Introduction

I think that programming is the most creative thing you can learn how to do. If you learn to paint, you can make pictures. If you learn the violin, you can make music. But if you learn to program, you can create experiences that are entirely new (and you can make pictures and music too if you want to). Once you have started on the programming path, there’s no limit to where you can go. There are always new devices, technologies, and marketplaces where you can use your programming skills.

You can think of this book as your first step on a journey to programming enlightenment. The best journeys are undertaken with a destination in mind, and this one is no different. I’d like to describe the destination as “usefulness.” By the end of ...

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