About the Author

Ninad Sathaye has spent several years of his professional career designing and developing performance-critical engineering applications written in a variety of languages, including Python and C++. He has worked as a software architect in the semiconductor industry, and more recently in the domain of Internet of Things. He holds a master's degree in mechanical engineering.

I would like to thank my wife, Arati, for her creative input on the book's game theme. This book wouldn't have been possible without her continued support. I would also like to express my sincere gratitude to Will Ware for technically reviewing this book. His feedback was valuable and really helped me take this book to the next level! Thank you Deepti, Kunal, Zainab, and the whole Packt Publishing team for your hard work and support. I owe a special thanks to Abhinash Sahu from Packt Publishing for creating the awesome graphics art for all the fictional characters in this book. My sincere thanks to Steve Furkay, Neeshma, and Kevin for their valuable feedback during the initial phase of this book. Finally, I would like to thank my whole family for their encouragement and support!