The book contains ten chapters, one appendix, a glossary, and an annotated bibliography. The ten chapters can be divided quite nicely into two parts. The first part consists of Chapter 1 through Chapter 5 and is intended mainly for newcomers to embedded systems. These chapters should be read in their entirety and in the order that they appear. This will bring you up to speed quickly and introduce you to the basics of embedded software development. After completing Chapter 5, you will be ready to develop small pieces of embedded software on your own. The second part of the book consists of Chapter 6 through Chapter 10 and discusses advanced topics that are of interest to inexperienced and experienced embedded programmers alike. These chapters are mostly self-contained and can be read in any order. In addition, Chapter 6 through Chapter 9 contain example programs that might be useful to you on a future embedded software project.
