xxiv Sams Teach Yourself C in 21 DaysAbout the Authors
BRADLEYL. JONESworks with internet.com overseeing the EarthWeb software develop-
ment channel. This includes overseeing sites such as Developer.com, CodeGuru.com, and
Gamelan.com. He has directed the development of systems, both small scale and distrib-
uted as well as on a variety of platforms from the Palm OS to mainframe systems. He
has developed systems using such tools as C, C#, C++, XML, SQL Server,
PowerBuilder, Visual Basic, Active Server Pages (ASP), Satellite Forms, and more.
Jones’s other authoring credits include Sams Teach Yourself Advanced C in 21 Days
(Sams Publishing) and Sams Teach Yourself C# in 21 Days(Sams Publishing).
PETERAITKENhas been writing about computers and programming for over 10 years,
with some 30 books and hundreds of magazine and trade publication articles to his
credit. His recent book titles include Visual Basic .NET Programming With Peter Aitken,
Office XP Development With VBA,XML the Microsoft Way,Windows Script Host, and
Sams Teach Yourself Visual Basic .NET Internet Programming in 21 Days. For several
years he was a Contributing Editor at Visual Developermagazine where he wrote a
popular Visual Basic column, and he is a regular contributor to Microsoft OfficePro
magazine and the DevX Web site. Peter is the proprietor of PGA Consulting, providing
custom application and Internet development to business, academia, and government
since 1994. You can reach him at [email protected].00 448201x-FM 8/13/02 11:16 AM Page xxiv