you had lots of time for me, and the book is much better as a result. To Dave and Andy, thanks for building a nontraditional publishing company that creates great books and gives authors a good deal.

A small army of people helped with the technical content in the book. To my reviewers, Rob Baillie, Ian Bourke, Kevin Gisi, Leesa Hicks, Michael Raczynski, Mike Roberts, and Graham Nash, thank you very much indeed. Your feedback has made this book better, and your encouraging words helped me finish the writing. To my fellow ThoughtWorks authors, especially Martin Fowler and Jonathan McCracken, thank you for being a sounding board while I worked on the book.