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Jeffrey Richter是一位在全球享有盛誉的技术作家，尤其在Windows/.NET领域有着杰出的贡献。他的第一本Windows著作Windows 3: A Developer's Guide大获好评，从而声名远扬。之后，他又推出了经典著作《Windows 高级编程指南》和《Windows核心编程》。如今这两本书早已成为Windows程序设计领域的颠峰之作，培育了几代软件开发设计人员。他的每一本新作问世，我们都有理由相信这是一本巨著，我们想要的一切尽在其中。Jeffery 是Wintellect公司的创始人之一，也是MSDN杂志.NET专栏的特邀编辑。

周靖 从1983年接触苹果机开始， “浸染”IT业数十年，涉猎广泛，具有深厚的技术功底和良好的文学素养。早期痴迷于硬件，曾担任《微型计算机》杂志特约作者多年。继而潜心钻研编程，并乐在其中积累了丰富的经验。其翻译风格严谨、准确、朴实、流畅，深受读者欢迎。代表译著有《c++面向对象程序设计》(Walter Savitch著)、 《Windows核心编程》 (Jeffrey Richter著)和《C++图形与游戏编程基础》 (Tony Gaddis著)等。业余时间，听音乐和看电影是他的爱好。