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Daniel Lewis
Daniel Lewis

Chef & Food Blogger

4.0

I absolutely loved WGSL Fundamentals: WebGPU Shader Language - Graphics and Compute Shaders for Interactive Graphics, Simulations, 2D/3D Meshes, Fractals, Procedural Generation and Animation Applications! As someone passionate about webgpu, I found the author's perspective refreshing.

Review of WGSL Fundamentals: WebGPU Shader Language - Graphics and Compute Shaders for Interactive Graphics, Simulations, 2D/3D Meshes, Fractals, Procedural Generation and Animation Applications

Olivia Wright
Olivia Wright

Sports Commentator

4.9

The author of QuickStart Guide to Vulkan Compute clearly knows their stuff when it comes to Vulkan Compute, but the organization of material could be improved.

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Zoe Parker
Zoe Parker

Machine Learning Engineer

5.8

This book came into my life at just the right time. I've been struggling with High Performance Graphics in my work, and the practical advice in QuickStart Guide to (Ultra-)High Performance Visualizations has been transformative.

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