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Making Things Talk |
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Hand-on Intro to Computer Networking |
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2007-12-06 23:07:10 |
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Anonymous Reader
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This is a well-written and perfectly illustrated book on practical wireless networking. It is apparent, that the author's goal was teaching (thankfully, no surprise here -- he teaches networking at New York University), not simply showing how something can be slapped together: for every project, he lays a brief but vivid description of the underlying technology, and then shows how to make it work in the real world.
The book is a perfect example of how to enable a reader to try things without much guessing: in addition to code listing and excellent pictures, in the chapter "Where to Get Stuff" the author lists manufacturers of necessary components, including the contact info, like phone numbers.
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"I really enjoyed this; so much so that I immediately bought a Wiring.org microcontroller and got my first "blinking lights" working last night. If this lights a fire in you as it did in me, you'll want this book, and you'll also want to visit the MAKE Website and perhaps subscribe to MAKE Magazine also."
--Tony Lawrence, AP Lawrence: Information and Resources for Unix and Linux Systems
