About the Author

Scott Gottreu has worked across a range of industries; academic, medical, advertising, nonprofit, and private sector organizations. Each time, he expanded his knowledge base while solving problems specific to that sector. He started off in classic ASP and moved on to PHP, and is now using Rails as well. He learned JavaScript and jQuery along the way.

He currently works for Warren Douglas Advertising in Fort Worth, Texas, where he creates solutions for his company's various clients.

I would like to thank my co-workers for being a sounding board, while I worked out the examples for this book. A big thank you to my boss, Doug Briley, for giving me the freedom to work on this book during company time. Finally, to my friends and family, you deserve a big thank you as well, for listening to my fears and being supportive and encouraging.