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The stuff in this book assumes that one is a beginner in all sorts of areas of expertise - The Pi, programming, electronic circuit construction (now known as Hardware Hacking apparently) and so forth.

It gives excellent starter tips on what’s what, from hooking up the Pi and your options in doing so to configuring Debian on the Pi, shell basics, a light intro to Python, basic soldering techniques, resistor identification (only needed for a hardware hack of course, the Pi comes ready-built), and some details of piggy-back boards that open up the world of the programmable GPIO pins (which is where the Pi becomes more than a tiny desktop computer).

It’s not a thick volume, but it packs a whole lot of useful stuff for the newbie between the covers. I’ve fired up more than my share of Linux boxes and I already know how to solder but there was a wealth of stuff in here I can use even so, especially the info in the piggyback boards. I may not know all the options out there as of today, the world of tech development being what it is, but I now know what questions to ask about the stuff I might want to use with my Pi.

There is nothing in here that you couldn’t find online, but I prefer a book for those times when I want to use my commute for education and give my eyes a rest from the computer screens I look at all day. Also, the book gathers all the topics that are likely to prove useful in one place, and serves as a basis for further on-line research.

Recommended.
Rating: 5
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