Acknowledgements

I would like to thank my family for constantly pushing me to reach my goals. Thanks go to my parents, Gaile Jodrey and Blaine McCurdy; sisters, Darlene and Gabrielle Therrien; grandparents, Roy and Marg Jodrey; and cousin, Tammy Lucy Prall.

I would also like to thank my college instructor, Sean Morrow, from the Nova Scotia Community College's Truro Campus. He set me on the path to being a programmer twice, taught me the fundamentals of programming, and made learning incredibly fun.

I'd also like to thank my coworkers who pushed me from being a scared little intern to a proper technical lead—Shane Kerr, Thomas Gillis, Armen Abrahamyan, Mike McGraw, Robin Poirier, and Nathan McDonald.

Lastly, I'd like to thank Mike Johnston and Wes Gould, who have given me awesome career opportunities at REDspace and made a workplace that I feel proud to be a part of.

I wouldn't be here writing this now if it weren't for all of these people. They have all made my life as a developer possible, and I honestly can't thank them enough.