About the Author
Shravan Kumar Kasagoni is a developer, gadget freak, technology evangelist, mentor,
blogger, and speaker living in Hyderabad. He has been passionate about computers and
technology right from childhood. He holds a bachelors degree in computer science and
engineering, and he is a Microsoft Certified Professional.
His expertise includes modern web technologies (HTML5, JavaScript, and Node.js) and
frameworks (Angular, React.js, Knockout.js, and so on). He has also worked on many
Microsoft technologies, such as ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET WEB API, WCF, C#, SSRS, and
the Microsoft cloud platform Azure.
He is a core member of Microsoft User Group Hyderabad, where he helps thousands of
developers on modern web technologies and Microsoft technologies. He also actively
contributes to open source community. He is a regular speaker at local user groups and
conferences. Shravan has been awarded Microsoft's prestigious Most Valuable Professional
award for past 6 years in a row for his expertise and community contributions in modern
web technologies using ASP.NET and open source technologies.
He is currently working with Novartis India, where he is responsible for the design and
development of high-performance modern enterprise web applications and RESTful APIs.
Previously, he was associated with Thomson Reuters and Pramati Technologies.
I would like to thank my wife for putting up with my late-night writing sessions, my
parents, and brother for their constant support. I also give deep thanks and express
gratitude to my close friends, Pranav and Ashwini Reddy, who have always been there to
encourage, guide, and help me.
I would also like to thank my former colleagues Monisha and Dharmendra, and my friends,
Abhijit Jana, Sudhakar, Subhendu, Sai Kiran, Srikar Ananthula, and Raghu Ram. I am
thankful to my mentors, Nagaraju Bende and Mallikarjun, without whom I may not have
got here.
