Daniel - Data science at scale with python and dask

As a new author, one thing I learned very quickly is that there are many, many people involved in producing a book. I absolutely would not have survived without all the wonderful support, feedback, and encouragement Ive received over the course of writing the book.

First, Id like to thank Stephen Soehnlen at Manning for approaching me with the idea to write this book, and Marjan Bace for green-lighting it. They took a chance on me, a first-time author, and for that I am truly appreciative. Next, a huge thanks to my development editor, Dustin Archibald, for patiently guiding me through Mannings writing and revising processes while also pushing me to become a better writer and teacher. Similarly, a big thanks to Mike Shepard, my technical editor, for sanity checking all my code and offering yet another channel of feedback. Id also like to thank Tammy Coron and Toni Arritola for helping to point me in the right direction early on in the writing process.

Next, thank you to all the reviewers who provided excellent feedback throughout the course of writing this book: Al Krinker, Dan Russell, Francisco Sauceda, George Thomas, Gregory Matuszek, Guilherme Pereira de Freitas, Gustavo Patino, Jeremy Loscheider, Julien Pohie, Kanak Kshetri, Ken W. Alger, Lukasz Tracewski, Martin Czygan, Pauli Sutelainen, Philip Patterson, Raghavan Srinivasan, Rob Koch, Romain Jouin, Ruairi O'Reilly, Steve Atchue, and Suresh Rangarajulu.. Special thanks as well to Ivan Martinovic for coordinating the peer review process and organizing all the feedback, and to Karsten Strbk for giving my code another pass before handing off to production.

Id also like to thank Bert Bates, Becky Rinehart, Nichole Beard, Matko Hrvatin and the entire graphics team at Manning, Chris Kaufmann, Ana Romac, Owen Roberts and the folks at Mannings marketing department, Nicole Butterfield, Rejhana Markanovic, and Lori Kehrwald. A big thank-you also goes out to Francesco Bianchi, Mike Stephens, Deirdre Hiam, Michelle Melani, Melody Dolab, Tiffany Taylor, and the countless other individuals who worked behind the scenes to make Data Science with Python and Dask a great success!

Finally, Id like to give a special thanks to my wife, Clementine, for her patient understanding on the many nights and weekends that I holed up in my office to work on the book. I couldnt have done this without your infinite love and support. I also wouldnt have had this opportunity without the inspiration of my dad to pursue a career in technology and the not-so-gentle nudging of my mom to do my English homework. I love you both!