Afterword
Great Expectations
A little story to close with. It might make you think …
CW
Unless it is now 2025 and you have just found this book in a remainders bookshop, it may be assumed that you are a child of the twentieth century—you were born in nineteen-something-or-other. As such, you have perceptions and expectations about the world around you in general and embedded systems in particular. But take a moment to consider what citizens of the twenty-first century might expect.
Meet Archie.
At the time this photo was taken, he had just had his third birthday, so he is very much a citizen of the twenty-first century. Archie is interested in ...
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