About the Author
Marius Bancila is a software engineer with 14 years of experience in developing solutions
for the industrial and financial sectors. He focuses on Microsoft technologies and mainly
develops desktop applications with C++ and C#. Over the years, he has worked with other
languages and technologies including Java, HTML/CSS, PHP, and JavaScript.
Marius is passionate about sharing his technical expertise with others, and for that reason,
he has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for more than a decade. He has been an active
contributor to forums and other developer communities where he has published many
articles, for which he has won multiple awards. He also created and contributed to several
open source libraries. He is a cofounder of Codexpert, a Romanian community for C++
developers. He is based in Timisoara, Romania, and works as a system architect, building
accounting and logistic solutions for a major European software vendor. He can be followed
on Twitter at h t t p s ://t w i t t e r . c o m /m a r i u s b a n c i l a .
I would like to thank Packt Publishing for getting me on board with this wonderful project
that I greatly enjoyed. Many thanks to Anurag Ghogre, Subhalaxmi Nadar and Nitin
Dasan for the constant support shown throughout the project, as well as the other members
of the team involved. A special thanks to David Corbin who provided valuable feedback to
make this book better. Last, but not least, a big thank you to my wife who has been very
patient and supportive through the many days and nights I spent writing this book.
