About the Author
Vincent van der Leun is a software engineer living in the city of Utrecht in the Netherlands.
Programming since the age of 8, he has worked with many different languages and
platforms over the years. Rediscovering Java a few years ago, he loved it so much that he
became an Oracle Certified Professional, Java 7 Programmer, and started the JVM Fanboy
blog. Currently he works for CloudSuite, a company specializing in modern e-commerce
solutions. At CloudSuite he works on various backend systems and web services, writes
JavaScript code for frontend applications, supports consultants by providing complex SQL
queries, and consumes coffee while having design-related discussions with fellow
developers. When not trying out new web frameworks or technologies in his spare time, he
is collecting cult movies and obscure action flicks on DVD/Bluray, reading classic science
fiction novels, or attending concerts of non-mainstream singers and songwriters.
I am grateful to everyone at Packt, for their hard work in making this book a reality.
Thanks to the editors, Nitin, Vikas and Subhalaxmi and to the reviewer,
Ramasubramanian. I’d like to thank my parents, Anton and Irene, and my brothers,
Alexander and Ruben (and Wendy). Thank you for your awesome support! Thanks to my
family and friends. The following persons deserve a special mention: Erik, Guy, Mallory,
Job, Jenna, and Nina for their much appreciated support and encouragement during the
writing of this book; Natalie and Marco for the good old times. Last but not least, kudos to
all my colleagues at CloudSuite; Special thanks to Corné, Rob, Eméli, and Berthold.
I dedicate this book to the amazingly funny, kind and always clever Melissa and Esmee
Hulstein.
