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To immerse yourself into the content of this book and to soak up the skills and knowledge, we assume that you already have some experience of programming. We do not assume too much but hope that you already know what a variable is, that computers have memory, disk, network interfaces, and what they generally are. In addition to these basic skills, there are some technical requirements you need to try out the code and the examples in the book. You need a computer—something that is available today and can run Windows, Linux, or OS X. You need an operating system and, probably, that is all you need to pay for. All other tools and services that you will need are available as open source and free of charge. Some ...

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