Mariano Iglesias started programming at the early age of 11, moving through a variety of programming languages, and becoming a proficient PHP developer of over 10 years.
Throughout the years, he collaborated on several open source projects, mostly in C++, Java, Python, and PHP. He became a CakePHP and a Lithium contributor, frameworks that are among the most popular web development frameworks.
He divides his time between client work and his current open source projects, which are built with C++, Python, and PHP.
There are no words that can express my gratitude for the CakePHP community, and the CakePHP core team. Their passion and commitment to build one of the best PHP frameworks is to be cherished. Their sincere dedication to sharing knowledge cannot be praised enough.
This book has also benefited from the best team of technical reviewers a CakePHP book could possibly have. Here is my aknowledgement for Jeffrey Smith, John Anderson, Mark Story, Nick Baker, Paul Gardner, and Sam Sherlock. You not only helped me find flaws in my code, but also suggested some impressive improvements. The CakePHP community should be proud to count you as members.
Everyone on the Packt Publishing team has not only accommodated my schedule, but helped me throughout the writing of this book. They are truly a joy to work with, and no writer should walk away from the opportunity of writing for Packt. Thank you guys for your support and trust.