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<p>So, what's this book actually gonna teach you?</p>
<p>My goal is certainly not just showing off the crate. Programming for the GBA is
weird enough that I'm trying to teach you all the rest of the stuff you need to
know along the way. If I do my job right then you'd be able to write your own
crate for GBA stuff just how you think it should all go by the end.</p>
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something. The GBA has a few things that can stand on their own and many other
things are a mass of interconnected concepts, so some parts of the book end up
having to refer you to portions that you haven't read yet. The chapters and
sections are sorted so that <em>minimal</em> future references are required, but it's
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