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Published inApr 2017
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Muhammad Usama bin Aftab
Muhammad Usama bin Aftab
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Muhammad Usama bin Aftab

Muhammad Usama bin Aftab is a software engineer at one of the leading solar lighting manufacturers in North America. At Carmanah Technologies, he works closely with the product development and management teams to develop software for embryonic technologies such as Bluetooth Low Energy. He also focuses on full-stack development using Angular 2 and Java. His main areas of interest range from mobile application development to information security. Mr. Aftab is an alumnus of the University of Victoria, Canada, where he received his master's degree in applied science in electrical and computer engineering. Mr. Aftab has experience in Android, iOS, and cross-platform gaming technologies (such as Unity 3D), which led him to coauthor Learning Android Intents for Packt in 2014.
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Introducing the Raspberry Pi


The Raspberry Pi is a smart microcomputer developed by the Raspberry Pi Foundation, a UK-based company. It was the first company to successfully provide cheap ARM-based computers for educational purposes, focusing on educational use and use in developing countries. The intent of this company is to promote the teaching of computer science in schools. The company struggled in its early days, when the prices of their computers were high, but the founders--Eben Upton, Rob Mullins, Jack Lang, and Alan Mycroft--collaborated with Pete Loman, managing director of Norcott Technologies, to form the Raspberry Pi Foundation. 

As of 2016, the Raspberry Pi Foundation has successfully sold over 10 million Raspberry Pis, making it the bestselling British computer to date. The Raspberry Pi has gone through several evolutions as well. The evolution of the Raspberry Pi can be seen here:

  • Raspberry Pi 1 Model B
  • Raspberry Pi 1 Model B+
  • Raspberry Pi Zero
  • Raspberry Pi 2 
  • Raspberry Pi 3 Model...
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Published in: Apr 2017Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781786461087

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Muhammad Usama bin Aftab

Muhammad Usama bin Aftab is a software engineer at one of the leading solar lighting manufacturers in North America. At Carmanah Technologies, he works closely with the product development and management teams to develop software for embryonic technologies such as Bluetooth Low Energy. He also focuses on full-stack development using Angular 2 and Java. His main areas of interest range from mobile application development to information security. Mr. Aftab is an alumnus of the University of Victoria, Canada, where he received his master's degree in applied science in electrical and computer engineering. Mr. Aftab has experience in Android, iOS, and cross-platform gaming technologies (such as Unity 3D), which led him to coauthor Learning Android Intents for Packt in 2014.
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