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Abigail Lewis
Abigail Lewis

Cultural Historian

5.5

The author of WebGPU and WGSL by Example: Fractals, Image Effects, Ray-Tracing, Procedural Geometry, 2D/3D, Particles, Simulations clearly knows their stuff when it comes to webgpu, but the organization of material could be improved.

Review of WebGPU and WGSL by Example: Fractals, Image Effects, Ray-Tracing, Procedural Geometry, 2D/3D, Particles, Simulations

Chris Evans
Chris Evans

Music Reviewer

4.3

The author of Data Mining and Machine Learning Essentials clearly knows their stuff when it comes to machine learning, but the organization of material could be improved.

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Grace Johnson PhD
Grace Johnson PhD

Software Engineer

5.5

I absolutely loved Real-Time Ray-Tracing with Vulkan for the Impatient! As someone passionate about graphics, I found the author's perspective refreshing.

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