intro: elaborate on the purpose of the book

Author: practicalli-johnny

README.md

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 ## Book Overview
 
-A practical guide to software development practices and tools.
+A practical guide to software development principles, practices and effective use of tools.
 
 
 ## Book status
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docs/index.md

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 A practical guide to engineering practices and common tools for effective software development.
 
+Software engineering is a highly engaging career that can keep a person learning for many lifetimes.
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+The industry is far from perfect, as it is very people intensive after all. Therefore characteristics and emotions should be navigated with care and understanding.
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 !!! QUOTE "Quote: John Stevenson, Practicalli"
     **Effective Communication** is the fundamental challenge for all software engineering projects
 
 !!! QUOTE "Quote: John Stevenson, Practicalli"
     When a problem is well-defined in a language that everyone understands, it becomes far simpler to solve
 
 !!! QUOTE "Quote: John Stevenson, Practicalli"
-    **Overt** enthusiasm is to the detriment of pragmatism
+    **Overt** enthusiasm is to the detriment of pragmatism.
 
 
 ??? HINT "Engineering Playbook Initiative"
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 ??? WARNING "New Book - content under development"
-    Practicalli Software Engineering was started in November 2023 in an attempt to codify the last few decades of development experience, so this will be an on-going work
+    Practicalli Software Engineering is an attempt to codify the last few decades of software development experience, so this will be an on-going work.
 
 
 ## Discussions and feedback