A number of tools and resources were instrumental in designing and producing this reference.
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<li>PHP (content, content structure, unit testing)
<li>JavaScript (artwork)
<li>CSS (layout, artwork)
<li>HTML (layout, symbols)
<li>Adobe GoLive CS (source code editing with coloration and syntax aides for four interwoven languages)
<li>XUL (more layout, art)
<li>Firefox 2 (rendering, after trying Firefox 1, IE 6, Opera 7,8,9)
<li>MySQL (layout persistence)
<li>phpMyAdmin (layout forensics)
<li>Adobe Photoshop (rendering, printing)
<li>Adobe ImageReady (symbols)
<li>Dual Princeton VL2018W monitors (providing a 3360x1050 desktop for layout and rendering)
<li>ATI knockoff card to control them (ATI sales and support were very ... troubled)
<li>Water Zorn's finely crafted, and practically documented, wz_jsgraphics.js and wz_dragdrop.js utilties (line art, layout)
<li>AutoIt v3 (prepress automation)
<li>HP Photosmart 8250 printer (Card printing)
<li>HP DesignJet 130 printer (Chart printing)
<li>MySQL 5.1 Reference Manual
<li>MySQL 5.2.3 Alpha - Falcon Preview software
<li>ISO/IEC 9075-2:2003 (E) ISO-ANSI Working Draft 
<li>Johnathan Leffler's heavily hyperlinked "BNF Grammar for ISO/IEC 9075-2:2003 - Database Language SQL (SQL-2003) SQL/Foundation"
<li>Uncountable feedback and encouragement from friends, customers, and other great people, to name a few:  
Scott Brinker (original encouragement in 2002), 
Gregory Cosmo Haun (for catching a horrible missing comma), 
Philip Lemon (for ideas, encouragement, and sample "energy" drinks),
plus many, maaany others
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