To get the most out of this book

In order to achieve the overall outcome of this book, the following are the prerequisites:

• You need to have some basic knowledge of C++ and C programming languages.
• You need to have Qt v5.0 or above installed.
• You need to have a webcam attached to your computer.
• Many libraries, such as OpenCV and Tesseract, are also required. The instructions to install them are included in the chapter in which each library is first used.
• A knowledge of deep learning and heterogeneous computing will be an advantage in helping to understand some chapters.