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.. _getting_started:

Getting Started
===============

This section guides you step-by-step towards building different types of Computer Vision and Deep Learning pipelines accelerated on the GPU using the CV-CUDA APIs. Before getting started, please review the :ref:`prerequisites` and :ref:`bestpractices`.

.. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1

    prerequisites
    bestpractices

Quick Start
-----------

If you're new to CV-CUDA, we recommend starting here. This simple :ref:`hello_world` will help you understand the basic concepts and workflow of CV-CUDA.

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    :maxdepth: 1

    CV-CUDA Hello World <samples/hello_world>

Advanced Topics
--------------

Once you're comfortable with the basics, you can explore more advanced topics in :ref:`samples` for a full machine learning application.

.. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1

    samples