Title: lack of direction
Product review: Apart from the poor translation quality (some variable names and file names are actually in French), the authors seem quite undecided about the target audience; each topic starts from the scratch, from basic user level stuff before going on to the kernel and implementation. This can be quite frustrating for users who bought the book for what its title would convey. It must neverthless be said that there is no dearth of technical content or competency - provided the reader is ready to wade through what should probably belong to another book for a different audience.
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