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About the author

Alejandro Duarte is a developer advocate and trainer at Vaadin Ltd. He is also the author of Vaadin 7 UI Design by Example: Beginner's Guide (Packt, 2013). Graduating from the National University of Colombia with a B.S. in computer science, Alejandro learned how to program with the BASIC programming language at age 13 and has worked on many software development projects in startup-like and big companies in several countries. When he isn't coding, he splits his time between his family, his beautiful girlfriend, and his passion for the electric guitar. You can follow him on Twitter at @alejandro_du.

I'd like to thank the teams at Packt Publishing and Vaadin. Special thanks to Joonas Lehtinen, Sami Ekblad, Matti Tahvonen, and Marcus Hellberg, who in one way or another influenced this book. Thanks to my friends in Finland and Colombia for their motivation. Last but not least, thanks to my parents and siblings for being so supportive; I genuinely enjoyed writing part of this book with your company.

About the reviewer

David Hofmann is a self-taught developer who started working right after high school. 14 years down the lane, he can't help but keep enjoying it. Negotiating and management are the new challenges he finds somewhat more complex than coding, yet much more powerful when delivering solutions. Playing guitar as a hobby keeps him calm, and coffee manages to do the opposite.

 

 

 

 

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