Writing a book about technology in flux was new for us. Each day of writing started with us reading the new articles, opinion pieces, and capabilities of LLMs. Early plans had to be scrapped or revised. New ideas presented themselves for later chapters only after we’d written earlier chapters and had access to the latest LLM features. We thank the entire Manning Publications team for their agility and help throughout the process.
Rebecca provided insightful feedback, constructive criticism, and creative suggestions that have greatly improved the quality and clarity of our work. Rebecca was supportive and encouraging and helped us manage book timelines and our busy schedules. Thank you, Rebecca—you went above and beyond for us.
We also thank our Technical Editor Peter Morgan and our Technical Proofreader Mark Thomas. Both offered valuable contributions to the quality of the book.
我们还要感谢这本书的技术编辑 Peter Morgan 和技术校对 Mark Thomas。他们两位对本书的质量保障做出了重要的贡献。
To all the reviewers: Aishvarya Verma, Andrew Freed, Andy Wiesendanger, Beth Simon, Brent Honadel, Cairo Cananea, Frank Thomas-Hockey, Ganesh Falak, Ganesh Swaminathan, Georgerobert Freeman, Hariskumar Panakmal, Hendrica van Emde Boas, Ildar Akhmetov, Jean-Baptiste Bang Nteme, Kalai C. E. Nathan, Max Fowler, Maya Lea-Langton, Mikael Dautrey, Monica Popa, Natasha Chong, Ozren Harlovic, Pedro Antonio Ibarra Facio, Radhakrishna Anil, Snehal Bobade, Srihari Sridharan, Tan Wee, Tony Holdroyd, Wei Luo, Wondi Wolde, your suggestions helped make this a better book.
感谢所有审稿人：Aishvarya Verma、Andrew Freed、Andy Wiesendanger、Beth Simon、Brent Honadel、Cairo Cananea、Frank Thomas-Hockey、Ganesh Falak、Ganesh Swaminathan、Georgerobert Freeman、Hariskumar Panakmal、Hendrica van Emde Boas、Ildar Akhmetov、Jean-Baptiste Bang Nteme、Kalai C. E. Nathan、Max Fowler、Maya Lea-Langton、Mikael Dautrey、Monica Popa、Natasha Chong、Ozren Harlovic、Pedro Antonio Ibarra Facio、Radhakrishna Anil、Snehal Bobade、Srihari Sridharan、Tan Wee、Tony Holdroyd、Wei Luo、Wondi Wolde。感谢你们的宝贵建议，让这本书更加完善。
We thank our colleagues for supporting our work and offering their ideas for what such a book should attempt to do. Many of their ideas have informed our thinking as we sought to redefine what an introductory programming course looks like. We particularly thank Brett Becker, Michelle Craig, Paul Denny, Bill Griswold, Philip Guo, and Gerald Soosai Raj.
Acknowledgments
致谢
Writing a book about technology in flux was new for us. Each day of writing started with us reading the new articles, opinion pieces, and capabilities of LLMs. Early plans had to be scrapped or revised. New ideas presented themselves for later chapters only after we’d written earlier chapters and had access to the latest LLM features. We thank the entire Manning Publications team for their agility and help throughout the process.
为一项正在不断演进的技术撰写书籍，对我们来说是一项全新的挑战。我们写书期间，每天开头的准备工作都是在阅读关于 LLM 的最新文章、观点和能力介绍。早期的写作规划不得不推翻重来。当我们写完了前半部分并接触到最新的 LLM 特性之后，后半部分的写作思路才完整地浮出水面。我们对整个Manning出版社团队在这个过程中所展现出的机动性和支持度表示衷心的感谢。
In particular, we thank our Development Editor Rebecca Johnson for her expertise, wisdom, and support.
其中，我们要特别感谢这本书的策划编辑丽贝卡·约翰逊（Rebecca Johnson）女士，感谢她深厚的专业知识、睿智的洞察力以及坚定的支持。
Rebecca provided insightful feedback, constructive criticism, and creative suggestions that have greatly improved the quality and clarity of our work. Rebecca was supportive and encouraging and helped us manage book timelines and our busy schedules. Thank you, Rebecca—you went above and beyond for us.
丽贝卡以其敏锐的洞察力、建设性的批评和富有创造力的建议，极大地提升了这本书的品质与明晰度。她的支持与鼓励，以及在写书进度和日程管理方面的协助，对我们来说至关重要。衷心感谢 丽贝卡，你所做的远远超过了我们的期待。
We also thank our Technical Editor Peter Morgan and our Technical Proofreader Mark Thomas. Both offered valuable contributions to the quality of the book.
我们还要感谢这本书的技术编辑 Peter Morgan 和技术校对 Mark Thomas。他们两位对本书的质量保障做出了重要的贡献。
To all the reviewers: Aishvarya Verma, Andrew Freed, Andy Wiesendanger, Beth Simon, Brent Honadel, Cairo Cananea, Frank Thomas-Hockey, Ganesh Falak, Ganesh Swaminathan, Georgerobert Freeman, Hariskumar Panakmal, Hendrica van Emde Boas, Ildar Akhmetov, Jean-Baptiste Bang Nteme, Kalai C. E. Nathan, Max Fowler, Maya Lea-Langton, Mikael Dautrey, Monica Popa, Natasha Chong, Ozren Harlovic, Pedro Antonio Ibarra Facio, Radhakrishna Anil, Snehal Bobade, Srihari Sridharan, Tan Wee, Tony Holdroyd, Wei Luo, Wondi Wolde, your suggestions helped make this a better book.
感谢所有审稿人：Aishvarya Verma、Andrew Freed、Andy Wiesendanger、Beth Simon、Brent Honadel、Cairo Cananea、Frank Thomas-Hockey、Ganesh Falak、Ganesh Swaminathan、Georgerobert Freeman、Hariskumar Panakmal、Hendrica van Emde Boas、Ildar Akhmetov、Jean-Baptiste Bang Nteme、Kalai C. E. Nathan、Max Fowler、Maya Lea-Langton、Mikael Dautrey、Monica Popa、Natasha Chong、Ozren Harlovic、Pedro Antonio Ibarra Facio、Radhakrishna Anil、Snehal Bobade、Srihari Sridharan、Tan Wee、Tony Holdroyd、Wei Luo、Wondi Wolde。感谢你们的宝贵建议，让这本书更加完善。
We thank our colleagues for supporting our work and offering their ideas for what such a book should attempt to do. Many of their ideas have informed our thinking as we sought to redefine what an introductory programming course looks like. We particularly thank Brett Becker, Michelle Craig, Paul Denny, Bill Griswold, Philip Guo, and Gerald Soosai Raj.
我们衷心感谢同事们对我们写作的大力支持，并慷慨分享了他们对于这本书的设想。他们的想法极大地丰富了我们的思路，在我们努力重新塑造编程入门课程时提供了宝贵的启发。我们特别要感谢 Brett Becker、Michelle Craig、Paul Denny、Bill Griswold、Philip Guo 以及 Gerald Soosai Raj，他们的贡献非常重要。