Why do you need this book?

Some people will tell you that you don't need books, just get yourself an interesting project and figure out the rest as you go along. Although there are plenty of resources out there, this may be a very frustrating road. If you want to make a delicious soup, for example, you can of course ask friends and family, search the Internet, or watch cooking shows. However, your friends and family are not available full time for you and the quality of Internet content varies. And in my humble opinion, Packt Publishing, the reviewers, and I have spent so much time and energy on this book, that I will be surprised if you don't get any value out of it.