About the Author

Jos Dirksen has worked as a software developer and architect for more than a decade. He has a lot of experience in a large range of technologies, ranging from backend technologies, such as Java and Scala, to frontend development using HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript. Besides working with these technologies, Jos also regularly speaks at conferences and likes to write about new and interesting technologies on his blog. He also likes to experiment with new technologies and see how they can best be used to create beautiful data visualizations, the results of which you can see on his blog at http://www.smartjava.org/.

Jos is currently working as a fullstack engineer for Philips Lighting working, on a large IoT and Scala project. Previously, Jos has worked in many different roles in the private and public sectors, ranging from private companies such as ING, ASML, Malmberg, and ASML to organizations in the public sector, such as the Department of Defence.

Jos has also written three books on Three.js: Learning Three.js, which provides a complete overview of all the features of Three.js; Three.js Essentials, which uses an example-based approach to explore the most important feature of Three.js; and Three.js Cookbook, which provides a recipe-based approach to cover important use cases of Three.js. Jos has also written a book on Scala called Restful Web Services with Scala, and two books on SOA and software integration.

Besides his interest in Javascript, Data Visualization, and HTML5, he is also interested in backend technologies related to Scala, Go, and DevOps.

Writing a book isn't something you do yourself. A lot of people have helped and supported me when I was writing this book. A special thanks to the following people: all the guys from Packt who have helped me during the writing, reviewing, and laying out part of the process. Great work, guys! Of course, Mike Bostock, for creating the great D3.js framework. Many thanks go to the reviewers, who gave me great feedback and comments that really helped improve the book. Their positive remarks really helped shape the book!
Also, I'd like to thank my family. I would like to thank my wife, Brigitte, for supporting me every time I start a new book, and of course my two girls, Sophie and Amber, who continuously make me realize what is really important.