Russell Jones, Ph.D. is a former reptile keeper and professional musician who now composes computer applications. He has an extensive background in designing and developing interactive computer-based training applications. He's the author of several books on Web development using Visual Basic, ASP, VB.NET and C#. He is currently DevX's Executive Editor.

Mike Gunderloy is the lead developer for Lark Group, Inc., an independent software consultancy in eastern Washington. His other Sybex books include ADO and ADO.NET Programming and Access 2002 Desktop Developer’s Handbook. When not writing code or writing about code, Mike raises tomatoes and turkeys on his small farm.